River Ward Earth Day Event

Join Councillor Brockington on April 26 for the River Ward Earth Day event!

EARTH DAY ITINERARY

• 9AM-11AM McCarthy Park Clean Up
  Bring a rake and join Councillor Brockington to beautify the McCarthy Park, 3320 Paul Anka Dr.

• 10AM-4PM: Electronic Waste Depot Hosted by Junk That Funk
  Drop off your electronics and appliances at the E-Waste Depot on McCarthy rd behind Shoppers Drug Mart.E-Waste Accepted:
  • Televisions
  • Desktop computers and terminals
  • Monitors
  • Laptop computers
  • Desktop printers
  • Fax machines
  • Disk drives
  • CD-ROM drives
  • Keyboards and mice
  • Amplifiers, stereos, speakers, receivers
  • Cameras, digital cameras
  • Copiers, fax machines, scanners
  • Pagers, PDAs
  • Radios
  • Telephones, cellphones, answering machines
  • VCR and DVD players
• 10AM-12PM: Paul Landry Park Clean Up
  Join local resident Christine Johnson at Paul Landry Park, 3345 Uplands Dr, to clean the park and safely remove invasive plants.

• 11AM-2PM: Earth Day Tradeshow
  Participate in family friendly eco-activities, information sessions and more with Community Partners:
  1. Enviro Centre Ottawa
  2. OSEAN
  3. Ottawa Riverkeeper
  4. Jardiniers Kilborn Gardeners
  5. Rain Ready Ottawa
  6. Ottawa Public Health
  7. Hydro Ottawa
  8. Master Gardeners of Ottawa
  9. Get Growing Hunt Club
  10.Canadian Wildlife Federation
  11. Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library
  12.Greenspace Alliance of Canada’s Capital
  13. Bird Friendly Ottawa
  14. Wild Pollinator Partners
  15. Nepean Horticultural Society
  16. Rideau Valley Conservation Authority
  17. Safe Wings Ottawa

• 11AM-2PM: EarthHub + Battery Drop Off
  EarthHub is accepting Can Pull Tabs, Clean Milk Bags, Egg Cartons, Plastic Tags, Clean Plastic Bottle Caps, Crayons, Empty Lip Balm and Glue Stick Tubes . Only AA, AAA, 9V and D Batteries will be accepted.
• 11AM-2PM: Free Bike Tune Ups with Austin
  Basic Bike Tune ups – limit of 1 bike per person.

• 12PM-1:30PM: Free Family BBQ
  Enjoy a complementary hot dog and a drink ( while supplies last )12PM-2PM : Upcycling Workshop Learn how to upcycle your clothes and household fabric items with Maura Volante, Fern Volante, and Coco Yang, where they will teach you techniques to alter, transform and create new things from old: clothes, bags, pillowcases, etc.

• 12PM-2PM : Upcycling Workshop
  Learn how to upcycle your clothes and household fabric items with Maura Volante, Fern Volante, and Coco Yang, where they will teach you techniques to alter, transform and create new things from old: clothes, bags, pillowcases, etc.
  
• Join the City Nature Challenge!
  Brought to you by the Canadian Wildlife Federation. Find Wildlife (Plant or Animal). Take a Picture & Share! Learn More at www.CityNatureChallenge.org