The 35th celebration of Canadian Environment Week is June 4-10 and coincides each year with World Environment Day (June 5). Its goal is to reinforce the importance of individual actions to protect and conserve the environment.
Ensuring that our communities and families thrive in a healthy environment is everyone’s responsibility. Across the country, thousands of events are held in communities, workplaces, and schools to raise awareness of environmental issues and promote activities aimed at preserving, protecting, and restoring our environment.
The Salvation Army protects the environment by providing stores which sell clothing, furniture and appliances at affordable prices. Rather than sending discarded items to landfill sites, individuals can donate unwanted goods to their local Salvation Army.
In British Columbia, The Salvation Army repairs appliances so they can be sold. This provides employment and more articles are saved from local garbage dumps.
We can do our part for our future by picking up some new environmentally friendly habits during Canadian Environment Week.
· At the office encourage colleagues to use reusable mugs rather than disposable cups.
· Take advantage of Environment Week to subscribe to a magazine on environmental protection.
· Don’t throw away old clothes. Someone less fortunate than you may be able to use them.
· Give old appliances to scrap-metal dealers and secondhand stores.
· Conserve water. Don’t let faucets run. Never water your lawn at midday. Run the dishwasher only when it is full.
We can make a difference by promoting care and concern for the earth and its inhabitants.
