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Great link for video clips of panellists at the annual PAGE (Peace and Global Education) conference called "THE GREEN CHALLENGE": Environmental Sustainability and Challenges for Canada" in Victoria this past Oct. 23rd, 2009.      http://www.pagebc.ca/Videos.php

 

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Click Here for Weekly Meeting Agendas

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Reynolds was a BIG TIME winner in the BC Green GAMES 2008-09  http://www.bcgreengames.ca/ 
Check out our projects...
We won $2000 towards our "Green Initiatives" and Solar Panels for our school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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We are proud to announce that the Reynolds Green Group has been awarded the BC Hydro POWER SMART Community Action Award for its GREEN initiatives!
 
Thank you BC Hydro!

REYNOLDS WINS THE 2008 SAANICH ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD FOR A YOUTH GROUP
 
REYNOLDS GREEN SPACES PROJECT VOTED TOP ONE FOUR TOP CLIMATE ACTION PROJECTS IN BC (sponsored by The Tyee, the Pembina institute, David Suzuki Foudation, Wilderness Committee and VTACC (Voters Taking Action on Climate Change)).

Click Here to link to student wiki page

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REDUCE

-Energy Consumption

            -Lights for Learning—light bulb sales http://www.bchydro.com/business/investigate/investigate6011.html

https://www6.bchydro.com/profiler/TipTodoPageExternal.do            -Alternate Transportation—bike to school weeks

            -Local Purchasing

                        -Foodroots Market http://www.foodroots.ca/

                        - Organicfair chocolate/coffee

                        -making own 100% organic hemp shopping bags

-pesticide damage/unethical practices

            -Organicfair chocolate/coffee + Level Ground and

http://www.organicfair.com/

Camino Products

 

 

REUSE

-Clothing Swap

-Composting Program

-Garbage Free Lunches

-Product Sales...stainless steel water bottles, stainless steel coffee mugs, organic cotton bags, reuseable cool sandwhich wraps

 

RECYCLE

-refundable items

            -ENCORP http://www.encorp.ca/cfm/index.cfm?

-Other Recycling

            -Grads Cell Phone Recycling fund raiser

            -Waste Weigh-in

            -Pacific Mobile Depots http://www.pacificmobiledepots.com/

 

 

RECLAIM/CONSERVATION/GREENING in partnership with LEADERSHIP VICTORIA TEAM 

http://www.leadershipvictoria.ca/home.htm

-Courtyard

http://www.lifecyclesproject.ca/resources/greening_rooftops.php

http://www.compost.bc.ca/ 

http://web.uvic.ca/enweb/school/index.html

            -organic garden

            -composting

            -sustainable

            -native species

           -outdoor theatre

           -place of learning

           -aesthetic

           -art, bird houses, bat houses

           -outdoor natural seating

-Garry Oak Ecosystem Rehabilitation in partnership with U-Vic Restoration of Natural Systems Program students

http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/restore/

            -trees/plants consistent with ecosystem

            -revitalize front of school

            -peace pole

 -Aquatic Conservation group (Vancouver Aquarium) http://www.vanaqua.org/volunteer/act.html

-Fresh Water Ecosystems--stream Keeping Course, storm drain marking, salmon dissection demonstrations for elementary schools

-Potted Plants in Classrooms

 

REALIZE (Awareness Building)

-water conservation, recycle and turn the lights off signs all around the school

-Landfill Tour

-CRD 3R School Program (Free)

http://www.crd.bc.ca/waste/recycle/index.htm

-Sustainable High schools Project through Sierra Club

http://www.sierraclub.bc.ca/

-Environment and Sustainability Course http://hcoey.tripod.com/id95.html

-SEEDS Green School Designation http://www.seedsfoundation.ca/greenschools.html

-Healthy Schools Grant—Forum Nov. 7th

-EnvironZine magazine

-Attend EcoFest in North Vancouver http://www.bodwell.edu/sgoobie/BEAT/beat.htm

-2 student representatives to go on Earth Flotilla Environmental Program over Spring Break with WWF http://www.wwf.ca/youth/

-6 students to Saturna Island Ecological Education Centre for a Stream Keeper's Course http://www.seec64.ca/home/index.cfm 

-Nomination for BC Hydro Power Smart Community Champion

-Student, Annelise Miska, "Students on Ice" program in Arctic