SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
FOR ENVIRONMENT WEEK

LIBRARIES
®*Book lists

: *Displays
*Films

COMMUNITY GROUPS,

SERVICE CLUBS

*Displays. from Jocal environmental groups,
local businesses or industries depicting efforts
to protect the environment

*Children’s art displays

*Poster contest, for the general public or
school children .

*Mectings on environmental themes

SCHOOL BOARDS,

TEACHERS

*Special curriculum emphasis or projects
Poster contest

*Materials recycling in the classroom

CIVIC CENTRES

Films.

*Panel discussion or speaker on local envi-
ronmental issues

Displays (see. above under Community
Groups)

*Public education features concerning local
environmental issues

BUSINESS, INDUSTRY

GOVERNMENT

*Open. houses

¢Tours of environmental protection facilities
*In-house environmental programs (c.g.
competitions)

*Information campaigns

*Launching of recycling facilities

- CHURCHES _
¢Sermons emphasizing stewardship of natural

resources
*Youth and adult group discussion emphasiz-
ing environmental issucs

MEDIA ;
*Interviews and/or articles on local, national
or international environmental issues

. energy,

All Canadians have a stake in
the environment. Pesticides,
pollution, acid rain,
resource management, hazar-
dous substances, and the North
are just some of the issues.
What we do now, or fail to do,
will affect not only our lives but
also the lives of future genera-
tions.

For more information,
mail this to:

National Survival Institute
229 College, Third Floor
Toronto, Ontario

MST 1R4

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