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ENVIRONMENT

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Environment Week activities
bring concerns to forefront

here was a time when most people didn’t
bother to think about the environment, a time
when enyironmentalists and business people
were on opposite sides of the idealogical forest. But
the winds of change are blowing across Vancouver
Island and Environment Festival 90 perfectly exem-

plifies that change.

The festival runs in conjunc-
tion with Environment Week
and is a co-operative effort
involving businesses, environ-
mentalists and school chil-
dren in a process of education.
Public Awareness days (June
4-7) will teach the public
about matters pertaining to
the environment and more
than 150 displays (by busi-
ness, government, environ-
mentalists, and school
groups) will be open to the
public June 8-10 (at the Me-
morial Arena). Guest speak-
ers will make presentations
— and respond to discussion
— about environmental is-
sues.

But the Environment Festi-
val isn’t only about lectures.
People who want to act on
their concern for the environ-
ment are encouraged to par-
ticipate in the Fuel Free Fam-
ily Cycle day (June 3). Begin-
ning at the Legislative build-
ings (at 9 a.m.), cyclists will
bike along the waterfront to

the University of Victoria and

then return through the city
centre. The 25 km. ride will
end at approximately 2 p.m.
If tired cyclists want to rest
weary muscles, they can
spend the following day at the
Environmental Film Festival,
which is sponsored by Envi-
ronment Canada and the
Sierra Club. The film festival
runs June 2-4 and offers the
Island premiere of Island of
Whales, an adventure film
about a five-week whale re-
search expedition in Vancouv-

er Island coastal waters. Nar-
rated by Gregory Peck, the
film offers spectacular footage
and a unique view of whale
life. As well, film-goers will
see the critically acclaimed
The Bear and several other
celebrated movies. All
proceeds from the film festival
will go towards Earth Game,
an interactive game used to
teach students about the
world’s environmental prob-
lems.

Spectrum School students
will volunteer their services to
co-ordinate the game when it
is played, by Grade 6-7 stu-
dents, at Spectrum June 2-4.

IN NATURAL SURROUNDINGS and on film, whales make a
point about the importance of environmental preservation.
They re featured in Island of Whales, premiering at Environ-

ment Festival “90.

The game covers 17 environn-
mental concerns, requires
student participation, and
will be shown twice daily (at
9:30 a.m. and at 1:30 p.m.).

Sierra Club conservation
co-ordinator Sharon Chow
says the festival is a good
chance to teach both young
and old about the challenges
presented by environmental
issues.

“It's part of educating youn-
ger people about the environ-
ment, about what can be done
to protect it,” Chow says. I
think that everyone should be
learning about the issues. We
should be starting young,” she
insists. The start will be
furthered by the Imagination
Market (in Market Square), a
fun activity centre where
children create art from gar-
bage.

“The environment festival

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used to be a one day event at a
local park,” explains Chow.
“Different. groups used to
have different projects but,
this year, people are getting
together. It’s a real plus that
Victoria is doing something,
that people care.”

She’s especially pleased by
the co-operation because En-
vironment Festival ’90 hasn't
received as much grant mon-

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ey aS it traditionally receives
from Environment Canada.
That locals would try for a
bigger and better festival, de-
spite lesser funding, is possi-
bly a sign of how much atti-
tudes are changing: a great
deal of discussion, and effort,
is directed towards environ-
mental issues.

The hope is that the festival
will generate more of the
same.

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