Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 22, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba Two Earth Day Section is printed on newsprint that is produced in part with recycled Woodstock of environment Earth Day coordinator Karen Johnson urges All to think globally and act Manitoba to Host meeting on sustainable development by Pat Rachey today Canada and 133 other countries around the Globe Are celebrating Earth with every thing from Sunrise ceremonies on parliament Hill in Ottawa to planting of Trees by children in organizers Hope to mobilize 50 million people in a worldwide Effort to change the environmental behaviour of individuals and launch a new Era of environmental two million canadians Are participating in what Nigel National chairman for Earth Day Calls the Woodstock of the april 22 Marks the 20th anniversary of Earth in 1970 More than 20 million americans took to the streets to Campaign for a cleaner since there have been sporadic celebrations in a few but no Large scale Back in Earth Day was the brainstorm of senator Gaylord an ardent conservationist from who came up with the idea while Reading about Campus teaching protesting the Vietnam Why not environmental teaching Nelson what evolved was a Pivotal turning Point in Environ mental before Earth Day concern for the environment was limited largely to Hunting and birdwatching the mobilization of millions of people on one Day thrust environmental concerns into the political Arena and led to the clean air act and creation of the environmental Protection Canadas involvement in the original Earth Day was Seale but the Impact was Felt from across the since 1970 awareness has grown in and last month environment minister Lucien Bouchard announced Steps toward formation of a Green plan to make Canada the most environmentally Friendly nation in the Bouchard will be implementing Cros Canada Public consultations to ensure the plan meets the consensus of a variety of groups before being release this on a smaller some cities have full scale Recy cling programs while others Are just completing Pilot of the for Winnipeg has a recycling program in place in with plans to increase that number to by Why after 20 years and Many Forward strides in environmental must there be another Earth Day on a much larger scale than the original one obviously we Are in More dire Straits now than 20 years Seale adding that scientists Are just coming to grips with forces like depletion of the Ozone layer and global he says the need to Spur canadians into individual action is reinforced by a recent Survey disclosing that 85 per cent of canadians rate environmental issues Over economic Seale says the aim of Earth Day 1990 is to create the political will to come up with Tough legislation and to make the Public aware that the individual is responsible for the he wants the three is to be on the tip of everyone Tongue Recy w e want everyone to think about every thing they Are to learn from this and to Earth Day pamphlets urge Consumers to Bike or take a to use biodegradable cleaning to get your Lawn off to buy reusable and recyclable to join a wilderness and to press for government Laws to protect the scale credits the efforts of individuals for the tremendous response Earth Day organizers have seen across the Earth Day activities Are conceived and organized with the National office serv ing As what i like about the entire initiative is that it is a wonderful grassroots Seale in Earth Day coordinator Karen says organizations like River borne development association and companies like Canada Daves Quick investors group and Inco have donated Money or assistance to local in funds Are being raised through the Sale of Green alive shirts featuring a limited edition print on the front by local artist Tony Cost is events Here include a Sunrise service at the a Litteral recycling relay featuring local an Earth Day and to wrap up the a dinner with two guest speakers John 1986 Nobel prize Winner in and Carl senior Vic Epresi Dent of Boston Boston Edison has become a Leader in environmental advances in by Michael Stadnyk Manitoba will Host Canadas first National round table on sustainable development in Winnipeg on april More than 70 round table Mem Bers from across Canada will meet Here to share and review Progress on sustainable development and plan for future organization of the provincial round tables began in late 1988 As part of Canadas response to the United nations world commission report on environment and devel the report called for coun tries to blend economic growth with preserving and even improving the the term sustainable development was Manitoba was one of the first provinces to form a round table in to its members have held eight Premier Gary Filmon proposed the idea of a National meeting last year at the premiers conference in Quebec Filmon is chairman of Manitoba round the Only Premier to hold this All 13 Canadian jurisdictions will be allowing for a Shar ing of ideas and planning future 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