Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 23, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba Earth from Capre irtes canadians planted attended listened to concerts and picked up litter yesterday As part of the global Earth Day celebrations to Winnipeg free april celebratory urge save our planet a w up photo draw attention to the state of the Amy Milne of Saskatoon even got to propose a Toast to vips gathered at the United nations for Earth Shawinigan Lake school comes to Winnipeg for the past 75 Shawinigan Lake school has built its reputation As one of Canadas leading Independent As a full residential it provides the most Complete education you can find for your son or in preparation not just for but for a the Well rounded education in activities and Community living runs from grades 8 through the school is located on 135 acres of landscaped Campus and natural West coast Forest on the Shore of picturesque Shawinigan 40km 25 Miles North of the school invites All families and children interested in learning More about the educational program to attend a reception and presentation in Winnipeg on april please Call Bruce in Winnipeg Telephone residence or the director of admissions Telephone 604 at the to make Winnipeg on april 25 Shawinigan Lake school 1975 Renfrew Road Shawinigan Lake British Canada vor2wo was asked to make the Toast after officials Learned of her on girl Campaign to clean up litter in her Maurice Secretary general of the 1992 in conference on the described Environ mental degradation As a cancer that spreading but that can he be tens of thousands of people in Toronto marched from the Ontario legislature to City Hall for a rally and concert which included everything from a taped recording of a babbling Brook to live Indian drummers and Rock Lynda and Les fetch of nearby Brampton attached a sign which read save our planet to a stroller and brought their two daughters to the rally on the warm sunny after doom and we brought them because Chil Dren hear so much doom and gloom about the future of the worlds environment that we wanted to show them that if enough individuals get involved things can she As cheerleaders gave out tree sprigs the March on the 20th anniversary of Earth Day took people through streets and sidewalks lined with the outlines of thousands of Chal White Trees which had been painted by More than volunteers during the the Shadow project which had civic approval and used nontoxic paint served As a ghostly reminder of Clear cutting in the Timagami said organizer Mike the Earth Day publicity May be the last Chance to convince Provin Cial politicians not to renew logging licences in the Northern Ontario Pepall while painting save Timagami on a sidewalk near the legislature shortly after mid environmentalists collected tonnes of garbage from Japa Nese sculpted a giant thermometer from a French Glacier to protest global warming and rallied on the worlds streets and Mountain tops to Mark Earth organizers estimated that 200 Mil lion people in 136 countries took part in events dedicated to saving the i think it went much beyond what any of us Ever would have especially International said Teresa inter National coordinator for Earth Day it just had a snowball effect and went far beyond what we guessed might in a group opposed to Mitsubishi logging of Albertas for ests had planned to drop a 10metre log on a Dodge Mitsubishi car but had to scale Down the Gerry director of canadians for responsible Northern devel said police told him Friday the stunt be carried out for safety Pachen substituted a car Board lockup of a car and had his wife Betty dress up in Burlap to resemble a in Julia the executive director of friends of the planted Trees around her Home with help from Ballerina Karen Kain and Singer Bruce cock the organizations honorary the group says canadians could Cut air conditioning costs by planting Trees around their in about people sat in the Sun on parliament Hill to hear speeches on environmental Protection and wilderness author environmentalist Farley Mowat singers and politicians pleaded and Mowat denounced the Federal gov saying canadians expected Ottawa to act on reducing emis Sions of Carbon dioxide but the government failed to live up to its we May almost have lost the Battle for the an event like this rally will give us All but we have All got to work our bloody Butts he said As the Jean Brereton of Ottawa Marks Day with crowd Mowat led the crowd in imitations of Wolf howls to protest the Slaughter of wolves and other wild animals in several Sunrise ceremonies also took micmac spiritual Medicine Man Noel Knockwood opened events in a Rainy Halifax with a ceremony on the a Little chief Russell Dobblestein presented a Brunch featuring foods with no preservatives or a Parade in Montreal attracted about people and a half dozen floats mostly flatbed trucks adorned with Many of the marchers waved signs calling for an taught me How to eat and helped me lose 80 with the Aid of i Learned about nutrition and How eating the right foods could help me stay i ate lots of fresh fruits and vegetables plus delicious dishes like Chicken poly fruit and Raisin bran now in thin and Ive got a lot of even my 5year old son cant tire me Selkirk opens wednesday our Vickie lot 80 comprehensive weight loss program includes easy and permanent weight loss professional supervision no calorie counting no gimmicks Over 1500 centres worldwide weight loss centres save 50 final week Grandin 1921 2698626 seven Oaks Square 2230 Mcphillips 6944535 Kenaston Village mall 1881 Grant 4898228 Kildonan crossing Regent Lagimodiere 6630269 special offer does not include Cost of exclusive new clients James Portage Moray 8321343 vital Square Dakota 2568446 end to nuclear Freedom in Tibet and an end to the fur Vancouver musicians gave a free concert which began with a local duo african heritage singing Mother Murray Paul Hyde and the powder blues per formed at the outdoor time has come Singer Terry who founded environmental watch five years told the crowd of about 400 the time has come to save our Hyde said proceeds from a soon Tobe released album by Vancouver musicians will go towards cleaning up Howe car pools eyed car pooling to Church could become a sign of the As area lutherans Are being encourage to become Environ mentally Bishop Lee Luetkehoelte said yesterday the Evangeli Cal lutheran Church members in Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario Are being challenged to Recycle at Home and at we talked about using re cycled with 50 per cent of it because it works in he when serving meals we will use China instead of paper cups and we also want our congregations to make better use of their using car pools to Church and we even toured our places this weekend using a bus instead of 20 Luetkehoelte said the Church cannot Force members to be environmentally Friend but it can use Subtle per its but there is a lot of Force behind it if it becomes the he the Bishop said the Recy cling Challenge of the biannual meeting of the Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario Synod to its members has no effect on the four other synods across the representing about but he Hopes the others follow its he said it was Only coincidence that the Church made its announcement on Earth More than 168 lutherans were in Winnipeg during the weekend participating at the Luetkehoelte was elected As the synods Bishop for an other fou year Good Vinyl siding lowest Price better Vinyl siding with our upgrade package seamless steel Sidiq Canadian seamless pro 6970720 ;