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Environment Week

Burnaby Environment Week is an annual week-long program of environmentally-themed community activities held in early June. Activities are coordinated by City staff and intended to be informative, enjoyable and encourage community participation. Burnaby Environment Week’s schedule typically occurs at the same time as Environment Canada’s Canadian Environment Week.

2013 Environment Week ~ Sunday, June 2 to Saturday, June 8

To recognize Burnaby’s legacy of environmental protection and the urban ecosystems that are woven throughout the city, this year’s theme is ‘Nature in the City’. The natural environment, and its underlying ecosystems, is often thought of as separate from our communities where we live and work. In contrast, the concept of environmental sustainability suggests our communities are part of the environment and connected to the ecosystem services it provides, such as forests and wetland that filter pollutants from the water, trees that clean the air and insects that pollinate food crops.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Detailed event and registration information is listed below. All events and activities are offered free to the public. The Environment Week 2013 poster can be viewed here. It provides a brief summary of most Environment Week events.

THE MAIN EVENT ~ ENVIRONMENT FESTIVAL!

SATURDAY, JUNE 8

Saturday, June 8, 9am to 1:30pm. City of Burnaby, City Hall (4949 Canada Way), in the outer courtyard.

This is a free public event with environmental displays, live blue grass music by 5 on a String, prize draws, face painting and many other activities for kids and 200 free veggie burgers fresh from the BBQ. Specific activities include:

• Help create a plan for a greener future!
  The City of Burnaby wants to hear about your priorities and ideas to protect and enhance the environment in Burnaby. Learn about what the City does now, place landmarks on our giant Green Map of the City, enter to win prizes, and take part in other fun events for kids, youth and adults.
• Shop for farm fresh food at the regularly scheduled Burnaby Farmers’ Market, which will take place at City Hall at the same time as the Environmental Festival. Come by and attend both events.
• Go on bicycle tours led by the Burnaby Committee of HUB. Departure times and routes to be determined, but expect to ride on marked urban trails and bike routes. All ages welcome. For more information, email Burnaby@bikehub.ca.
• Visit a Great Blue Heron colony on a tour led by Rob Butler, an award winning and internationally recognized ornithologist. Less than a 3 minute walk from the Environment Festival site, festival attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the Great Blue Herons that are nesting nearby. All ages are welcome. Tour departure times to be announced. For more information, call 604-294-7530.

Getting there: In the spirit of Environment Week, consider using public transit, cycling or walking, or any combination of, to attend one or more events. Burnaby City Hall is located at 4949 Canada Way, near Deer Lake Park and across from Burnaby Central Secondary School.

• By bus: Burnaby City Hall is well served by regular buses from Metrotown and Brentwood town centres and Holdom and Sperling stations on the Millennium Skytrain line. Visit Translink to plan your trip.
• By bicycle: Burnaby City Hall is well served by signed bikeways and urban trails, with connections via the Central Valley Greenway to activities at Still Creek Recycling Depot and Jim Lorimer Park. Check out the Burnaby Bike Map for more information. 
• Secure bicycle parking: as part of the Environmental Festival, a free ‘coat check style’ bicycle valet service will be offered by BEST. Upon arrival, just drop off your bike and go and enjoy the festivities and the Farmer’s Market.

AND DON'T MISS...

OTHER ENVIRONMENT WEEK EVENTS / ACTIVITIES

Themed Displays, Environment Week, Burnaby Public Libraries

Burnaby’s public libraries will be coordinating displays for this year’s Environment Week theme: Nature in the City.

Bike to Work Week, May 27 to June 2

This annual event takes place across Metro Vancouver and is organized by HUB (formerly the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition). Burnaby residents are encouraged to take part and win prizes! To register, visit www.biketoworkmetrovan.ca.

Commuter Challenge, June 2 to 9

Hosted by Better Environmentally Sound Transportation, (BEST), Burnaby residents are encouraged try an alternative mode of transportation for travelling to work at least once during this week, such as public transit, bicycle, car-pooling, or e-commuting. Register as an individual or your workplace. More information at www.commuterchallengebc.ca.