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August 22, 2014
 
Back to School: Are there greener options?

From litterless lunches to greener school supplies, here's a backpack full of tips for greening your back to school planning. 
CounterPoint: test, test

Want to help test Green Action Centre's award-winning app? It's easy peasy! Sign up for your preferred time and location here. Or give it a try on your own – simply download CounterPoint from the App Store. Free, of course. Find more info here.
Ciclovia: Sunday, September 7, 2014

If you've never been to Ciclovia, you're missing great fun. Visit Green Action Centre's table in the Bike Zone to see the massive bike map. Find details and route map here.
Upcoming events

McNally Community Classroom: Living Green Living Well series
Compost with Confidence - Mon, Sept. 29 
Our Ecological Footprint - Tues, Oct. 14
Do It Yourself: The DIY Way - Mon, Dec. 1

Mobile Community Bike Tune-ups
Mon, Aug. 25 - Fri, Aug. 29

Spoke'n'Word Bike Tune-up
Fri, Aug. 29

An evening with Lenore Skenazy (author of Free Range Kids)
Thurs, Sept. 11

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Master Composters make more than dirt

Interested in expanding your knowledge on composting and helping others learn? Check out our Master Composter program or jump ahead to register for the fall course here. Soil health, compost maturity, biology of the compost pile, vermi-composting – heady stuff you can dig into!

On September 30, hear how mayoral candidates would address major environmental challenges facing Winnipeg – from mitigating climate change and protecting green space to reducing waste and containing urban sprawl. Richard Cloutier of CJOB 680 will moderate. Details here.
Inglorious veggies: Ugly, maybe, but tasty

Intermarché, a supermarket chain in France, is reaping the bounty of their astoundingly successful "Inglorious Fruits and Vegetables" project. Find the full story and video clip here.
Sunshine, lollipops and... chemicals

Want to enjoy the remainder of our beautiful summer but are concerned about sunscreen chemicals? Read on for your ray of sunshine.
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