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World Rivers Day
On September 29, 2012 the City of Kamloops hosted the Fourth Annual World Rivers Day. Thank you to the many volunteers who came out to help with the event and the shoreline cleanup!
We hope you can join us at next year's celebration on Sunday, September 29, 2013.
This year we cleaned up:
- 29 paper bags
- 80 plastic bags
- 4 balloons
- 17 plastic bottles
- 17 glass bottles
- 39 cans
- 35 caps/lids
- 17 clothing, shoes
- 26 cups,plates,forks, etc
- 92 food wrappers
- 39 pull tabs
- 11 6 pack holders
- 14 straws
- 4 toys
- 3 fishing lines
- 2 pallets
- 444 cigarettes
- 6 lighters
- 15 cigarette packages
- 3 batteries
- 4 building materials
- 1 car part
- 10 condoms
- 1 tampon
Thank you to all the community groups who joined us and to BC Hydro for their generous support!
Thank you to Peter Milobar and Dr. Tom Dickinson who spoke eloquently to the occasion.
Thank you to Just Like That for rocking out at the event.
Congratulations to Kunal Mehta who was the Grand Prize winner of Ocean Pacific Watersports' SCUBA tuition!
World Rivers Day is a day to celebrate our rivers by increasing awareness of water related issues and promoting core values associated with sustainability, conservation and river stewardship. This event will help bring a greater awareness to the rivers that we use for drinking water, industry, agriculture, residential uses and recreation. As well, it will increase awareness with historical and cultural issues.
Contact
ECOSmart Team
955 Concordia Way
Kamloops BC V2C 6V3
ph 250-828 3380
fx 250-828-3790
email ecosmart@kamloops.ca
Note: All correspondence is entered into our system and will be directed accordingly. The City of Kamloops will endeavor to contact you within two business days. Thank you.
