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Queen Elizabeth Park, [Front] WALK FOR THE ENVIRONMENT/ SEPT. 16/ START: KITS BEACH 12 NOON FINISH: QUEEN ELIZABETH PARK/ ENDORSED BY MORE THAN 30 B.C. GROUPS TO DATE. IF YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL/NATIVE/PEACE/CHURCH/LABOR/COMMUNITY GROUP IS NOT A SPONSOR YET, PHONE: 683-8220/ Sponsors to date: July 6, 1989 Burns Bog Conservation Society Boundary Bay Conservation Committee Canadian Association of Industrial Mechanical & Allied Workers Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Citizens for Aquaculture Regulations Confederation of Canadian Unions, B.C. Council Cowichan Valley Naturalists' Society Earthcare East Kootenay Environmental Society E.C. Environmental Control Inc. Environmental Studies Program (University of Victoria) Fraser Conservation Alliance Friends of Clayoquot Sound Friends of the Stikine Friends of Strathcona Park Friends of Ecological Reserves Gary Rhodes Greenpeace John Cashore, MLA. Lakes District Friends of the Environment Mystery Mountain Enterprises Nechako Neyenk'ut Society New Democrat MLA John Cashore New Democrat MLA Tom Perry Ocean Resource Conservation Alliance (ORCA) Perry & Tom Millar Powell River Anti-Pollution Association Project North Sierra Club of Western Canada Society Promoting Environmental Conservation (SPEC) Stein Valley Wilderness Alliance The Green Party of B.C. The New Catalyst The Spiritual Assembly of the Bahais (Sunshine Coast) The Valhalla Wilderness Society Thompson Watershed Coalition Tom Perry Jr., MLA Tom Wayman United Church of Canada, B.C. Conference United Native Nations Valley Outdoor Association Vancouver IWW Western Canada Wilderness Committee West Coast Environmental Law Association [Back] Walk for the Environment The Walk for the Environment is set for Sept. 16, 1989. This walk in an opportunity to show we care about our threatened planet and to show we want action to heal and protect it. The event will include: -A trek from Kits Beach to Queen Elizabeth Park (see map) -Guest speakers include: Elizabeth May, an internationally respected Canadian environmentalist and Bob Hunter, co-founder of Greenpeace. -Music and entertainment -A kids area/ Why Walk? Help send a resounding message to government, industry and the public that our environment is under siege and that attitudes and behaviour MUST change. Exercise while you're doing it. Demonstrate your organization's commitment to environmental protection./ How Can You Help? Be a sponsor. Individuals and small groups can become a sponsor for and larger groups for 0. Sponsors and sponsoring organizations will be listed on the Walk poster, now being designed by Vancouver artist Carl Chaplin. Sponsoring groups will be given five free posters as well as the opportunity to purchase more at a pre-publication price. To ensure that your name or group is on the poster, contact us no later than July 28, If they desire, sponsoring organizations will be given space to set up a display table offering everyone concrete ways and means to adopt environmentally responsible practices. Offer your skills, talent and energy. Please let us know how you can help. Fill out the attached tearoff./ *Printed on 100% Recycled Paper