Green Events

VACC's Bike to Work Week in Metro Vancouver is scheduled for May 28 to June 1, 2012. Pitt Meadows offers alot of biking lanes and trails to assist you in getting to your destination. Click here to view biking trails.

Clean Air Day is June 6^th this year! What are you doing to celebrate?

Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup - Last year the City of Pitt Meadows Green Leadership Team members gathered with the public on Sunday, September 25, 2011 from noon until 2 p.m. cleaning up along the Fraser River shoreline which runs adjacent to the Harris Landing and Shoreline Park trail. Our city is surrounded by waterways on three sides so take extra pride in participating in this initiative each year since 2008. Seventeen volunteers collected over 300 pounds of recyclables and garbage! Way to Go! For more information visit our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pittmeadows

Waste Reduction Week is October 15 to 21, 2012 - This is a national event that happens annually each October. Please visit the Recycling Council of BC for local information.

South Bonson Community Building Open House - Saturday, September 17, 2011 was a great success! Did you know that our newest community facility is a LEED certified building? Click here to view photos of the building and here for pictures of the grand opening.

March 31, 2012 was this year's Earth Hour from 8:30 to 9:30 pm. This year Pitt Meadows was the third lowest in the Lower Mainland with a drop in electrical consumption of 2.4%. Congratulations to all who participated to make this happen! The community held a parade with 32 participants spreading the word about Earth Hour. Thanks to all that participated, our volunteers and Rob Dramer and Lillian Ireland for your inspiration! In 2011 Pitt Meadows was announced as the leader in hydro reduction with a 5.7% reduction.

In recognition of Earth Day (April 22nd), the City of Pitt Meadows is offering residents a subsidized rate for rainbarrels and composters. We sold out last year! (for more information click here [PDF - 529 KB].) If you are interested, please email your name, residential address, phone number and what you would like (limit 1 of each) to greenteam@pittmeadows.bc.ca Orders will be taken until May 9th. We also hosted a community event in partnership with the Pitt Meadows Community Association and Parks & Recreation's Arbour Day held on Thursday, April 19, 2012 in Hoffmann Park. Many local schools participated, planting trees and making this event successful! Thanks to all our participants, volunteers, organizers and exhibitors!!

National Pitch-In Week was set for April 23 to 30, 2012. The City of Pitt Meadows Council passed a resolution on February 21, 2012 to have staff support this program on a community level.

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