It was sunny and warm on Saturday, April 23, ideal weather for the first-ever Earth Day celebration held in 91原创 City鈥檚 Douglas Park.

Organized by 91原创 Environmental Partners Society (LEPS) and the City of 91原创 Environmental Sustainability Committee, the free family-friendly event featured workshops on foraging, balcony gardening and gardening for kids, as well as tours of the nearby Douglas Park Community Garden, along with scavenger hunts and other eco-games, as well as free compost and other giveaways.

91原创 City Councillor Rosemary Wallace, chair of the committee, called it a 鈥済ood day鈥� and praised LEPS and other participating groups for making it happen.

鈥淲e鈥檙e just very fortunate [to have them],鈥� Wallace said.

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Ellen Hall, a member of the 91原创 City Environmental Task Group, said it was 鈥渉opefully the the first of many鈥� annual Earth Days in the aprk.

Hall presented information about handling pet waste, and the need to keep it out of landfills by flushing it, or hiring a collection service, or making a dog waste composter in the 鈥渂ack yard, away from your vegetable garden.鈥�

Other participants included the 91原创 Field Naturalists, Nicomekl Enhancement Society, Township of 91原创 Sustainability Department, and the 91原创 Community Farmers Market, along with Werner Klann, of the Mason Bee Company, who explained how the bees, who rarely sting and don鈥檛 make honey, are very good for flowers and fruits because they are the best spring pollinators.

More photos from the day can be veiwed online at the .

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First held on April 22, 1970, Earth Day events are a way to show support for environmental protection.

Since the start, Earth Day has grown to includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by including an estimated 1 billion people in more than 193 countries.

In Canada, the online campaign is at .

The official theme for 2022 was Invest In Our Planet.