Environment week is fast approaching, and volunteer streamkeepers are hosting a cleanup event to improve the health of Eagle Creek, a local fishbearing stream.
Volunteers will gather in the Greystone area beside Burnaby Mountain Golf Course, and there may be a chance to see cutthroat trout in the creek.
(Based on what I've heard from last year, the kids absolutely love this part.)
If the weather is good, volunteers will also be marking storm drains with yellow fish, which serve as a reminder not to dump anything down storm drains that lead to sensitive fish habitat. Three groups are sponsoring the cleanup: the Eagle Creek Streamkeepers, residents of Greystone Village and SFU's geography students. Gloves, garbage bags and refreshments will be supplied. To get involved, go to the Greystone shopping plaza at 1601 Burnwood Dr. on Saturday, June 8.
The event runs from noon till 3 p.m.
Canadian Environment Week runs from June 2 to 8.
Volunteer with Wildlife Rescue
The Wildlife Rescue Association is looking for volunteers for May 26.
Volunteers will help with gardening, planting and construction at the Wildlife Rescue Association's habitat garden, which provides refuge for wildlife.
Volunteers must be at least 16 years old with an up-to-date tetanus shot.
To volunteer, get in touch with the association by calling 604-526-2747 or emailing [email protected].
The Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. helps injured and orphaned wildlife at a facility close to Burnaby Lake.
Burnaby women of distinction
Kudos to the Burnaby residents nominated for the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards.
The annual awards go to women whose outstanding contributions and achievement support the well being and future of their communities.
The Burnaby nominees are: Claire Cupples, SFU's dean of science; Mae Burrows, founder of Toxic Free Canada; Wendy Slavin, CEO of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation's B.C. and Yukon branch; Catherine Aczel Boivie, CEO of Canadian Women in Technology; Brittany Palmer, founder of Unlock Your Future: the Key to Scholarships; and Ceilidh Millar, founder of End Bullying Through Peer Advocacy.
A couple of those names you'll recognize from reading the NOW. Last June, we ran a feature on Palmer and how she started her own business, teaching students how to apply for scholarships.
Burrows has also been in the NOW for her work with Toxic Free Canada, a group campaigning against toxins.
The award winners will be announced May 28, at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver. jmoreau@burnabynow. com
