Jun 13 2008
AWARE home page
AWARE strives to:
“improve the quality of life in Whistler and surrounding areas, protect and restore the natural heritage and maintain our resources and ecosystems, and achieve environmental sustainability through community education and advocacy.”
Public meetings are held the first Weds of every odd month starting at 6 p.m.
Meetings are followed by a guest speaker at 7 p.m. and Green Drinks at 8 p.m. at Black’s Pub. Everyone welcome!
AWARE NEWS:
AWARE Annual General Meeting:
July 7, 2010
Schedule of Events:
4pm – 6pm – Canadian Snowmobile Adventures is offering FREE Jeep tours of an area of their tenure that is slated for logging within the Cheakamus Community Forest. Meet at the Westin Resort and Spa at 4pm, must call 938-1616 to RSVP.
6pm – Start of AWARE AGM – Westin Resort and Spa
After AGM – Presentation by Heather Beresford from the RMOW on the Cheakamus Community Forest. If you are worried about logging in Whistler, bring your questions and concerns to this presentation.
8-10 pm – Green Drinks at Black’s Pub -
A social networking event for anybody interested in the environment brought to you by AWARE and Hilltrip in partnership with Blacks’ Pub, Granville Island Brewing and Ziptrek. As usual there will be FREE beer and appetizers, entry by donation to AWARE.
AWARE is looking for new directors:
Do you care about the environment, do you want to get involved in the community, then perhaps you are interested in joining the board of AWARE. If you are interested in being involved please email info@awarewhistler.org by July 5th.
We are looking for people who have one or more of the following skills or interests:
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You care about the environment and want to help create positive change in Whistler and educate kids and adults.
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Experience or education in environmental fields
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Financial or fundraising experience
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Web or IT skills
AWARE Stakeholder Workshop
This workshop will involve round table discussions and interactive sessions to develop ideas into actions that will help AWARE attract more volunteers, prioritize key issues and become financially self-funding.
June 2nd, 2010 6-8:30pm
Weston Resort and Spa – Alpine Ballroom (floor above shop level)
To RSVP for the meeting please email, info@awarewhistler.org or call AWARE President, Sara Jennings, at 604-932-2664.
To help shape the discussions at the workshop we are also conducting an online survey. If you could please take a few minutes to enter your thoughts that would be great. To complete the survey please copy this link into your browser.
www.surveymonkey.com/s/7NTQBV5
AWARE 4th Annual Enviro-Film Festival
Tuesday June 1st after 4pm – Film Fest Fundraiser at Creekbread
Another excuse to eat great pizza at Creekbread. A portion of funds from each pizza will go towards helping put on the AWARE Film-Fest.
Thursday June 3rd 5:30-10pm Whistler Public Library
5:30 Film: End of the Line
7:20 Film: Rare Bird
8:40 Film: Gardens of Destiny
Saturday June 5th 7-9pm Whistler Public Library
6:30 pm- short local films on Biodivesity
7:00 Speaker – Daniel Catt (Biologist, photographer, BCIT Professor) “Planet Earth: the World’s Best Classroom”
8:00 Panel Discussion on biodiversity issues in Whistler
Entry is by donation to AWARE
This event is sponsored by:
The Whistler Public Library
Mountain FM
Cascade Environmental
One Step
The Whistler Naturalists
The Resort Municipality of Whistler
Entry is by donation to AWARE
This event is sponsored by:
The Whistler Public Library
Mountain FM
Cascade Environmental
One Step
The Whistler Naturalists
The Resort Municipality of Whistler
AWARE Releases Olympic Position Statement
The Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment (AWARE) has serious concerns about the negative environmental impacts of the Olympic Games. These include: loss of biodiversity; huge energy & water demands; increased greenhouse gas emissions & waste and a lack of institutional accountability. Locally, Whistler’s valuable natural assets have been irreversibly damaged, moving us AWAY from our goal of becoming a sustainable community. AWARE would like to provide warnings & solutions to the problems experienced in Whistler, to the IOC and future host cities, because THESE GAMES ARE NOT GREEN!
For detailed information on AWARE and the Olympics go to our media pack here.
For summary details of the above click here.
To see images related to the Olympic Games - click on this link.
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…how do you know already that the games impacts on Whistler are not green already? ..many people are still evaluating this. But are there signs of ecosystem health declines already present? -I’ve had trouble finding this information myself but would like to know.