Celebrating Calgary's First Pesticide-Free Park

New Edinborough Park is now famous across Alberta for being the first Calgary park to go pesticide-free and providing the impetus for the city to phase out cosmetic pesticides.

• Potluck breakfast 8-11 with extra pancakes and fruit salad (the latter compliments of Sunnyside Market). Bring food, plate, and cutlery
• Flea market 9-2 from vehicles park on the street and in the park on tables provided, no fee
• Musical performances: All Day by: Paul Millar, THe Sadlier-brown band, Rocketaco, Phil Hoffman, Ours to Destroy, The Bownesians, Sunnyside Garageband, Sadlier-Brown & the Sound
• Prizes for dandelion pulling; your own dandidigger!
• Witness “Spirit of White Buffalo” 11-3
• Bring your bike: Bike Root tuneup help and the CAOS Kids Mutant Bike workshop:10-3
• Plywood Needed: Sunnyside School wood fish creation activity in preparation for the fall school fence installation
• Street hockey and soccer
• Updates on the new Blue Box recycling and Sunnyside Orchard projects and the August 16 Memorial Drive event.
• Fundraising for the Wood Buffalo Sculpture and promotion of HSCA/City of Calgary Walking Tour.

Thanks to Bike Root, Coalition for a Healthy Calgary, The Arusha Centre, Hillhurst-Sunnyside Community Association, Calgary Animated Object Society, The Mighty CJSW, Sunnyside Market and Calgary Dollars.

Register activities, musicians, plywood donations (.25 or .75 inch), vending tables, & Food at 403-270-3200

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Posted June 9, 2009 by Anonymous