Catholic Board to celebrate Earth Hour

Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board
News Release

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The Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board central office and schools are pleased to be participating in Earth Hour again this year. On Friday, March 27, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Earth Hour will be observed with a system-wide “power down”, which will see lights and power minimized as much as possible. In addition to this, staff has been encouraged to:

• Minimize waste

• Organize a car pool to work or take public transit

• Go paperless when possible

• Minimize photocopying (practice two-sided copying)

• Pack a lunch and snacks in containers, not plastic bags

• Reuse old water/juice bottles

• Forego the coffee shop (and its paper cups); prepare coffee at work and use glass mugs

Individual Earth Hour activities are taking place in the
following schools on March 27:

John XXIII – Earth Hour Poster Contest.

Mother St. Bride - Litterless Lunch Day, educating students on the “3 Rs” (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)

Our Lady of Fatima – Learning activities will be focused on environmental topics, “Power Down” will include computers.

Our Lady of Sorrows - No waste in the classroom.

St. Joseph - Litterless Lunch Day

Sacred Heart – Honouring the student volunteers of the school’s Recycling Program, photo display, Litterless Lunch Day, Earth Hour classroom discussions

St. Joseph-Scollard Hall CSS – “Power Down”

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