Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the day when people across the world come together to increase awareness and appreciation of Earth's natural environment.
It's a different world due to COVID-19 of course and BayToday is not aware of any events happening locally to mark the day, although in past years events were planned.
Jeff Yurek, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks said in a statement, "It's a chance to reflect on the importance of the environment to our own health and wellbeing, and what we must do to protect it for future generations. As we continue to fight the spread of COVID-19, we are seeing, first hand, how our personal contributions make a difference."
Yurek is encouraging people to take meaningful action in their own homes.
"I've been so inspired by what I've seen online these past few weeks. I've seen gardeners re-growing their own produce from vegetable stalks and making seed pods using old toilet paper rolls, people sewing masks from used textiles, and children creating homemade 'thank you"'signs to show appreciation to frontline waste collection workers."
Yurek says the government will continue to take action to support a healthy and clean environment through actions committed to in the Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan.
