Author Archives: Abby

Clean North to be at SSM Horticultural Society’s Plant Sale on Saturday, May 25! Yes: There will be “recycled plants” there! :-)

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Abby

Once again Clean North will be at the SSM Horticultural Society's Annual Plant Sale, offering up coir blocks, rain barrels, and bathouses, as well as some information on reducing, re-using, and recycling! This event is a good fit for Clean … Continue reading →

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Watch the video of recent Clean North rain barrel making bee!

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Abby
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So how do rain barrels get made? New Clean North slideshow tells all!

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Abby

On Saturday, April 27, Clean North volunteers were hard at work building new rain barrels! See how it's done in this new slide show from Clean North!  Want to buy a rain barrel? Those built by Clean North are sold … Continue reading →

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3 great events coming up for Earth Week in Sault Ste. Marie!

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Abby

              Saturday, April 20, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Celebrate Earth Day event for families Art Gallery of Algoma “To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk” – Thomas Edison Come learn … Continue reading →

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Sault College to host Waterwalker Film Festival on Thursday, April 11, 2013

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Abby

Paddle Canada's Waterwalker Film Festival is a tribute to the late Bill Mason, the great conservationist, canoeist and filmmaker. Mason once stated, "The medium of film is for me a means of expressing my love and enjoyment of the natural … Continue reading →

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Clean North presents…in honour of Earth Week: The Story of STUFF (how our stuff is trashing the planet and our health!)

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Abby
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Do you care about the St. Marys River? Then check out the BPAC annual summit on Saturday, March 16! (kids welcome!)

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Abby

BPAC’s 12th Annual Environmental Summit ~ Saturday, March 16 ~ 10:30 am to 3 pm Lake Superior State University Cisler Center, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Come celebrate the St. Mary’s River!! This year’s theme is Connecting Science to the Community. … Continue reading →

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Don McGorman gives us the dirt on worm composting (VIDEO)

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Abby

Check out Clean North volunteer Don McGorman as he explains all about worm composting on this youtube.com video. He'll have his worms at Seedy Saturday this weekend!  

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We want to worm our way into gardeners’ hearts on Seedy Saturday!

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Abby

Clean North is bringing our worm composter back to Seedy Saturday for another public "sort the worms from the dirt" hands-on activity.  This should result in a harvest of several pounds of red-wiggler worms, some of which will be available … Continue reading →

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Got hazardous waste? You can drop it off on Saturday, February 23

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Abby

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE EVENT DAY OPEN ONE (1) DAY EVENT

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