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Sponsoring the Tiverton Reunion parade's stainless steel water
bottles are, back, Lloyd Hendry (L) of KenVel Farms, Donna Hendry of the
Tiverton Reunion committee, Stuart and Nancy Alexander of The King's
Peal, Audel Tuft of the Tiverton Agricultural Society, Marie Wilson of
NWMO, Rosemarie Young of the parade committee; and front, Alex Convay
(L) of KTTEGSP, Jen Stark of the reunion green team, and Olivia Convay
of KTTEGSP.
The Tiverton Reunion Parade is going "green".
Stainless steel water bottles will be given to participants of the
event, rather than using plastic recyclable water bottles or
compostable cups and a water dispenser.
A suggestion by local environmentalist Carol Blake, the idea caught
on with the parade committee which includes Rosemarie and Jim Young,
Laurie and Jamie Convay, Nancy and Ken Craig and Anne and George
McBride.
With sponsorship from several organizations, the committee is using
the stainless steel bottles to keep parade participants hydrated for
the one to one-and-a-half-hour walking route. The first 200 people
to register for the parade on the morning of Aug. 1 will receive a
free cleaned and filled stainless steel water bottle to keep as a
reunion souvenir. The parade begins at Pine Tree Camping, west of
the village, at noon (register by 10:30 a.m.), and will continue
through to the Tiverton Sports Centre.
"The stainless steel water bottle solves the problem of recycled
waste and the compostable waste which would have had to be managed
after the event," said Laurie Convay. "This gives us a zero waste
event, and the bottle is a memorable souvenir of the reunion for
years to come. Plus, it is a good way to model habits and set
precedence for events in the future." (next column)
18/07/2009 02:58 PM
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The bottles were purchased through a local company,
SkyTech. While the cost was significant, compared to other options,
Convay said the stainless steel bottles will be in constant use,
reducing waste everywhere in the municipality, the province, and beyond.
"It is very exciting to be a part of this green initiative," she said.
"Together, we can and will make a difference to educate and change the
thinking of our past and future generations."
Sponsoring the project are the Tiverton Reunion Committee, $850; Nuclear
Waste Management Organization (NWMO), $800; Kincardine Township Tiverton
Public Environmental Green School Project (KTTEGSP), $771.54; Tiverton
Agricultural Society, $400; KenVel Farms of Tiverton, $200; The King's
Pearl of Tiverton, $150.
As for the reunion parade, organizers are hoping to see
some interesting family and corporate floats to mix with the
multicultural bands that will be performing.
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