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Area Striving to be
Environment and sustainability are
priorities throughout the District. Tay
Valley Township has a highly moti-
Environmentally Friendly
vated and environmentally conscious
populace with a vision to maintain
and improve the environment. The
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official plan indicates the township
will encourage environmentally
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ommon phrase is that “green
is the new black,” and local
sensitive development, particularly
municipalities and organizations are
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on its waterbodies, in order to main-
working hard to attain an environ-
tain or improve water and shoreline
mentally friendly region to both live
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quality.
in and enjoy.
In 2007 Lanark Highlands completed
The organization ecoPerth is best
the development of an Integrated
known for its green work throughout
Sustainable Community Plan, ending
the area. From trees to food to e-waste
a year-long process to create a plan
the group has a number of green
for the township’s future. The ISCP
projects on the go, which you can see
was funded in part by the Federation
at
www.ecoperth.on.ca.
of Canadian Municipalities and built
In collaboration with the Perth
upon existing plans and initiatives.
Civitan Club, ecoPerth hosts a tree
amount of greenhouse gases gener-
The plan will help the township
sale every second year. Eight tree
ated through growing, transporting
and storing food.” A sales brochure
is available in hard copy and online
from ecoPerth.
A new logo has been created to
promote the Lanark Local Flavour
initiative – a commercial project to
encourage more growers and users of
food, such as restaurants and bakeries,
to use locally grown food. It’s a spinoff
from the Local Flavour food box pro-
gram, which provides local produce
household delivery. With even more
growers in the area, ecoPerth and its
partners were excited to launch the
project and work with food users.
Last fall residents had a chance to
dispose of their electronic garbage
when ecoPerth hosted an e-waste day
at the municipal landfill on iW ldlife
Road. The organization was astounded
by the number of people who came to
drop off their e-waste and hopes to
host another drop-off day this year.
Green housing is also on the rise in
Celebrate “green” at the Art of Being
Perth and District. Just drive by the
Green Festival in Lanark.
Algonquin College campus in Perth on
Algonquin College students built this
Craig Street and you’ll spot students
grow in an environmentally responsi-
energy-efficient SmartHome, which is
from the Construction Carpentry-
ble way and adapt to coming changes.
now home to a Perth family.
Advanced Housing Program working
Themes include shelter and energy,
on some energy-efficient houses
food, transportation and communi-
species are offered, and the group
and cottages. The housing project
cation, waste and water, and natural
usually sells approximately 8,000
is based on sustainable, green and
environment.
trees making it a widely popular
new-urbanism principles.
Perth and District municipalities
event. A sale will be held in 2008. If
Go green in Lanark Village when
are taking strides to be environmen-
you’re interested in purchasing a tree,
the Art of Being Green in Lanark tally conscious, including waste and
you must notify the group by May.
Highlands showcases efforts to reduce recycling initiatives that showcase
With such a large farming and pro- greenhouse gas emissions and engages the municipalities’ efforts to be green.
duce industry in Perth and District, the public about environmental and Depending on the area, there is blue
take advantage of the farm-gate sales renewable energy issues. The festival box recycling pickup, composting
across the region. This initiative includes a trade show, workshops, sites, special recycling depots and
promotes the Slow Food Movement, children’s activities, local food and waste sites featuring reuse centres.
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which “encourages the production entertainment and takes place at the Check local municipal offices and
and consumption of locally grown or Clyde Memorial Ball Park. For details, websites for more information about
produced foods as a way to reduce the visit
www.artofbeinggreen.com. these services.
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