Tag Archives: Environment

Join Team Earth Hour: Show You Care

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Bench Green Team

Earth Hour is coming soon. Show you care about climate change by participating!  All you have to do is turn off your lights between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on March 31st. Join millions of people across Canada as we … Continue reading →

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Save the Date!

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Bench Green Team

Go and get your calendar. Turn to May, 2012. Find Sunday, May 6. Put a big star on it and write Clean Up Cowichan Bay. Be there, Green Team members! We have registered for the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup and … Continue reading →

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We’re the British Columbia Winners!

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Bench Green Team

Bench Elementary has won the Recycle My Cell Student Challenge! During Waste Reduction Week last fall we collected used cell phones for recycling. We packed them up, shipped them off,  waited . . . and waited . . . and … Continue reading →

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