Part of the "movement"

[Sheryl Gruber]

In Paul Hawken's book, Blessed Unrest, he speaks of the ever growing environmental movement; a movement with a small "m" because there is no official leader, but rather over ten million organizations world-wide working toward a similar goal. Today our local wonderful and budding environmental group, Squamish CAN (Climate Action Network), went on a day long field trip to explore our community wetlands, recycling center, solar water heater installation, an outdoor school, and farmer's market, all interspersed with short videos and information sessions. It was a great day to learn about the place we call home. I truly believe that if more people were in touch with where their waste goes and important water sheds in their communities, they would think twice about generating so much waste. It was a great way to really feel part of the community.