Our outing to the Biosphere / Notre sortie au Biosphère.

Four members, one animator, our permanent helper as well as one parent and a volunteer driver headed of to longueil for the begining of our adventure.

The first thing was a trip on the Metro, several of the girls had never been on one before. Thought a short trip from longueil to St-Helens island, former home of Expo"67, it was nonetheless exciting.

At the Biosphere the girls learn about about how water works, ways to save energy, took part in an eco drivers race, checked out half a car and all the products it uses as well as learn about blue algae which is one of the concerns right here in lac-Brome. We brought along a lunch and ate outside where a variety of wild life welcomed us.

We checked out the solar house which had very eco-friendly landscaping as well as energy savings devices.

Hydro Go with the Flow /Suivez le courant collectif

Help the town and the Maison des Jeunes raise money for projects.
Aidez la ville et la Maison des Jeunes à amasser des fonds pour leurs projets.

For each report issued during the campaign, Hydro-Québec will make a contribution* to Lac-Brome for their recycling depot project. Set up recycling depot for used oil, propane bottles, batteries, paints, solvents and rags contaminated with those substances. $35 if the report is issued online or $30 if the report is issued on paper. $5 will go the Maison des Jeunes. Fill out your ENERGY WISE Home Diagnostic questionnaire and you'll immediately get a personalized recommendation report outlining ways to reduce your energy consumption. http://hydroquebec.com/residentiel/diagnostic/index.html

Pour chaque rapport émis pendant la campagne, Hydro-Québec versera* à Lac-Brome pour aménagement d'un site de récupération des huiles usées, bonbonnes de propane, piles, peintures, solvants et chiffons contaminés par ces substances. 35 $ si le rapport est émis en ligne ou 30 $ si le rapport est produit sur papier. $5 ira à la Maison des Jeunes Remplissez le questionnaire du Diagnostic résidentiel MIEUX CONSOMMER et vous obtiendrez immédiatement: un rapport de recommandations personnalisé qui vous renseignera sur les moyens de réduire votre consommation d’énergie. http://hydroquebec.com/residentiel/diagnostic/index.html

Ecosphère Fair / Foire Écosphère

We’ll be here this weekend. The youth and staff with the help of a few volunteers have made some interesting crafts to sell using recycled articles from around their houses.

Nous serons ici cette fine de semaine. Les jeunes et l’équipe d’animation avec l’aide de quelque bénévoles ont fabriqués des articles à vendre utilisant des objets recycler des leurs maisons.

The 4th edition of Ecosphère Fair will be held on Brome Fair grounds on September 26 and 27.This project groups 170 exhibitors on green architecture and healthy housing, new technologies, clean energy, ecologic agriculture, and complementary medicines. You can chose from more than 40 conferences, workshops, films, and music. www.projetecosphere.org

La 4ième édition de la Foire Écosphère aura lieu à Brome les 26 et 27 septembre. Le Projet Écosphère regroupe 170 exposants oeuvrant dans l’architecture verte et l’habitation saine, les nouvelles technologies, les énergies propres, l’agriculture écologique et les médecines complémentaires. Par ailleurs, des organismes communautaires vous y proposeront des démarches orientées vers une amélioration de notre milieu de vie. Plus de 40 conférences, ateliers pratiques, films, musiciens, expos photos et spectacles. http://www.projetecosphere.org/

Pictures of our garden

Brome Lake Day

The gang did an eco-survey today of the local citizens on their eco-habits and knowledge of local ressources.

NEWS!!!!

We have been really busy lately planning on selling things we make, planning our outings and planting on our garden!!! We have been really excited this summer!! We started our summer with planting our own garden! Then we moved on to planning our outings to the Biosphere and the botanical gardens!!! We also got one new member her name is (Samantha) she is really cool and excited to be with us we are hoping to keep out project going and better. We will try to keep you all informed now!! Today we are starting an experiment, we have found utensils that are apparently biodegradable so we are testing them to see if it is true by planting them into the ground and digging them up after 90 days along with the biodegradable bag!!

By: The Green warriors!!! -xo-

ps. Pssst we got three guy member now.

Interesting article

The answers come from life cycle assessment (or LCA), the method used by industrial ecologists -- a discipline that blends industrial engineering and chemistry with environmental science and biology -- to assess how man-made systems impact natural ones. LCAs tells us that buying food in one store that's been shipped in bulk leaves a smaller carbon footprint than driving around town to the local bakery, farmer's market, and dairy.

To read more please click here: http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=3702

Help the planet.....vote now.

Cast your vote ........help save the planet
http://wwf.ca/earthhour/toolkits/postcardvoting.cfm

Camp L'Hameau Oasis

The first Oasis camp "terre d'apprentisage" was a blast 34 youth and 12 staff members participated. The group from four different Maison des Jeunes from the area (Cowansville, Bedford, Sutton/Lac-Brome & Farnham) got together for a weekend of fun and reflection on the environment. L'Hameau Oasis is newly founded environmental/agricultural location for youth right here in our area, situated at the old Camp Sacré-Coeur in Dunham. The grounds have so many possibilities for eco-projects. The youth were given a guided tour and the object was for them to come up with ideas on how they felt they could make a difference, each using their abilities and passions to guide them in their choices. Various workshops were hosted such as photography, music/lyrics, writing & creative expressionism with the environment as its main theme. Four more camps are scheduled within the next year, with the goal of making their ideas a reality. Not only did this camp raise environmental awareness but also it helped bridge gaps that might not have been possible otherwise.

April 25th, Lions Park clean up / Le 25 avril, nettoyage du parc des Lions

Our clean up crew for the day.

Half of what you see here was in/beside the small river
that runs next to the Community Center

Our "Garbage Busters"!

A well deserved break.

No we didn't go fishing.

This poor fish was lying lifeless next to the small river.

The first bags that came from the small river.

Cleaning up in front of the doors.

Nettoyage du parc / Park clean up

N'oubliez pas le grand nettoyage du parc des Lions est demain de 10H00 à 15H00.
Venez nous donner un coup de main.

Sac de déchets recyclable et biodégradable sont fourni par Brome Eco. Les bouteilles eau son gracieusité de Café Inn.

N'oubliez pas votre écran solaire et un chapeau.
On vous attend!

Don't forget tomorrow is the big clean up of the Lions park from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Come lend a hand.

Recyclable and biodegradable bags provided courtesy of Brome Eco. Bottled water donated courtesy of Café Inn.
Don't forget your sunscreen and a hat.
Hope to see you there!

Une levée de fonds écolo-verte! / A Truly Green Fundraiser

Samedi dernier, le 18 avril, le « projet vert » de la Maison des Jeunes de Ville de Lac Brome a fait une levée de fond tout à fait verte et écologique! Ce petit groupe d’adolescents dévoués ont relevé leurs manches et démontré leur engagement envers l’environnement. Un grand merci à Monsieur Allaire, propriétaire de Brome Eco, qui a généreusement offert ses tout nouveaux sacs 100% biodégradable et recyclable, ainsi qu’à Madame Gazaille, propriétaire de notre IGA local, qui nous a fourni l’espace dans son magasin. Sans leur support, cette levée de fonds n’aurait pas pu être possible. Les jeunes ont non seulement sensibilisé la population aux « 3 Rs », mais ont aussi amassé assez de fonds pour supporter plusieurs de leurs idées et projets pour aider l’environnement.
Samedi le 25 avril de 10h00 à 15h00, le « Projet Vert » organise une journée de nettoyage au Parc des Lions à Lac Brome. Nous vous invitons tous à venir donner un coup de main et à rencontrer ce groupe dynamique.
Merci à toute la communauté pour votre support !



Last Saturday April 18th, the Maison des Jeunes Lac Brome’s Green Project truly fundraised in green style. This small group of teens who are dedicated to showing how much they care about the environment got up early to show their commitment. Thanks to Mr. Allaire, owner of Brome Eco, who generously donated his new 100% biodegradable and recyclable bags and Mme Gazaille owner of the local IGA who provided us with a place at her store. Without their support this fundraiser would not have been possible. The youth not only raised awareness of the importance of the 3 R’s but also raised enough funds to support some of their ideas and projects for helping the environment.

Saturday April 25th from 10 am to 3 pm the Green Project is organizing a clean up day at the Lions Park in Lac Brome. We invite you all to come lend a hand and meet this dynamic group.
A special thanks to the community for your support.

Lions Park Clean Up / Nettoyage du parc des Lions

Lions Park clean up day
Come one, come all!
Nettoyage du parc des Lions.
Bienvenue à tous!

April 25th from 10:00 - 3:00 pm
Bring your friends and family!

Le 25 avril de 10h00 à 15h00
Venez avec votre famille et vos amis!


Bee Green!

Soyons vert!


Together making a difference.
Ensemble on peut fait une différence

Starting at/Rencontre à la Maison des Jeunes
270 rue Victoria (in back- en arrière)

Eco-bags donated by

Sacs sont une gracieuseté de


Hosted by/Organizé par: la Maison des Jeunes Lac Brome
Green Project – Projet Vert

Fundraiser

This Saturday April 18th we will be handing out biodegradable/compostable bags courtesy of Brome Eco in an effort to fundraise for our project as well as raise awareness for the environment.

Please come support us from 10:00 to 4:30 pm

Hope to see you there.

Covoituirage et déplacement

Voici un nouvel outil sympathique, écologique, économique pour nous tous et toutes qui nous déplaçons entre la région (Sutton, Frelighsburg, Dunham, Cowansville, Bromont, etc.) et Montréal (en particulier). www.vertvolant.net Il s'agit d'un babillard sur le net où nous pouvons désormais placer une annonce pour covoiturer allègrement ! Ce petit projet est né de quelques discussions entre amiEs menant à la conclusion que nous sommes vraiment nombreux à faire souvent ce trajet et à rêver à un moyen simple de se regrouper pour minimiser essence, pollution, tickets de stationnement, heures de conduite, etc., et pourquoi pas enforcir nos liens ! Vertvolant est en fait un agenda personnel de Google adapté pour les besoins de la cause. Cet outil ne sera sûrement pas parfait dès le départ, mais nous comptons sur votre indulgence durant la période de rodage, et sur votre volonté d'encourager une telle initiative. (nom d'utilisateur : « moi » et le mot de passe : « embarque » (que nous allons nous refiler entre amis pour éviter que n'importe quel psychopathe s'intéresse à vertvolant!…) Si vous avez des commentaires, des idées et des talents pour contribuer au développement du site, n'hésitez pas à communiquer avec Didi : diane.leblanc@gmail.com.........ou 450-204-0256.

Mascot!!!!

Hey Everyone,
Guess what!?!?

Today we actually made dough and made our mascot's with it. Our mascot is a Bee with a pin on the back of it. They will be backed tonight... We will be selling them for 2$ each. Our Next meeting will not be till the 25th of April that day is going to be our clean up day we will be picking up garbage at the Lions Park, from 10am till 2:30 pm!! Every one is welcome such as Parents, siblings, etc... Bring a lunch to share. We hope to see you all there!! Also Today we got TWO new members, Natalie and Cassidy!! We hope that we will get more along the way. We are now a team of 5 members with 2 animators!! Keep a look out for us in the TEMPO!! We hope to get more of you guys involved so till next time, take it easy and Remember BEE GREEN!!!!

FROM: THE GREEN WARRIORS!! ( Sara, Davina, Nataile, Cassidy, and Dom!!!)

Earth Hour!!

Turn your lights off tonight

March 28th from 8:30 to 9:30

or turn off appliances if you can't turn off the lights.

Help make a difference!!

We at the Maison des Jeunes will be turning off our electronics (tv, video, pcs, music) since we only use the safety lights and it's not permissible to turn them off.

Upcoming Activities

Things we hope to do, pending town approval:

April 25th Clean up in Lion's park
May 9th Fish project, which involves painting yellow fish with stencils next to manholes and drains in town to remind folks about things that can go into our waterways.

Plants flowers that we've grown ourselves, beneath the Maison des Jeunes windows.
Go to farmer markets to see what is available locally and find out how "green" the food really is.
We will have a booth at the Brome Ecosphere in September.

Be the change

Use soy candles, unlike paraffin candles, which are made from petrol, soy candles are made from natural ingredients and release ninety percent less soot into the air. You'll save energy, keep your indoor air cleaner and perhaps start a few sparks of your own.

Green Bee!!!

Hello everyone!!!

Today was an other day filled with fun and excitement. Today what we did various things such as we each took a different subject and wrote letters, one of us took the subject of writting to the town, one of us chose to write about the comunity garden, and one of us wrote about having our own garden here just outside under the windows. We also planted flower seeds different kinds we each have 8 little pots. We are 3 youths here and we are trying to make a diference one step at a time. We also drew our logo design.... we chose the Bee to be our mascot!! Now we are trying to make him as creative as possible with all our ideas on him. Hope you guys are as excited as what we are so keep a look out for more signs of us!!

See ya here in 2 weeks take care

Davina & Sara

*We had green milk to celebrate the upcoming green day.... St-Patricks!

Our Logo Idea's

Hey guy's

Today what we did was Brain Storm idea's for our logo that we would like to Make.
We've come up with Various things such as
1-we would have a design of a lake and someone throwing a rock in it and the saying would be ( Be the Ripple)
2- we would have a design of a skunk with it's tail up saying (I might be toxic to you but not to the environment)
3- we would have a Bear comming out of it's cave from hybernating and around it's cave would be litter and the Bear would say ( I woke up for this?)
4-we would have a deer and it would be saying either ( I may be a deer to you but the environment is deer to me) or (Don't make me pay for your mistake)
5-we would have a squirl holding something either a nut or the world and it saying ( Nut's about the environment)
6-we would have a fish and it say (I may not talk but don't trash me) or the fish holding a fishing pole and reeling in trash and it saying ( Get the Reel In)
7-we would have a chamilion saying ( help be the change)
8-we would have a bee it would be white and green and it would be saying either ( Bee involved) or (Bee Green) or ( If we're buzzin' about the environment you should be too)

This is what we have come up with we would like to know wich one you guys prefer or if any of you guys out there have any ideas please, we welcome you to share them with us we really need your help to make it a great success
Thank you for your help!!
Till next time l8ter!!!
P.S If you want to vote or give us your ideas send them to mdj_lacbrome@hotmail.com

About Wall-E

Hey Every One

Have you seen the movie Wall-E. Well if you have seen it then you know about what happened to the world in the movie and I am talking about this because this can happen to our world if we dont help it now. I know what you are thinking how can I help? I am only one person and it is a big world but you can help by recycling one little thing like a can or a bag because if we just sit there and throw trash everywhere then our world will become ugly and we may have to move to space and we will become fat just like the people in the movie. So if you help just pick up trash if you see it on the floor or by recycling. So think about it and if you want to help ok,
well bye people.

Be the change

Think twice before you hit that print button, or wrap a gift in paper, or throw paper in the trash.

Quote

We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. --Aldo Leopald

Brainstorming

~Visit local markets on a weekend.

Find out what's available & how many use insecticides.

~Reforestation

Plants trees near stream by duck farm, lake etc.

~Pick up garbage in a section of town.

~Design a logo

To represent the green project on t-shirts

~Learn about illness that have become problems due to environment

~Find alternative to pesticides

~Make bat boxes

Bats eats many insects and are natural helpers.

~Support a rain forest

~Make recycled articles to sell.

~Plan an outing

Ecosphere, botannical gardens etc

~Raise awareness on Earth Day, April 22nd.

~Use old pc parts

~Created art outside in summer with recycled articles

~Adopt an endagered animal

~Create a questionaire

~Have a public awareness night.

~Fish project

Painting fish at drains and man hole covers around town to raise awareness what goes into our waters

~Writing an article each month in BCN or Tempo

More to come

Schedule of get-togethers

Saturdays 1:00 – 4:00 pm / samedi 13H00 à 16H00
January 31 janvier
February 14 février
February 28 février
March 14 mars
March 28 mars
More dates to come/ Autre date à venir

Yo Guys check out what we're up to today!!



We started a green project to show you guys that every little move that you do leads us closer to a better world :). Our goals are to start off small and hopefully expand to different areas. We are trying make sure that people are being responsibleand not using chemicals to kill one little bug that can be killed with one finger. Like for example instead of using alot of RAID to kill one spider take a shoe and squish. We do this every second Saturday of the month at LE SPOT in Knowlton!!:) We encourage you to join us. We need YOU to help make a bigger difference in this town.