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.

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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.