SWACA Environmental Committee
Committee Purpose
In order to have a healthy community we need a healthy environment. Therefore we will be concerned with issues pertaining to the surrounding air, water, and land, and how they affect the well being of our community.
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The committee is available for community members to express their 'environmental' concerns or ideas.
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The committee will be proactive in building environmental awareness through community oriented actions.
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We feel strongly that any initiatives the Environmental Committee undertakes will engage and bring the community together.
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Having 'fun' will be a priority as it is a sustainable way of meeting out goals.
Action Plan
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Seek and document South Wellington and area residents concerns;
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Facilitate resolution or mitigation by working within the community or- through referrals to appropriate NGO's and/or local government;
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Research and education;
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Network and collaborate with other local environmental groups to bring awareness to the community as a whole;
- Have documentation of activities available at SWACA meetings.
Contact the SWACA Environment Committee at; environment@southwellington.com
SWACA Environmental Committee Activities
Fall Community Litter Clean-up
October 19, 2008 (Sunday)
Beginning at 2:00 - 4:00 pm
 Volunteers from the South Wellington and Cassidy communities, pulled together on for our fall SWACA community litter pick up. We gathered 70 KG (154 lbs) of litter. The event finished up at the Cranberry Community Hall with homemade hot chocolate, lemon loaf and zucchini/chocolate loaf.
Thanks to all the volunteers and to Maude MacKey from the RDN Environmental Services Dept. for arranging for disposal of the litter at the landfill.
Special thanks to young Cole, and Jake for their artistic input in the construction of the "litter bug"!
Scything Demonstration & Workshop
July 22, 2008 (Tuesday)
1815 Morden Road
6:30-8:00 pm
 The South Wellington Area Community Association Environmental Committee is happy to announce a scything demonstration and workshop with Master Scyther Darryl Britt.
Please bring your own mug and your scythe if you have one. We hope to see you then!
"Canadians are pulling the plug on lawn care power tools and turning to eco-friendly reel movers and even the Grim Reaper's favourite instrument" writes Alex Roslin from The Globe and Mail. Read "Return of the scythe"
Spring Community Litter Clean-Up
May 22, 2008 (Thursday)
Beginning at 6:00 pm
The South Wellington Environmental Committee (SWEC) is organizing a litter pick up for our area on Thursday, May 22nd beginning at 6:00 pm. Please visit the SWACA Community Events page for details.
Community Litter Clean-up a Success!
 About thirty volunteers (ages two to seventy two) from the South Wellington and Cassidy communities, pulled together on Thursday evening (May 22) for our first SWACA litter pick up. In just an hour and a half we picked up 170 KG (374 lbs) of litter! We finished up the event at the Cranberry Hall with homemade mint and ice tea, cookies, and assorted gifts and prizes, enjoyed by all .
Many thanks to all the children in the community who really put in a lot of effort and were a huge help. We also very much appreciated the adults who all together helped make it so much fun.
Support for the litter pick-up was provided by;
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The Nanaimo and Area Land Trust (NALT) native plant nursery on Spruceton Road for donating plants.
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David Dunaway for potting fragrant herbs.
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Maude Mackey of the Regional District of Nanaimo for making arrangements for us to deposit our collection of litter at the RDN landfill with no charge.
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And a very big thank you to David and Barb Ehmig, who sorted out the recyclables and generously provided their truck.
We are all in it together...pick up a piece of litter everyday.
On behalf of the SWACA Environmental Committee many thanks,
Eve and Gillian
Illegal Dumping Prevention & Enforcement
Report Illegal Dumping to RDN Environmental Services by calling (250) 390-6560, or
1-877-607-4111 (toll-free).
Environmental Links
Visit the SWACA Environment Committee links page.
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