Enviro Fest 2006 – A Sunny Day Full of Goodness

From June 4 to 10, it was Environment Week in Canada. This year's theme was "Celebrating and Protecting the Natural Environment". For the occasion, Hilltrip participated to Enviro Fest in Whistler. The day was sunny and many people came to the Mountain Square to visit the booths relating to the theme. Hilltrip and other organization such as AWARE, HillbillyWax, Surfrider Foundation, Slow Food, Whistler Hemp Company shared the square with bigger players like Whistler Blackcomb and VANOC.

During the day, many people came to Hilltrip’s booth witch educated about climate change and how it affects our region. At night, Hilltrip organized The Official Enviro Fest After Party at Savage Beagle, where money was raised towards Hilltrip’s Carbon Offset Program, which fights global warming trough a raffle including over $1,000 worth in prizes from Evolution, Ultimate Distribution, Whistler Bungee, Lush, The Clearance Center, Gauge Clothing, Willy’s Java Coffee, Solarice, Showcase, Cyber Web, The Grocery Store, Whistler Hemp Company and Amsterdam Coffee.

One of the projects that Hilltrip’s Carbon Offset Program will be funding is The Bio-Diesel Project. This project is helping Kate Marcotte to convert her car to bio-diesel and raise awareness about how it is to live and travel with a bio-diesel car by publishing her stories on TerraTrip.org, a new website launched by Hilltrip on June 10th, the same day as Enviro Fest. You will be able to read Katie's adventures from converting her car to cooking her low emission fuel here throughout the summer.

A big congratulation to Corinne Galarneau, Hilltrip’s new intern, for her great work in organizing the after party and the raffle.