Media Advisory
4/24/2018
Students and staff at Milliken Mills HS will be taking it outside for Earth Day and engaging in environmental learning activities throughout Markham. The theme for the day’s activities is sustainability – Earth Day through an indigenous lens with a focus on local action.
The schedule for the day is as follows:
9:00a.m. – 10:15a.m. - Land acknowledgement and keynote address from Indigenous Elder, Jacob Charles.
10:15a.m. – 11:30a.m. – Ecofair carousel and breakout workshops
11:30a.m. – 3:30p.m. – Environmental action projects across Markham and York Region
**For details and locations of the environmental action projects, please reach out to the media contacts.
Where:
7522 Kennedy Rd, Markham, ON L3R 9S5
When:
Thursday, April 26, 2018
9:00a.m. – 3:30p.m.
Why:
To celebrate Earth Day, enhance education and awareness of environmental issues and engage in tangible environmental action.
Who:
Milliken Mills staff and students, various environmental agencies and non-profit organizations, various colleges and universities, City of Markham, various environmental education organizations.
For more information contact: