Parkland Secondary Metal students are taking old desks and turning them into grills. Reusing items that were set to head to the landfill, their ingenuity and creativity are rewarded with great food and conversation . Another great idea by our youth!

On May 1st 2010, Claremont Secondary School will be hosting a community climate change event. In teams of 5, students and community members are invited to ride laps around the Claremont track (1 rider per team at a time) for a total of 350 laps per team (350 being the recommended parts-per-million of CO2 in the atmosphere). Everyone is welcome to submit a team, with no limit on age or ability. Teams should find sponsors to pledge money per lap they compete (i.e. 50 cents per lap x 350).

The money raised will go toward climate change initiatives, ideally the construction of a bike overpass at Haliburtan and the Pat Bay, providing further extension to Royal Oak/Galloping Goose trail, and thus allowing Royal Oak students and community members to commute safely over this extremely hazardous intersection.

There will be two divisions: a student ‘race’ will commence at 10 am, and the community ‘race’ will begin at 3pm.

There will be food, beverages, live music and prizes. We encourage teams to “get competitive”. There’ll be awards for team costumes, spirit and money raisers.

Everyone is invited to ride for change!