By February, these snowy, cold winter mornings have many of us thinking that it would be great to leave the car at home. Wouldn’t it be so nice to forego all of the de-icing, shovelling, windshield cleaning, and scraping? If only you didn’t have to bundle up the kids and stuff snow pants and puffy […]

January is here and we are all in full winter mode. The skating rink is open on the canal, Armour Hill is scattered with toboggans, and snowmen can be spotted in yards on every block. While winter is a favourite season for many outdoor activities, getting around can be stressful in snowy and icy conditions. […]

GreenUP has now entered its 25th year as Peterborough’s local resource for environmentally healthy and sustainable action in our community. In that time, GreenUP has grown to become central and eastern Ontario’s leading organization focused on issues of environmental education, sustainability, and stewardship. For 25 years, GreenUP has been active in the city and county of […]

2017 is GreenUP’s 25th year! For each of those 25 years, GreenUP has been offering opportunities for learning, skill-building, and environmental action in our community. Over that time, the landscape has shifted dramatically, but with generous community support from volunteers, donors, and funders, GreenUP has been able to continue developing innovative, relevant, and diverse programs […]

Last year in Canada, over the holidays retailers sold us over $500 million in televisions and audio equipment, along with over $400 million in toys and games, almost $200 million in sports equipment, and $122 million in jewellery and watches. All those gifts, given traditionally each year while celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Eid, and Kwanzaa, are […]

The holidays can be associated with excess. Each year, Canadians increase their waste by 45 percent between Thanksgiving and Christmas. That is almost half a million tonnes of holiday waste going into the landfills each year. With a few simple actions, we can reduce our holiday footprint and enjoy the season more by knowing we […]

Congratulations to GreenUP Executive Director, Brianna Salmon for being awarded one of the 4 under 40 awards at the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce, Business Excellence Awards on October 19th. The ‘4-under-40’ awards recognize individuals in the Peterborough community who are under the age of 40 and who are making their mark in the Peterborough-area. Recipients have shown that […]

In it’s first year, the GreenUP Community Bee Keeping program attracted twelve local beekeepers who stewarded six honeybee hives at five locations in Peterborough including GreenUP Ecology Park, Liftlock Community Garden, Lock 20 – Parks Canada, Greenwood United Church, and Holy Cross Secondary School. Along with the registered beekeeping program, GreenUP held four, free Open […]

By Jenn McCallum, GreenUP Coordinator of Water Education Programs What is colourless and odourless, has a powerful erosive force, and is essential for all life? If you answered ‘water’, then you are correct. Water also makes up about 50-75% of the human body, depending on age, sex, and body fat and muscle composition. Human lungs […]