By Jenn McCallum, GreenUP Water Programs Coordinator With this lovely warm weather, many Canadians’ first impulse is to go directly to the beach with sunscreen, hat, and towel in hand! However, as Peterborough area residents may have noticed, our urban beaches, notably Rogers Cove and Beavermead Park, are sometimes considered unsafe for swimming due to […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

This year, the GreenUP Store sold 160 rain barrels with $3500 of subsidies given out by the Peterborough Utilities Group. $25 subsidies went to PUG customers to help encourage re-use of rainwater and the reduction of municipal water for use for gardens and lawns. Those of you who used a rain barrel this past summer […]

By Jaime Akiyama, GreenUP Coordinator, Transportation & Urban Design Programs The first few weeks of school have flown by and now students are settling down into new routines. This is a perfect time to establish active modes of transportation into your family’s daily lives. Active and Safe Routes to School Peterborough is again encouraging students […]