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As of July 8, we are re-opening the GreenUP Store & Resource Centre to in-store customers. We are excited to welcome you back into our store! New hours as of July 8 are 10am-2pm Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and through consultation with Peterborough Public Health, we have taken […]

By Jenn McCallum, Water Programs Coordinator at GreenUP How would you react if you saw a water snake swimming alongside you in open water? Would you shriek in alarm and scramble to shore or marvel at the snake’s athleticism?Canadians biggest fear in 2015 was of snakes, beating out things like heights and public speaking according […]

By Karen O’Krafka, GreenUP’s Water Education Programs Coordinator Every Wednesday, GreenUP’s Water Department invites you to celebrate water and take action to conserve water. For many years, GreenUP has hosted events and shared locally-relevant water wise resources on Water Wednesdays to encourage conservation when it is most urgently needed. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, we have […]

June 1st is #SaySomethingNiceDay 💕 Everyone at GreenUP got together (virtually) to make this video & help spread kindness & good cheer. Please support each other & fill everyone’s cup with kindness. Please check-in on friends, family, co-workers & neighbours. Remember that we are physically distancing and wearing masks because we care about each other.

By Matthew Walmsley, Coordinator of Education Programs at Ecology Park and Wonders of Water. Taking a walk through town there are signs of people starting to grow their own food, and the sight of turned over grass lawns warms my heart. As the days get warmer and the bounty of our labours start to show, […]

Sustainable Urban Neighbourhoods Reporting Progress Thank you! Your form was successfully submitted. Thank you for making your neighbourhood a more sustainable and resilient place to live, work, play, and learn! If you have additional achievements to report, please submit another form below. Your time completing these forms helps us demonstrate that programs like these are […]