First celebrated in the United States in 1970 to honor the birth of the environmental movement and to recognize the threats our planet faces, today Earth Day is celebrated worldwide.
Earth Day in Canada has morphed into Earth Week and even Earth Month to handle the number of events and projects, such as Victoria’s Earth Walk, Edmonton’s Earth Day Festival at Hawrelak Park (30,000 participants), Ontario’s Waterways Clean-up, a large, star-studded Toronto Gala plus the thousands of small, private events staged by schools, employee groups and community groups.
Earth Day in Canada has morphed into Earth Week and even Earth Month to handle the number of events and projects, such as Victoria’s Earth Walk, Edmonton’s Earth Day Festival at Hawrelak Park (30,000 participants), Ontario’s Waterways Clean-up, a large, star-studded Toronto Gala plus the thousands of small, private events staged by schools, employee groups and community groups.
1. When is Earth Day?
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Earth Day 2009 is Wednesday, April 22nd.
Earth Day always lands on April 22nd. This is a regular school / work day and not acknowledged as a holiday in Canada.
Earth Day always lands on April 22nd. This is a regular school / work day and not acknowledged as a holiday in Canada.
2. Canada Earth Day Events
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The majority of towns and cities across Canada will have some sort of event planned for Earth Day:
- Earth Day Events in British Columbia
- Earth Day Events in Alberta
- Earth Day Events in Saskatchewan
- Earth Day Events in Manitoba
- Earth Day Events in Ontario
- Earth Day Events in Quebec
- Earth Day Events in New Brunswick
- Earth Day Events in Nova Scotia
- Earth Day Events in Prince Edward Island
- Earth Day Events in Newfoundland & Labrador
- Earth Day Events in the Yukon
- Earth Day Events in the Northwest Territories
- Earth Day Events in Nunavut
