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GREEN LIVING

Mission's Earth Day Celebration

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Main Stage Performance Schedule:

11am: Opening Ceremonies with the Mission Friendship Centre & spoken word poet Sarah Armstrong

11:30am: Songs from Albert McMahon Elementary Children's Choir

11:45am: Listen & Learn to Storyteller Annette VanEs,

12:30pm: The Future of Fashion with Stefania Pizzirani

1pm: Intermission & Reading of Dr. Suess' 'The Lorax'

1:30pm: Science World on the Road: 'What's in the Air Up There?', climate & weather exploration show 

2pm: Sponsor recognition & announcement of 2024 School Eco-Challenge Winners

2:30pm: Raeanna Layfield 'Foraging with You' live cooking show  

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Event Features:

  • Bring any broken appliances, jewelry, bikes, books, and more to be fixed for FREE at the BRIM Repair Café

  • Shop for eco-friendly goodies in the Sustainable Marketplace

  • Scale a 25ft Rock Climbing Wall with The Rock Wall Climbing Gym

  • Try out the Bike Skills & Safety Course run by the Mission Cycling Coalition (Bikes provided)

  • Test your knowledge in the Wildsafe BC BARE Camping Simulator

  • Check out the VEVA Electric Vehicle Exhibit 

  • Watch renowned artist Peter Gong create a beautiful cedar carving 

  • Pick up a 'Lorax' scavenger hunt card at the MESS tent and find the characters to win a prize

  • Honk the horn of the GFL Electric Garbage Truck 

  • Build your own Birdhouse or plant seeds

  • Get your face painted or learn how to sew a medicine pouch

  • Pick up the latest copy of the Footprint Press Magazine 

  • Meet your local conservation officer and City representatives

  • Create beautiful crafts out of recycled materials 

  • Learn about Sustainability in film and shoot in front of a backdrop with the Sustainable Production Forum

  • Indulge in delicious eats from local sustainable food trucks & bannock from the Mission Friendship Centre

  • Colour your own Bees wax wrap with the Bees Knees Organics

  • Stop by the main stage to watch poetry, singing, performances, speakers & more!

Eco-Exhibitors: 

  • Mission Environmental Stewardship Society (MESS)

  • Citizens Against Urban Sprawl Society (CAUSS)

  • Wildsafe BC

  • People Ensuring Animal Care Exists (PEACE)

  • City of Mission- Environmental Department 

  • Mission Arts Council (MAC)

  • United Church Earth Stewards 

  • Building Resilience in Mission (BRIM)

  • Into the Woods Nature Immersion School

  • Fraser Valley Watershed Coalition (FVWC)

  • City of Mission- Forestry Department 

  • Coastal Partners in Conservation

  • BC Wildlife Federation

  • Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association (VEVA)

  • Burns Bog Conservation Society

  • Zero Waste BC

  • Wilderness Committee 

  • Mission Community Services Society

  • Mission Association for Community Living WoW Bus

  • Foraging with You 

  • BC Hydro

  • Mission Cycling Coalition 

  • United Way

  • All Saints Anglican Church 

  • Critter Care Society

  • Mission Library

  • GFL 

  • Regenerate BC

  • Sustainable Production Forum 

  • Wild Salmon Defenders Alliance (WSDA)

  • Oceanwise 

  • Sheep to Shawl 

  • Fraser River Sturgeon Conservation Society

  • Report All Poachers & Polluters (RAPP)

  • Abbotsford-Mission Nature Club

  • UFV PEGASUS

  • Mission Soapbox Derby

  • Mission Community Skills Centre 

  • Action Eco Lawncare

Sustainable Marketplace: 

  • Viewcrest Farms

  • Log House Mushrooms

  • Stillwater Farm Mission

  • Miss Marki's Pepper Jellies 

  • Reclaim Sustain

  • Twisted Beak Soaps

  • Neverland Farms 

  • Flora Home & Body Co. 

  • Purzz Purses 

  • Mission Harvest Farms

  • The Natural World Crystals & Gifts 

  • Maid by Morgan

  • Carl's Wood Works

  • The Bees Knees Organics

  • Strathcona 1890 Urban Seeds

Food & Drink:

  • Stormy's Smoothie Truck

  • Vegout Food Truck

  • MFC Bannock Tacos

  • Blackberry Kitchen Concession

Want to get involved?

Thank you to our amazing Sponsors:

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See below for highlights from Green Living 2023:

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