First Nations Waste Minimization Program

On May 27th, FNWM traveled out to Skownan First Nation to host a 4R Recycling Bingo in collaboration with the Waste Reduction team at Green Action Centre as well as Skownan's Public Works, Health Department, and BFI (Baby-Friendly Initiative). The community recently opened an Eco-Depot, and our team assisted with this event in order to educate community members about what they can now recycle at the depot.

The following day we hosted Waste Audits at the school, and got the chance to present our revamped Protecting Mother Earth presentation. Lead Pathfinder Mo assisted at the Eco-Depot with training and arranging 600 tires in neat rows for removal. Thanks to our friends in Skownan for the collaboration and hospitality, the trip was a great success!

On May 6th, FNWM hired the services of our friends at Mother Earth Recycling to travel to Minegoziibe First Nation to pick up mattresses from the Transfer Station. With the help of station workers they filled their truck with 63 mattresses, which they brought back to the city to dispose of properly. Big thanks to MER for their hard-work, and willingness to travel and work with our First Nations partners!

Word of the Week!
Flowers 💐🌷🌺🌹🌼
May is the blooming season for the prairie crocus (or pasque flower) which is Manitoba's floral emblem. The prairie crocus has been Manitoba's flower for over a hundred years and was chosen by Manitoba school children in 1906! As our emblem, the crocus' name and likeness are common place on government publications and even in the private sector. Living Prairie Museum is the best place to see them in Winnipeg, but there is also Little Mountain Park, Bird’s Hill Park, and Spruce Woods Provincial Park. Crocuses can be found throughout southwestern Manitoba, wherever there are prairie landscapes or open meadows. South-facing slopes of hills are good places to look.