This Week is Canadian Environment Week!

As I've been sharing with you for the past month, I recently learned I am a "Lost Canadian" (I wrote several weeks ago, "If your parent, grandparent, or great-grandparent was born in Canada, you may already be a Canadian citizen. Canada’s new citizenship law — Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act — has permanently removed the first-generation limit which previously prevented Canadian citizenship from passing beyond one generation born outside Canada. For Americans with Canadian ancestry, the implications are enormous. Until now, many of these families were cut off from Canadian citizenship by rules which were rigid, arbitrary, and often discriminatory. Bill C-3 has changed this. Many of these individuals are part of a group known as “Lost Canadians” — people with legitimate Canadian ancestry whose citizenship was never recognized or was stripped away by outdated laws." You'll find my full post about this at the following link.)

So, for the past month I've been learning a lot about Canada - and today I learned this week is Canadian Environment Week - sounds like a great idea to me!

National Today (dot) com says, "During Canadian Environment Week, observed from May 31 to June 6 this year, our eco-system is taking the front seat. This week celebrates Canada’s environmental achievements, as well as placing the spotlight on our natural and precious resources, possible issues, preservation, and conservation techniques. It was established by the Canadian Commons. This week Canada is placing its focus on one of the most important issues we are dealing with in humankind — the issue of climate change, conservation, and preservation. It is Canadian Environment Week, and although this holiday is particular to Canadians, it is encouraged worldwide.

Environmental movements such as conservation and environmental politics have been a priority ever since the Romantic Era. These movements are all about addressing environmental issues and encouraging sustainability practices. We are encouraged to protect the environment and our ecosystem through small individual habitual changes and public policies and enforcements."

You'll find the full post from National Today at this link, and I want to say I'm very happy to see how Canada truly does care about the environment. In closing this post I thought I'd share three reasons why Canadian Environment Week is important - 

1. It’s about the environment

   Any opportunity to talk about the environment is one we accept willingly and discuss openly. This week is all about creating a balanced, healthy environment for all of humankind, and is a cause we love to encourage.

2. It encourages intentional living

   This week probes us all to be a little more intentional with our daily activities, by reminding us that they all contribute to our overall ecosystem. This encourages us to be more cautious about even the smallest decisions we make every day.

3. It raises awareness

   Canadian Environment Week raises awareness of the public on matters concerning our environment and ecosystem. It unifies us all to a single cause and promotes our actions towards a more sustainable earth.