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Earth Day: Valley schools among big winners at BC Green Games

Ecole Cobble Hill and Brentwood College are among the winners of the BC Green Games, which were held province-wide on April 1.

Ecole Cobble Hill and Brentwood College are among the winners of the BC Green Games, which were held province-wide on April 1.

Organized in connection with Science World, the competition was fierce this year with projects that encourage students to think globally and act locally.

Each team will receive $1,000 for their school’s environmental initiatives.

This year’s entries, as well as over 775 projects from previous years, are permanently archived at bcgreengames.ca.

To celebrate the student projects, all participating teams are invited to attend a free field trip to a local science centre. Green Games sponsors include Encorp Pacific, BC Hydro, Call2Recycle and Electronic Products Recycling Association, who helped support 102 sustainability projects and provided funding for provide more than 50 free field trips around B.C.