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Two Woodstock Schools Take Environmental Make-Over Challenge

Saturday, 9 May 2015 at 06:42

A College Avenue Secondary School student hands Councillor Todd Poetter a can of jam.

Algonquin Public School and College Avenue Secondary School students came up with environmental projects as part of the Environmental Make-Over Challenge.

WOODSTOCK - Woodstock Environment Advisory Committee's Environmental Make-Over Challenge grants have been put to good use. The challenge required the recipients of the grants to come up with an environmental project. WEAC presented Algonquin Public School and College Avenue Secondary School with the grants. College Avenue Secondary School used their grant money to purchase canning equipment. CASS teacher Phil Gagnon explained his inspiration for the project, "I do quite a bit of canning at home so it's a bit of a hobby of mine but it's a really valuable skill for people to learn to preserve their own food at home its a really good school to have."

CASS student Lucas McGinnis who took part in the project said he had experience with canning before the project and thinks its a great way to help the environment because you can reuse the cans. 

Gagnon also pointed out canning has other environmental benefits.

"It would reduce the need for refrigeration and for freezer space you can store these goods in a cool, dry, dark space."

According to McGinnis and Gagnon the canning process could take all day and was a 'long' process. The students along with Gagnon presented Woodstock City Council with their own canned red pepper jelly. The remaining products will be entered into the Woodstock fair.

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