18 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday March 31, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com Visit seventh annual Eco Fest this weekend There will be lots to see and do at the annual Halton Eco Festival this Saturday and Sunday. The annual and popular environmental fair will run 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and again from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Glen Abbey Recreation Centre located at 1415 Third Line. "The environment is the number one concern of Canadians," said Stephen Dankowich, Executive Director of the Oakville Community Centre For Peace, Ecology And Human Rights (OCCPEHR) which organizes the event. "The seventh annual Halton Eco Festival (www.haltonecofest.ca) is a fun, family-oriented, environmental fair that encourages people to learn how to improve our natural environment, health and community," said Dankowich. "The 2007 Halton Eco Festival features a fantastic 1,600 square foot kid's eco fun area, 60 exhibitors, 16 free educational workshops, alternative healthcare, good food from our eco café and kitchen, a silent auction, and an exciting `Eco Jeopardy' game," said Thomas Patrick, an OCCPEHR board member. There will be daily presentations of Sarah Harmer's new film Escarpment Blues, and The Faithful Witness: The Journey of the White Pine in Southern Ontario by ecologist Paul O'Hara for $5. "Families will love the spacious kid's eco fun area in the green marketplace arena, and features (like) environmental games, puppets, a playdough and art table, puzzles and a crafts 'recycling' table," said Karyn Burney of the Unitarian Congregation of South Peel, co-ordinators of the space. This year's sponsors include the Canadian Diabetes Association (bring a bag of used clothes and get $1 off admission), CKLN 88.1 FM, Halton Region, the City of Burlington and the Town of Oakville. Free educational workshops on Saturday include presentations about using entertainment and television for social change, alternatives to pesticides, detoxification and health, schoolyard resources, environmental management in developing countries, the top five toxins in your home, ecology and the rights of animals, bottled water, sociallyresponsible investing, and fair voting systems. On Sunday, workshops include: the Niagara Escarpment, building sustainability, GE/GMO foods and the risk to the environment, laughter for health and peace, global warming and climate change, and Ontario's boreal forest. Admission is $12 for a non-transferable wristband, good for both days. The event is free for all students. Wristbands are available at Ten Thousand Villages in downtown Oakville or at OCCPEHR, 148 Kerr St., Oakville. Visitors can carpool or take Bus #28 from the Oakville GO Station or walk or cycle if they live nearby or park free at the Bronte GO Station south of the "The environment is the number one concern of Canadians." Stephen Dankowich, executive director Oakville Community Centre for Peace, Ecology and Human Rights QEW at Third Line and shuttle to the fair. For more information about Eco Fest call 905-8495501, or visit www.haltonecofest.ca.