2011 Contest Winners

Overall winner:  Daylath Mendis, Mrs. Weninger, grade 6, Casorso Elementary

Grade K-3 First place: Anna Baerg, Mrs Lachapelle, grade 2, Casorso Elementary

Grade 7-9 First place: Vanessa Van Brummelen, Mrs. Styles, grade 8, OKM Secondary

Grade K-3 Honorable mention: Olivia Harms, Mrs. Palahniuk, Grade 1, North Glenmore Elementary

Grade 4-6 Honorable mention: Brina Groth, Mr Kraft, Grade 4, Peter Greer Elementary

Grade 7-9 Honorable mention: Meaghan Matichuk, Mrs. Hamilton, grade 7, KLO Middle School

2011 Poster contest asks for car free vision

 This year’s theme for the 2011 Central Okanagan Clean Air Day poster contest is “My Street, Car Free.” Students, kindergarten through Grade 12, are encouraged to participate in Clean Air Day 2011 by submitting a poster.

“Vehicles are responsible for most of the air pollution in Kelowna and the Central Okanagan,” says Kate Bergen, Regional Air Quality Program Coordinator. “We encourage students to imagine what their neighbourhood would look like with fewer cars and how this can help our environment. Walking, biking and other forms of active transportation are great ways to reduce pollution and help us all breathe a little easier. Entries should promote alternative transportation or other ideas for reducing the number of cars on the street.”

Posters must be submitted to the attention of Kate Bergen, Kelowna City Hall, 1435 Water Street, V1Y 1J4, no later than April 1.

The poster contest winner will have an opportunity to meet Kelowna Mayor Sharon Shepherd and receive a new bicycle courtesy of Kelowna Cycle. The winning poster will be professionally printed and displayed throughout the community to promote Clean Air Day on Wednesday June 8, and on September 25 to promote Car Free Day.

Clean Air Day is an annual national event held during Environment Week in June to increase public awareness and action on clean air and climate change.

Contest rules and regulations

· Posters should promote alternative transportation or other ideas for reducing the number of cars on the street.

· Posters should be "title free" using a paper size ranging from 8.5" x 11" to 11" x 17".

· Posters should be creative, colourful and fun!

· Students K-12 can participate. Please ensure that your name, grade, teacher and school are clearly printed on the back of your poster.

· Submit their posters to City Hall no later than April 1 to the attention of Kate Bergen, Kelowna City Hall, 1435 Water Street, V1Y 1J4.

· All posters will be presented to a panel of judges made up of City of Kelowna employees. Winners will be notified by their teacher the week after the deadline.

· Students from any grade level can enter and winners will be chosen from four categories:

        1. Elementary Group One (K to 3)
        2. Elementary Group Two (4 to 6)
        3. Middle (7 to 9)
        4. Senior Secondary (10 to 12)

· All participating students will be acknowledged and prizes will be distributed to the winner and honorable mentions of each school category.

· The overall winner will meet Mayor Shepherd and receive a new bike from Kelowna Cycle. The winning poster will be professionally printed and displayed throughout the Central Okanagan to promote Clean Air Day, Wednesday June 8.

· A selection of entries will be displayed at Orchard Park Mall the week before the Environmental Mind Grind April 11-16, 2011.

For more information on the Clean Air Day poster contest contact: