Earth Day
Want to do your part for the environment? Join us for the City of Dieppe’s Earth Day activity at Rotary St-Anselme Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Farm animals, community clean-up, exhibitors, door prizes and more! See the full program below.
If we each do our part, however imperfectly, we can make a huge difference collectively.
For cancellation and closure information: dieppe.ca/closure
Can’t make it but still want to get involved? Dieppe encourages you to contribute to its eco-responsible vision by making room in your yard for native plants that help pollinating insects. You can help restore monarch butterfly populations, for example, by planting milkweed, the only plant that monarch caterpillars feed on.
Programming
Opening remarks by a member of the Fort Folly First Nation
April 20 at 10 a.m. in Rotary St-Anselme Park.
Free
Members of the First Nation will share opening remarks inspired by Mi’kmaq culture and its connection to nature.
Boyle Family Farm - Hillside entertainment
April 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Rotary St-Anselme Park.
Free of charge ($5 to feed the animals)
Come pet, feed and interact with animal stars from the Boyle Family Farm!
Community clean-up: pick-up of materials
April 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Rotary St-Anselme Park (Eco360 mobile trailer)
Free
Eco 360 and Home Hardware invite you to take part in community clean-up day. Garbage bags and gloves will be available free of charge. Share a photo of your harvest for a chance to win New Brunswick-grown potting soil. Send your photo to evenement-event@dieppe.ca
Residents participating in the community clean-up this weekend can simply leave their bags near a park garbage can or along the trail. Municipal staff will be by to collect them.
Circus performances by Geomatrix
April 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Rotary St-Anselme Park.
Free
Circus performances presented by Geomatrix!
Eco-friendly crafts
April 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Rotary St-Anselme Park.
Outdoor booth and crafts in the Fireplace Room of the Rotary Pavilion.
Free
Go to the Dieppe Public Library booth to get a library card. Sharing books is environmentally friendly! The library will also be showcasing an energy efficiency kit, a radon and CO2 detector kit, and a collection of items that you can borrow with your library card.
The library will be holding an eco-friendly craft workshop for the whole family!
Exhibitors
April 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Rotary St-Anselme Park.
Free
Come and meet groups that are working to benefit our community by offering solutions to protect our planet. More than a dozen exhibitors will be on hand with demonstrations, information and educational activities for the whole family.
Tree planting
April 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Rotary St-Anselme Park.
Free - Please register through clic.dieppe.ca
Working in groups of four to six people, help plant a mature tree and contribute to the City of Dieppe’s greening efforts. Come dressed to play in the dirt!
Nature walks with Ami.e.s de la nature du Sud-Est du N.-B.
April 20 at 1 p.m. at Rotary St-Anselme Park.
Free - 15 people maximum (French-language activity) Please register through clic.dieppe.ca
Enjoy the natural beauty of Rotary St-Anselme Park with Ami.e.s de la nature du Sud-Est du N.-B.. Participate in a guided interpretive walk lasting roughly an hour.
Door prize draw
April 20 at 2:30 p.m. at Rotary St-Anselme Park, City of Dieppe booth.
Draw coupons will be handed out free of charge on site.
Get a chance to win one of the great prizes donated by our event collaborators. A host of prizes up for grabs!