1-Vancouver Aquarium Earth Week
• Where: Vancouver Aquarium, Stanley Park
• When: Until Sunday
• Featuring a Salmon Fry event on the weekend, movie pass giveaways and a sea otter encounter, the Vancouver Aquarium has a lot to offer at the weeklong Party for the Planet.
• More info: visitvanaqua.org
• Tix: $22/adult
2-UBC foreshore cleanup
• Where: Along the waterfront below UBC campus
• When: Today, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Health, safety and environment staff will join in the second annual foreshore cleanup. Garbage left by visitors and brought in by the tide will be sorted and recycled when possible.
• More info: hse.ubc.ca
3-Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet
• Where: Science World
• When: Opens today
• This new exhibition features 23 one-tonne globes, which spotlight aspects of global warming. The free exhibit is on display outside Science World on the sidewalk along False Creek.
• More info: scienceworld.ca
4- Projecting Change Film Festival
• Where: Fifth Avenue Cinemas
• When: Until Sunday
• Four days of promoting sustainable living through film screenings, with interactive discussions following each film. Speakers include environmental activists such as David Suzuki.
• More info: projectingchange.ca
• Tix: $12/adult
