22 Apr 2008 21:59:34

Earth Day - Canadian skaters helping out...

Monday, April 21, 200 April 22 is "RONA Eco-Responsible Day" Across Canada -- RONA inc. (TSX:RON) will hold its first Eco-Responsible Day on Tuesday, April 22. To commemorate the day, the RONA How-To Team - made up of RONA employees - and Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes, will get to work and help clean up nine selected Canadian cities. Many dignitaries and local organizations will join the RONA How-To Team as part of this initiative. Members of the media are invited to join the How-To Team in the city of their choice. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA 1st clean-up location: YMCA Nanook Child Care Centre, 1255 10th Avenue East, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver When: Beginning at 10 a.m. 2nd clean-up location: Streets surrounding the YWCA Emma Child Care Centre, Sir Charles Tupper Secondary, 3839 Carolina Street, Vancouver When: Beginning at 1 p.m. Who: Maelle Ricker (Snowboard athlete) Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games Mascots: Miga, Quatchi and Sumi RONA How-To Team ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CALGARY, ALBERTA: RONA Eco-Responsible Day clean-up activities in Calgary are to be rescheduled because of weather conditions. Where: Twelve-Mile Coulee NW, Calgary When: To be rescheduled Who: Lascelles Brown (Bobsleigh athlete) Allyson Forsyth (Ski athlete) Kristina Groves (Speed skating athlete) Christine Nesbitt (Speed skating athlete) Carla Macleod (Hockey athlete) Chris Moffat (Bobsleigh athlete) Mike Moffat (Bobsleigh athlete) Warren Shouldice (Freestyle ski athlete) Helen Upperton (Bobsleigh athlete) RONA How-To Team ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO Where: Port Credit Marina, Mississauga When: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Who: Members of the Port Credit Business Improvement Association Shannon Condie (Taekwondo athlete) RONA How-To Team ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO Where: Scarborough Town Centre, Hwy 401 and McCowan When: 9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. Who: Scarborough Town Centre Employees Jeff Buttle (Figure skating athlete) Marie-France Dubreuil (Figure skating athlete) Patrice Lauzon (Figure skating athlete) RONA How-To Team ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TORONTO, ONTARIO Where: Toronto Island Ferry Docks, Bay St. and Queen's Quay, Toronto When: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Who: Jeff Buttle (Figure skating athlete) Marie-France Dubreuil (Figure skating athlete) Patrice Lauzon (Figure skating athlete) RONA How-To Team ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CARLETON PLACE, ONTARIO Where: Carleton Place Business Improvement Area, along Main St., Carleton Place When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Who: Paul Dulmage, Mayor of Carleton Place Carleton Place City Councillors Chantal Benoit (Paralympic basketball athlete) RONA How-To Team ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MONTREAL, QUEBEC Where: Square Dorchester, Metcalfe St. and Rene-Levesque Boul. West, downtown Montreal When: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Who: City of Montreal representatives Joannie Rochette (Figure skating athlete) Francois-Louis Tremblay (Speed skating athlete) Tara Campbell (Water polo athlete) Rhian Wilkinson (Soccer athlete) Marie-Pierre Gagne (Synchronized swimming athlete) Christine Robinson (Water polo athlete) Isabelle Rampling (Synchronized swimming athlete) RONA How-To Team ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THETFORD MINES, QUEBEC Where: Cultural centre sector, between St-Alphonse St. and Dumais St., Thetford Mines When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Who: Francois Boivin (Snowboarding athlete) RONA How-To Team ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA 1st clean-up location: Halifax waterfront, outside of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic When: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 2nd clean-up location: Halifax Mainland Common Park When: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Who: Brad Gushue (Curling athlete) RONA How-To Team