TUC Branches Out With Canon Canada-Trout Unlimited Canada recently partnered with Canon Canada Inc. (Canon) for their annual “Branch Out” Program. Four events were held in western Canada in with help from Canon staff. Canon helped with a Fish Rescue in Calgary on October 3 and three Yellow Fish Road projects that took place between October 4 and 6 in Edmonton, Victoria, and Vancouver.
Since 1991, Canon has had a formalized commitment to environmental conservation by creating the Clean Earth Campaign. This campaign guides all of Canon’s workplace conservation and recycling activities. In addition to its own initiatives, Canon partners with organizations that represent the best thinking and programming to improve our natural surroundings – that’s where Trout Unlimited Canada comes in.
The Yellow Fish Road storm drain painting projects were both great fun and highly successful. They provided a volunteer activity for a great team of enthusiastic employees wanting a philanthropic experience that is ‘making a difference.’ In fact, the Edmonton group was so hard-working that we ran out of the informative door hangers. The events earned the groups lots of positive praise and encouragement for what they were doing. More importantly, they helped educate the people in the communities they were that ‘Rain Only’ should go down the storm drain to our rivers.
Their work helped to protect their local waters and fisheries and they accomplished a lot. Here are their results:
Edmonton: 15 people distributed , 200 door hangers and painted 54 storm drains
Victoria: 10 people distributed 200 door hangers and painted 37 storm drains
Vancouver: 27 people distributed 500 door hangers and painted 119 storm drains
Total= 900 door hangers distributed and 210 storm drains painted!
At the Fish Rescue, Canon staff helped rescue 2,611 fish from a draining irrigation canal. The Fish Rescue is a great opportunity for participants to learn about the fish in our river systems and some of the issues facing our fisheries.
To inquire about event sponsorship opportunities with Trout Unlimited Canada please contact us.
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