Brought to you by reThink Green and the Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury
Are you interested in learning more about environmental initiatives happening across Sudbury and visiting and experiencing sustainable eco-sites first hand? Then reThink Green’s Sustainable Sudbury Ecotour is something you do not want to miss!
On Saturday May 12th, you have the opportunity (free of charge!) to take part in one of two guided bus tours OR plan your own self-guided route to explore on your own. Please see map and tables below for site descriptions and tour times. We encourage everyone to take the challenge to walk, bike, and/or bus to your destinations. A separate cycling tour led by the Sudbury Cyclists Union if also being offered (scroll down for details)!
If planning a self-guided route, be sure to take part in additional activities that have not been included on the bus tours: The ‘Walkable Neighbourhood’ guided walking tour of the Donovan, led by the Coalition for a Livable Sudbury departing at 11am from Victory Park; as well as a guided hike through a newly establish inner city green space often referred to as ‘The Mountain’, and located behind the former St. Michael’s School, departing from the trailhead at the south end of St. Nicholas St. at 12:30pm. Residents living in the Roxborough Greenbelt area are especially encouraged to walk over and partake in this ‘backyard’ hike and learn about the importance of protected green spaces in Sudbury.
Both bus tours will take a better part of a day and conclude back at Victory Park where River & Sky Arts in the Woods will be hosting The Big Recycle Yard Sale fundraiser and Myths and Mirrors will be leading Artful Transformations – a community art project utilizing salvaged materials otherwise destined for the landfill. Be sure to check it out before you head home!
To book your (FREE) spot on a guided tour bus, please contact reThink Green at 705.674.1685 or
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. Bus tours will begin at Victory Park on Frood Road at 10am and run through until approximately 4pm. Participants are asked to pack their own litterless lunch and beverages.
See below for more info and a map of our Guided Bus Tours. Click on the markers for details on each stop! To view a larger version, click on the link below the map.
Also included in green are stops that are not part of our guided tour, but would be worth checking out!
View Ecotour - Bus Tours & Walking Tour in a larger map
Bus Tour #1
Rendez-vous at Victory Park, Frood Road, 9:45am (back ~ 3:30pm)
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Location
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Activity
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Time
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Stop #1
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VETAC Reclamation Site
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A guided interpretive hike to a successfully regenerated forest with Dr. Peter Beckett
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10:00am
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Stop #2
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Junction Creek near Notre Dame
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Visit the site of unique root wad shoreline restoration
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11:15am
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Stop #3
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Cambrian College
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Tour recently completed Sustainable Energy Systems Building
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12:15pm
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Stop #4
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BM Metals
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Witness car crushing demo at metal recycling facility
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1:15pm
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Stop #5
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St. Anne Community Garden
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Learn about this successful community garden and perhaps lend a hand!
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2:15pm
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Bus Tour #2
Rendez-vous at Victory Park, Frood Road, 9:45am (back ~4pm)
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Location
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Activity
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Time
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Stop #1
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Junction Creek – between Regent and Ontario St.
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Interpretive walk with Will Kershaw highlighting natural history and vegetation of Junction Creek
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10:15am
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Stop #2
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Science North
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Tour of newly established naturalized shoreline
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11:15am
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Stop #3
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Living with Lakes Centre, Ramsey Lake Road
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Tour of recently completed building (certified LEED Platinum)
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12:00pm
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Stop #4
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Rowantree Farms - Wanup
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Meet farmer Allison Muckle and learn about Rowantree’s organic farming practices
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1:15pm
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Stop #5
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Strawbale House - Wanup
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Tour and learn about this unique building structure with home owners Pierre Harrison and Suza Leffler
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2:15pm
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Stop #6
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Delki Dozzi Community Garden
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Visit and learn about this recently established community garden and perhaps lend a hand!
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3:15pm
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If you would rather explore on your own, drop in on one of these guided tours! Note - these are offered at specified times only.
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Location
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Activity
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Time
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Getting there
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VETAC Reclamation Site
(meet at Victory Park, Frood Rd.)
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A guided interpretive hike with Dr. Peter Beckett. See successfully regenerated forest, as well as remaining industrial impacts.
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10:00am
& Noon
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- An easy walk from downtown sites
- Transit # 017
- SCU Cycling Tour
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BM Metals
1 Foundry Rd.
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Witness car crushing demo at metal recycling facility
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1:15pm
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- Transit #301
+ ~10 min. walk from bus stop
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Junction Creek – between Regent and Martindale.
(Meet on Regent, in small parking lot across from Sudbury Hydro)
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Interpretive walk with Will Kershaw highlighting natural history and vegetation of Junction Creek
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10:00am
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- Easy walk from ‘Hospital Area’ or Roxborough Greenbelt
- ~30 min. walk from Victory Park
- Transit # 501
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Science North
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Tour of newly established naturalized shoreline
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11:15am
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- SCU Cycling Tour
- Transit# 181, 182, 501
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Living with Lakes Centre, Ramsey Lake Road
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Tour of recently completed building (certified LEED Platinum)
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12:00pm
& 2:00p.m.
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- ~15 min. walk from Science North
- SCU Cycling Tour
- Transit # 501
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The Donovan
(Meet at Victory Park, Frood Road)
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Walkable Neighbourhood Tour of the Donovan – guided by Coalition for a Livable Sudbury
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11am
&
1pm
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- Easy walk from downtown sites
- Transit #017
- SCU Cycling Tour
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St. Michael’s Greenspace – rendez-vous at trailhead at south end of St. Nicholas St.
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Take a guided hike through this large beautiful parkland and learn about the importance of urban green spaces
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12:30pm
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- Easy walk from ‘Hospital Area’ neighbourhood
- ~20 min. walk from Victory Park
- Transit # 819
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OR... Plan to drop by one of these sites during the day.
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Location
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Activity
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Time
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Getting there
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St. Anne Community Garden
(30 Ste. Anne)
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Learn about this successful community garden and perhaps lend a hand!
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Drop-ins welcome between 2-4pm
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- Easy walk from downtown
- ~10 minute walk from Victory Park
- Transit # ANY
- SCU Cycling Tour
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Science North
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Tour of newly established naturalized shoreline
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9am – 5pm
(tour at 11:15am)
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- SCU Cycling Tour
- Transit# 181, 182, 501
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Delki Dozzi Community Garden
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Visit and learn about this recently established community garden and perhaps lend a hand!
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10am to 4pm
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SCU Cycling Tour
Transit #006
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Victory Park, Frood Road
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- River and Sky Art in the Woods Big Recycle Yard Sale
- Myth’s and Mirrors Artful Transformations
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10am to 4pm
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- ~10min walk from downtown
- Transit #017
- SCU Cycling Tour
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Eat Local Sudbury, 176 Larch St., Downtown Sudbury
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Tour the store, learn about the Coop and buy some yummy locally produced food!
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Open from 9am to 4pm
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- Walk in vicinity of downtown
- Any transit to downtown (close to main bus depot)
- SCU Cycling Tour
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Sudbury Cyclists Union EcoTour!
In conjunction with reThink Green's walking, bus, and self-guided sustainability tours, the SCU has mapped out a Cycling tour.
While the tour sites will be operating all day, the SCU will be holding a group ride leaving from Victory Park at ~11am.
Stops will include the Ste. Anne Community Garden, a short hike of the hilltop greenspace at the south end of St. Nicolas (off Wembley; 12:30pm), Science North's naturalized shoreline, and ending at the Living with Lakes Centre in time for a guided tour of the facilities (2pm)!
Here's a google map of the SCU's Group Ride Route:
View Eco-tour cycle route in a larger map
Also note there will be a guided hike on Donovan Mountain by Dr. Peter Beckett starting from Victory Park at 10 am, art activities for all ages running all day courtesy of Myths and Mirrors, and a yard sale hosted by River & Sky Arts in the Woods, so if you want to show up early, there will things to do until the ride starts! |
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