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Reduce air pollution!  Save money!  Increase fitness!

As part of Clean Air Week and Environment Week, the City of Williams Lake and the Williams Lake Air Quality Roundtable invite you and your team to join us for our annual Commuter Challenge, May 31st to June 4th, 2010.

Businesses, organizations, families, schools and individuals can protect the air, reduce their carbon footprint and become more physically active.   So, dust off your bike, put air in your tires or don your running/walking shoes for this year’s Commuter challenge.   Who knows, it just might result in some long-term changes in commuting habits!

All individuals participating in the challenge will have the chance of winning gift certificates from local retailers. For each day that you participate, your name will be entered into the draw.  The more days you participate, the greater are your chances of winning a draw prize! 

Teams & Individuals can win under the following categories:

·        most carbon reduced

·        highest percentage of staff participating

·        oldest & youngest participants

·        most unique transportation

Team categories:

·        School/Service Club

·         Business/Government

·        Family

·        Individual

Enter by May 28 at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex or online at www.breatheasywilliamslake.org.   For more information call 250.398.7665

Free Transit on Clean Air Day, June 2nd, 2010.

Follow up on your good progress by participating in the National Commuter Challenge, which takes place from May 31st - June 5th, 2010.  Sign up online at  www.commuterchallenge.ca.  Record your sustainable commutes and the website will calculate the total amount of greenhouse gases that you prevent from entering the atmosphere!

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