CJCS 1240 Radio - Local and Community Events in Stratford Ontario

Southwestern Ontario's first LEED Platinum Building will open its doors next week.

The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) will host the grand opening of its Watershed Conservation Centre on Friday, May 31^st.

LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environment Design.

The Watershed Conservation Centre is at the Fanshawe Conservation Area, 1424 Clarke Road, London.

The event runs from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

All are welcome to attend.

More information can be found at the UTRCA website.

Wildwood Conservation Area wants you to step into nature and experience Wildwood for free tomorrow.

Staff will give orientation sessions for Canoeing/Kayaking, Geocaching, and Biking and Hiking trails to the public.

From 8:00am - 4:00pm: Geocaching demonstration and introduction to GPS loaner program at the Visitors Centre.

From 8:00 am - 4:00 pm: Biking and hiking trails presentation at the Visitors Centre

At 3:00pm there will be a Canoe and kayak demonstration and introduction to rental program at the Marina.

All are welcome to attend.

Contact Paul Switzer at (519) 284-2292 ext. 431 for more information.

You can follow the Wildwood Conservation Area on its website, Twitter and Facebook.

If you've got empty beer, wine and spirit bottles around your house, you can donate them to a good cause this weekend.

'Returns for Leukemia' will run all day tomorrow and Sunday at The Beer Store locations throughout Ontario.

Simply drop off your empties and the proceeds will be donated to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada.

People can also make cash donations at The Beer Store to support blood cancer research and treatment in Canada.

'Returns for Leukemia' is a fundraising initiative of the United Food Commercial Workers local 12R24 and The Beer Store to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada.

For more information, go to the 'Returns for Leukemia' website or Facebook page.

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the local 'Save VIA' group will team up today at Stratford's VIA Rail station.

Kadie Ward is riding the train from Halifax to Vancouver to raise awareness of Canada's infrastructure deficit.

It is part of the Great Canadian Infrastructure Challenge where they are trying to convince governments to invest in roads, bridges, railways and digital media to guarantee our nation's continued prosperity.

Ward will be at the Stratford VIA Rail station at Noon today for a public meeting on the matter.

St Marys resident and 'Save VIA' organizer Chris West will address the crowd as will representatives from the City of Stratford and the Stratford Campus of the University of Waterloo.

The event runs from Noon until 1:00pm.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Stratford's VIA Rail station is located at 101 Shakespeare Street.