Please join us to kick off the 10th annual Commuter Challenge!

Thursday, May 7 at the The Forks, Skateboard Park at 10:00 am

(Rain location will be under the centre pavilion tent or just inside the Forks Market in the Atrium)

The Commuter Challenge is a national sustainable transportation event to celebrate Environment Week, May 31-June 6. This friendly competition encourages individuals in workplaces and schools to adopt "green" forms of transportation. Last year, over 13,000 Manitobans from more than 200 workplaces and schools participated! This year we're celebrating the 10th year of Commuter Challenge in Manitoba featuring a $10,000 grand prize in our "Be A Winner" promotion.

Minister Jim Rondeau and Mayor Sam Katz will be speaking at the kick-off, encouraging Manitobans and Winnipeggers to participate in the Commuter Challenge, and highlighting the numerous environmental, social, economic and health benefits of active living and green commuting. Jackie Avent from Resource Conservation Manitoba, Megan Tate from the Winnipeg Foundation and Paul Jordan from The Forks will also be presenting.

For more information about the Commuter Challenge, please contact:

Becky Elko, Commuter Challenge Coordinator

Resource Conservation Manitoba303 Portage Avenue, 3rd FloorWinnipeg, MB R3B 2B4

Phone: 204.925.3775 / Fax: 204.942.4207

www.resourceconservation.mb.ca