To celebrate the holiday season, the Environment Canada's Biosphère is pleased to present its Green Christmas programming from November 27 to January 4. As varied as they are entertaining, the activities are intended as an invitation to give the planet a gift by being a greener, more responsible consumer, and making green choices during the holiday season.

3rd Recycling-Artists Eco Fair - November 27 to 30

To celebrate the holiday season and to guide us in offering environmentally friendly gifts, Environment Canada's Biosphère presents the Recycling-Artists Eco Fair again this year. This 3rd edition brings together 50 designers who have chosen to create unique, original works from recovered materials. They present their creations in two major categories: Useful objects, jewellery and accessories and Eco-designer Fashion. Admission is free for the entire Eco Fair. Eco Fair Hours:

* Thursday, November 27: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. * Friday, November 28: 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
* Saturday, November 29 and Sunday, November 30: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Savvy Salvage Exhibition - November 27 to January 4

In addition, an exhibition of 50 pieces of furniture, tables, lamps, decorative objects and accessories will highlight the ingenuity and creativity of artists and designers who give a second life to materials and objects bound for the garbage.

Green Santa arrival and Family Fun - December 6 to January 4

On Saturday, December 6 at 1:00 p.m., the children and their parents are invited to attend the official arrival of Green Santa, in an environmentally friendly vehicle driven by a reindeer, which will launch the family activities. On this occasion, the jolly old fellow will offer funny green gifts and admission will be free for everyone. Green Santa will greet visitors throughout the entire pre-Christmas period: December 6, 7, 13, 14, and 20 to 24. Family Fun activities continue until January 4. Young and old alike will enjoy the illustrated tale Sainte-Émilie Flying Beavers that combines that combines humour and mystery: In a village in the Haute-Mauricie area, will the magic of the holiday season find a place in the daily life of a busy young family? Tying back to the story, children will be invited to make a surprise bag of green resolutions using recovered materials at the Eco-Elves Creative Workshop.

For more information about Green Christmas, please visit: www.biosphere.ec.gc.ca . Consumers can also find seasonal green tips and make a green resolution. During the holiday season, the Biosphère will be closed on December 25 and 26, and January 1.

Biosphère : 160 Chemin Tour-de-l'Isle, Sainte-Hélène Island, Montréal. Jean-Drapeau Metro.

A message from:
Suzanne Blais
Biosphère, Environment Canada
514-496-8285