Still Looking for the Perfect Christmas Gift?

STILL LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT? CAN’T DECIDE WHAT TO BUY?

At this time of year, folks are scrambling to find the perfect gift to buy for friends, family and co-workers. Maybe your boss? Nah. Time is running out, yet there are still decisions to be made. What to get? What to do? Do I still have time? HELP ME!!!

Fear not, dear friends, CATS can offer you a gift suggestion. How about donating to an environmental organization in honour of the person you want to give a gift to. You can buy the gift online, thereby escaping all the holiday crowds and, notably, the crazy traffic and parking. Plus, your gift will arrive on time! No depending on deliveries, or sadly, the post.

Below are some suggested organizations with brief descriptions from their website:

• Oceans Legacy Foundation: “dedicated to ending ocean plastic pollution around the world” https://oceanlegacy.ca

• Environmental Defense: “defending clean water, safe climate and communities” https://environmentaldefence.ca

• BC Wildlife Foundation (BCWF): “protecting and conserving wildlife” https://bcwf.bc.ca

• SPEC: “providing practical solutions for urban sustainability” https://spec.bc.ca

• Stanley Park Ecology Society: “providing education, conservation action, and research” https://stanleyparkecology.ca

• Sierra Club BC: “helping to protect existing ecosystems through shared knowledge and stronger environmental laws” https://sierraclub.bc.ca

• PWRDF: “The Anglican Church of Canada's international agency for sustainable development and humanitarian relief” https://www.vancouver.anglican.ca/programs/primates-world-relief-and-development-fund Let’s try to help the environment by shopping locally and sustainably. And remember the 3r’s this season: reduce, re-use, re-cycle.