World Ocean Day

hosted by Friends of Semiahmoo Bay Society & City of Surrey

Sunday, June 6, 2010
11am - 3pm
McBride Park, Blackie Spit
Foot of McBride St., Crescent Beach, Surrey, B.C.

Free Family Fun!

Please join us for a fascinating and fun day in celebration of World Ocean Day.  Featuring interactive displays, family activities, crafts, face painting, marine creature touch tank, live music, kayaking, scuba, interpretive walks and Sammy the Seagull!

Why Should I Celebrate World Ocean Day?

It's up to each one of us to help ensure that our ocean is protected and conserved for future generations. World Ocean Day allows us to…

Change perspective - encourage individuals to think about what the ocean means to them and what it has to offer all of us with hopes of conserving it for present and the future generations.

Learn - discover the wealth of diverse and beautiful ocean creatures and habitats, how our daily actions affect them, and how we are all interconnected.

Change our ways - we are all connected to the ocean! By taking care of your backyard, you are acting as a caretaker of our ocean. Making small modifications to your everyday habits will greatly benefit our blue planet.

Celebrate - whether you live inland or on the coast we are all connected to the ocean; take the time to think about how the ocean affects you, and how you affect the ocean, and then organize or participate in activities that celebrate our world ocean.

from www.theoceanproject.org

Enjoy our World Ocean Day Photo Gallery

Special thanks to Photographer:  Roy Griffith

Click the thumbnails to enlarge.

 

Thank you to all of the event volunteers, the City of Surrey Parks Department
and all the amazing groups who contributed to the success of World Ocean Day!

Make every day World Ocean Day!

See you in 2010!