Students from schools across the province held Global Climate strikes in support of Greta Thunberg.
She is a 16 year old Swedish environmental activist who is raising awareness around the world.
Laurel is in grade 8 at Hillcrest School. She participated in a rally outside her school with over 100 other students.
“If everybody works together we can truly fix the problem that has been happening with global warming and all of the plastic and pollution. I think we are trying to show people that we really need to work together,”she says.
Motorists showed their support by honking for students from Hillcrest and Bernice MacNaughton High school. Their rally was held on St. George Boulevard over the lunch hour.
Grade 9 student Ava Mitton says, “I care about the planet and I want to show that. There is only one planet and when I get older I want it to still be here. When I have grandkids, I want them to see the beauty of nature and what we have here.”
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Hannah Leblanc is a grade 8 student at Hillcrest. She says, “We need to raise awareness so people know we are done talking about the issue and we are ready to start acting on it. We are digging up too many fossil fuels and cutting down the trees when we need them the most.”
“It’s scary because we are 13 years old and we have to think about these deep issues and we are the ones who need to do something about it,” says Annabelle, a grade 8 Hillcrest student.
Hanna Gallagher, who is also in grade 8 added, “The levels of air pollution keep rising even though everyone knows the solutions. It is time for us all to start acting and change the situation.”
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