The Rockwood Environmental Action Community Taskforce (REACT) is a voluntary, non-profit, non-government association of individuals committed to environmental responsibility.

Our Mission:

The REACT mission is to assist it's members and the community as a whole to become more environmentally responsible.

Our Goals:

• To promote education and awareness of environmental concerns leading to positive actions.
• To co-ordinate, promote and participate in recycling activities within the community.
• To co-operate with other agencies / organizations within the community and province that have environmental concerns.

 

Over the years, REACT has been involved with projects such as:

providing cloth lunch bags to school children

providing cloth grocery bags to local residents

providing composters to schools

providing articles for the Stonewall Teulon Tribune and Stonewall Argus and Teulon Times

hosting information sessions to schools and the community as a whole

establishing the Ruby Roe Tall Grass Prairie beside the hospital in Stonewall

hosting several household hazardous waste collection days

hosting Habitat for Humanity Re-Store collection days

hosting e-waste collection days

hosting town-wide litter cleanup days

providing environmental information to the citizens of the area through the South Interlake Regional Library

REACT holds monthly meetings that are open to the public on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Please spend some time learning and working with us on making our community a better place to live!