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Event Recap

Mac has done it again! For the fourth year in a row, the University has come in first place for its size category.

McMaster won the challenge by engaging 509 participants who saved 3110.57 kg of pollutants and diverted 12127.97 km by taking a sustainable mode of travel during the challenge week of June 17-23 2013.

A big thank you to all our clean air commuters, and congratulations to all our prize winners!

Event Overview

During the week of June 17-23, McMaster will be taking part in Pollution Probe’s Clean Air Commute.
During the challenge, students and employees are encouraged to commute to work and/or school in a more sustainable way by biking, walking, telecommuting, taking public transit, driving a hybrid, carpooling or even just giving the car a tune-up!

McMaster University won the Clean Air Commute for the past three years by having the highest rate of participation in its size category.

Help Mac win again! This year, we are aiming for 800 clean air commuters. Register online AND log a commute or attend one of our events during the week, learn more below.

McMaster related prizes are a courtery of Parking Services.

 

Schedule of Events

Thursday June 13

• Early Registration Table
  • 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
  • Club Tables, Student Centre

  Come register for the Clean Air Commute and enjoy healthy seasonal refreshments!

Monday June 17

• Pancake Breakfast Event Kickoff
  • 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  • Student Centre Marketplace

  Join your fellow Clean Air Commuters for a delicious breakfast of pancakes and fresh fruit, don't forget your reusable mug and/or beverage canteen!

Tuesday June 18

• Walk through Cootes Paradise
  • 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  • Meeting at 12:00 p.m. on the front steps of Gilmour Hall
  Come out and enjoy a walk through the beautiful Ravine Road trails in Cootes Paradise. The walk will be led by the McMaster's Outdoor Recreation program.
  Please dress for walking, bug spray may be needed.
  NOTE: The event is weather dependent. Please check this page the day of the walk to confirm that it is still on.
• Registration Booth
  • 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  • Rose Garden in front of University Hall

Wednesday June 19

• Registration Booth
  • 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  • Rose Garden in front of University Hall

Thursday June 20

• Totally Transit Thursday
  • All day access to the Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) by wearing your Clean Air Commute wristband

  Pick up a Smart Commute wristband at these locations, show the driver your wristband when you board the bus and ride the HSR for FREE all day Thursday.

• Registration Booth
  • 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  • Rose Garden in front of University Hall

Friday June 21

• Bike to Work and/or School Day
  • 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. or while quantities last
  • McMaster's Cootes, Main and Sterling entrances
  Ride your bike to campus to receive a free prize pack!
  NOTE: First 50 cyclists at each entrance are guaranteed a prize pack

 

Prizes

Logging a sustainable commute enters you into a GTHA-wide draw for a chance to win one of the following prizes:

• AMEGO BOLD e-bicycle
• AMEGO E-Breeze e-bicycle/scooter
• Two dugout level tickers to a Blue Jays game
• One of four CAA one-year memberships
• One Mongoose mountain bike
• A set of four passes to the CN Tower
• 2 E-Learning licenses for Natural Step's Sustainability 101 course
• Toshiba Tablet 32GB
• An iPad mini
• One of five BIXI Toronto one-year memberships
• A seven day recreational bike tour along the picturesque shores of Lake Erie

 

You will also be entered into a McMaster-specific draw for a chance to win one of these additional prizes, courtesy of McMaster Parking Services:

A Raleigh Revolution mountain bike
One of five cycle prize packs, including: ABUS - Bordo bike lock Bike light Bike bell Bike seat cover
A carpool prize pack, including: McMaster license plate cover McMaster umbrella Emergency kit McMaster Sustainability ceramic mug Car fresheners McMaster keychain
One of three transit prize packs, including: Marley headphones McMaster umbrella McMaster bookmark McMaster Sustainability ceramic mug
One of three walk prize packs, including: Marley headphones McMaster crested t-shirt McMaster sweater McMaster umbrella McMaster socks McMaster Sustainability ceramic mug

 

 

Additional Information

• Wristband Pick-up Locations:
  • Compass Information Desk, Student Centre Main Floor
  • Downtown Centre Security Desk
  • Office of Sustainability Registration Tables, details here.
  NOTE: You must register for the Clean Air Commute to obtain a wristband. If you have already registered online, you can pick up your wristband at the locations above. However, to maintain consistency in numbers, you will be asked to enter your name and email on the registration sheet.
• If you choose to log your commutes using a paper diary card, don't forget to pick up and drop off your paper diary card at the Compass Information Desk by the end of the day on June 24.
• Prizes will only be awarded to those who have logged a commute.
• How prize pack winners are chosen:
  • At 4:00 pm on Tuesday June 25, all participants who have registered at least one commute will be included into a list, sorted by registration date, for the prize draw.
  • 30 random numbers will be generated from which prize winners will be chosen.
  • According to the method of commute logged most frequently, the winner will be awarded the associated prize pack until all prize packs are given.
• Please note that prizes awarded by McMaster University may incur taxable benefits to the employee in some cases. Click here for details.