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On Wednesday, I found myself in the Timmy's drive-thru waiting for my turn to roll up the rim while listening to Gord Downey on CBC Radio 2 and wearing a toque and my red Olympic mitts.

Pretty Canadian.

A winning rim. Sadly, not mine. Image via Wikipedia

What was your most Canadian moment of the week? Did you come face-to-face with a deer on a Banff sidewalk? Did you apologize to someone who accidentally tripped you? Did you gripe about the possibility of a spring election?

Post a comment and let us know. I have a prize for the most Canadian moment. The winner can choose the prize from a few that I have available (books, cosmetics, a variety of handsome sundry items sure to please.) You choose. Hooray for democracy!

What are your acts of green?

I've seen many ads with the handsome George Stroumboulopoulos, always talking about this One Million Acts of Green. I've been dying to know how I can get in on the George action ... errrr ... I mean, GREEN action.

Here's what's worth knowing about this great campaing:

It was launched last year with the intention of mobilizing Canadians to perform at least one act of green, as each act can make a difference. Whether you walk to work once a week, change your regular lightbulbs to compact fluorescent bulbs or vow to only buy local fruits and vegetables - or decide to undertake all those acts – your actions will make a huge difference.

Once you undertake your One Million Acts of Green mission, you simply visit green.cbc.ca to register your act. A green calculator on the website will calculate the impact your act has on the environment. And, all your "acts" will be saved on the site, so you can keep track of the difference you've made.

For instance, if your green act is to do your laundry in cold water, you'll see that of the 154,000 participants that have made this change, and as a result, have saved a total of 1.8 million kg of green house gasses. All that from just doing your laundry in cold water. I hope you're tempted to make the change!

As of this morning, we've surpassed our goal of one million acts of green by over 67,000 – and the numbers continue to grow.

What are your acts of green? Why did you decide to make a green resolution? Share your answers with me and Green Living Blog readers and you could win a copy of the GAIAM DVD Simple Steps to a Greener Home. This DVD will help you turn your home into an eco-friendly haven. Environmental lifestyle expert Danny Seo will help you go green - in style!

Need some great tips and ideas on how to go green? Check out our guide to greener living!