HEN welcomes Citizens for Clean Air as a new HEN member group. C4CA is a broad coalition of concerned citizens from throughout the southwest GTA who are opposed to locating power plants unreasonably close to homes and schools. Visit www.c4ca.org.

FORCE has learned that the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has issued a Ministerial Zoning Order, effectively freezing out St. Marys Cement’s plans for a proposed quarry in Northeast Flamborough, part of the City of Hamilton just west of the Halton border. Visit www.stopthequarry.ca for more information.

HEN congratulates P.O.W.E.R. on receiving a significant grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in the latest grant round. P.O.W.E.R. will receive $132,000 over three years for a managing director and space rental in order to support the organization's day-to-day operation, growth strategy and projects and collaborations that enhance community sustainability.

HEN congratulates Willow Park Ecology Centre on receiving a significant grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in the latest grant round. Willow Park will receive $108,500 over three years for staff to provide an outdoor environmental-education program for children and youth in North Halton and North Peel. The project will enhance children's awareness and appreciation [...]

HEN welcomes Transition Oakville as a new HEN member group. Transition Oakville is part of the worldwide Transition Towns movement that seeks to inspire, catalyze, and support community responses to peak oil and climate change. Visit www.transitionoakville.ca