Congratulations to Blake Poland, recipient of the 2012 Oakville Community Spirit Award in the environment category. Blake brought the Transition Town movement and is co-founder of Go Local Oakville, Halton Green Screens, and Ecopartners, among his many volunteer activities.
Press release: …
A good description of the Transition Town movement can be found at http://transitionculture.org/2011/10/21/does-transition-build-happiness-an-article-from-the-latest-resurgence-magazine/.
Thanks to Go Local Oakville for forwarding this.
In February Halton Region began their air quality health promotion program for 2011 with a contest. They asked residents to submit entries on why they are climate change champions. Brenda and Blake Poland have now been announced as the grand …
Blake Poland is a co-founder of Halton Green Screens and Go Local Oakville (Transition Oakville). He and his wife Brenda have undertaken extensive home and garden renovations over the past year. The Oakville Beaver has done a nice job of covering …
Under the new 'Growing & Sharing Food in Halton' initiative, a new fruit tree project will begin this year across Halton. This program needs 2 things: fruit trees and volunteers!
Once a network of property owners with fruit trees is established, …
The Ontario Trillium Foundation has announced that the Oakville Sustainable Food Partnership and Go Local Oakville (formerly Transition Oakville) will receive $128,900 over three years to support the Urban Fruit Gleaning, Garden Sharing and Community Orchard initiatives. HEN …
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
