The City of Burlington has broken ground on a new joint community project which will house a high school, library, and community centre. The facilities will operate in an environmentally sensitive way. See http://cms.burlington.ca/Page7584.aspx.
Burlington Baptist Church is the first church in the area to install solar panels. See http://www.insidehalton.com/community/environment/article/1234120.
Congratulations to Canada’s Largest Ribfest, including BurlingtonGreen volunteers, who achieved an 88% waste diversion rate at from this year’s festival, held in Burlington on Labour Day weekend. It’s good to see these efforts to prevent Halton’s landfill from closing!
Oakville Transit is thrilled to report that ridership has continued to increase steadily since the introduction of grid service two years ago.
The Halton Catholic District School Board is using Toronto-based Zerofootprint Software Inc.’s online energy-saving software to track school energy consumption. This will enable students, teachers, administrators and the community to better understand their energy usage.See http://www.insidehalton.com/community/education/article/1226232.
The Ontario Heritage Tree Program has recently recognized Burlington’s Allview Ave. white oak as an Ontario Heritage Tree. There will be a brief ceremony this Friday, October 21 at 2:00 p.m. See http://www.burlingtonhistoricalsociety.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28&Itemid=27
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The Sustainable Halton Water and Wastewater Master Plan is open for public review until Sunday, November 13. This plan ensures that Halton continues to provide a safe and uninterrupted water supply for all Halton residents and businesses that receive Regional …
Halton’s first regional dual lane roundabout is now open to traffic in Milton on Tremaine Road.
See http://halton.ca/cms/one.aspx?objectId=58870 for information on roundabouts.
The City of Burlington’s Environmental Initiatives Quarterly Report is now available at http://cms.burlington.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=18800.
Halton Region has approved its new transportation master plan, The Road to Change, a sustainable, integrated transportation plan and associated strategies that consider all modes of travel (automobiles, transit, cycling, walking) to the year 2031.
See http://www.halton.ca/htmp for the final …
