Archive for August, 2010

Renewable Energy Fair

Aug 30, 2010 No Comments by

On Saturday, September 11, HERE! is hosting a Renewable Energy Fair at the Halton Regional Centre from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will be solar and geothermal energy vendor displays and HERE! will be holding information workshops on solar …

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Halton Hills “Our Sustainability Journey” August 2010 Issue

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§      The August 2010 issue of the Town of Halton Hills’ Our Sustainability Journey… newsletter is now available at: http://www.haltonhills.ca/sustainability/newsletters/Issue8_August2010.pdf  

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Milton Transit New Routes And Schedules

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Milton Transit will be implementing new transit routes and schedules effective Tuesday, September 7. Public information sessions are scheduled for August 18 and 19. Milton Transit is also pleased to announce the new TransitDayPass, which will allow one adult and up to …

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Burlington Transit New Micro-site

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§      Burlington Transit is pleased to release its new micro-site at http://www.burlington.ca/transit. The site includes a trip-planning option through Google Maps.

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Emerald Ash Borer- Ash Tree Destruction Prevention

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§      The Town of Oakville and AMEC Earth and Environmental Inc. have launched a program to inventory Oakville’s ash trees to prevent destruction by the Emerald Ash Borer. The program uses hyperspectral remote sensing technology. See press release at http://www.oakville.ca/nr-10aug10_1.htm

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Clean Air Council Award

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§      The Town of Oakville recently received a Recognition of Achievement Award at the GTA Clean Air Council’s Clean Air and Climate Change Summit. Initiatives include phasing out bottled water from Town Hall, green purchasing and green fleet procedures, and corporate …

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Power Pledge Results

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§      Halton communities did well in the recent Power Pledge Challenge.  Halton Hills placed 5th, Burlington placed 16th, and Milton placed 18th out of 90 communities across Ontario that registered for the challenge. The results were based on the highest number …

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Motion Regarding Fluoridation in Municipal Water

Aug 25, 2010 No Comments

Submitted By Oakvillegreen
Oakvillegreen has taken a stand against the fluoridation of water. We hope to pursue this over the next couple of years at both the Regional and Provincial level. We were pleased to learn that the Green Party has …

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Late Summer Bulletin – August 18, 2010

Aug 18, 2010 No Comments

Our late summer bulletin is now available here.

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HERE! Update – August 17, 2010

Aug 17, 2010 No Comments

Our latest update can be found
here

The topics in this update are:

•MicroFIT news
•upcoming events
 

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