Archive for July, 2012

List your business in the 2013 Halton Enviro Guide

Jul 27, 2012 No Comments by

2012 Halton Enviro Guide coverThe business package for the 2013 Halton Enviro Guide is now available. 10,000 copies of this popular directory and environmental guide will be printed and distributed throughout Halton.

List your …

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Mid-summer bulletin July 25, 2012

Jul 25, 2012 No Comments by

Click here for the July 25, 2012 edition of our bulletin. The next bulletin will be published on August 15, 2012.

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Enviro Tip – Camping

Jul 25, 2012 No Comments by

Top 10 things to know when camping
[Ontario Parks]

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Guide to Urban Trees

Jul 25, 2012 No Comments by

To help people select, plant and care for native trees and shrubs, Oakvillegreen has produced a new brochure. The pdf version of Trees: A guide to selecting, planting and caring for trees, is available on the Oakvillegreen website. The …

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Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund

Jul 25, 2012 No Comments by

The Province of Ontario is launching a new initiative to help communities protect their part of the Great Lakes.

The Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund provides grants to community groups for grassroots activities such as cleaning up a beach or …

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Halton Active Transportation Plan

Jul 25, 2012 No Comments by

Halton Region has launched new pages on its website to gather feedback from residents about opportunities to improve people-powered travel throughout the Region.

The first Regional Active Transportation Plan will help connect communities, making it easier for people to walk, bike …

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HEN and friends

Jul 16, 2012 No Comments

HEN and MiltonGreen at the market HEN and Bfast at Car Free Sunday

HEN staffed a booth at the Milton Farmers' Market on Sat. July 14 and at Downtown Burlington's Car Free …

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HEN Bulletin July 11, 2012

Jul 11, 2012 No Comments

Click here for the July 11, 2012 edition of our bulletin. The next bulletin will be published on July 25, 2012.

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Oakville air quality has improved

Jul 11, 2012 No Comments

Oakville's air quality has improved since 2004. Between 2004 and 2010, Oakville's particulate matter (PM) 2.5 levels dropped by 33 per cent.

The improvement is mainly due to reduced emissions by the industrial sector. Only small reductions were seen in the …

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Oakville aims for substantial increase in transit use

Jul 11, 2012 No Comments

Oakville Planning & Development Council has approved in principle the new Transportation Master Plan, Switching Gears, which works toward an increase in modal share for public transit to 20 percent in 2031 from the current 6 percent. The condition put …

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