SUDA periodically issues brief informational documents on topics related to urban development, and which are intended for general audiences. A recent one lists some of the social benefits of sustainable urban development. Releases on this and other topics can be found on SUDA’s website, at www.suda.ca/Information.html.

SUDA recently mailed and e-mailed letters to stakeholders of urban development in Ontario (builders, municipalities, and others) to bring their attention to the importance of sustainable urban development. As you know, the way our towns and cities grow and develop has a profound effect on our environmental, economic and social well-being. Places to Grow legislation [...]

HEN is looking for a Project Assistant to help with the HERE! Halton Enablers of Renewable Energy project. Funding is through the Youth Eco Internship Program. Applicants must be under age 30, not in school, and have a disability. This is a three-month placement. The job is in downtown Oakville at an accessible location. The [...]

  For Climate’s Sake (formerly known as Association for Canadian Educational Resources) is seeking an Executive Director to provide management and organizational development to our growing organization, and to implement our strategic vision.   The goal is to expand existing community-based forest biodiversity monitoring activities and educational programs, strengthen and build partnerships within Ontario. The focus will [...]

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 PV, solar thermal, geothermal, and energy conservation throughout the afternoon. This event is free and [...]

We develop and manufacture organic bar soaps for hair, face, body, and even the dog!!  We are currently in the process of becoming certified through EcoCert Canada.

Our late summer bulletin is now available at http://haltonenvironment.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/HEN100818.pdf.

Mark your calendar for Sat. Sept. 11. HERE! is holding a renewable energy fair at the Halton Regional Centre on Bronte Road just north of the QEW. The fair will take place from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. The fair will include displays by solar and geothermal vendors, home energy auditors, and community groups, plus workshops [...]

Volunteers are needed for Sat. Sept. 11 from 12:00 noon to 4:30 p.m. to help with our Renewable Energy Fair at the Halton Regional Centre, 1151 Bronte Road, just north of the QEW in Oakville.  Duties will include helping with set-up and tear-down, assisting with the registration desk and workshop rooms, and assisting visitors and exhibitors. Please [...]

On Wednesday, August 11, all municipalities registered in the Power Pledge campaign will be participating in a Power Pledge Challenge. The challenge is being sent out to residents to power down for one full business day to reduce energy consumption as much as possible. The OPA will be tracking the amount of energy used/conserved on [...]

Saturday, August 14 is the 7th anniversary of the massive blackout across the Northeastern U.S. and Ontario. Take the challenge and celebrate this day by powering down and having fun with the lights off. Visit www.blackoutday.ca. Since the day falls on a weekend, the municipal Power Pledge Challenge asks you to power down on a [...]

The rate sheet is now available for businesses interested in listing in the 2011 Halton Enviro Guide. The sheet also includes rates for listing and advertising on this website. Basic annual listing fees are only $40 ($30 for non-profit businesses). Please click here for our rate sheet. Click here for our application form. The deadline for inclusion [...]

Date/time: Saturday, August 28, 2010 10:00am – 1:00pm or 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Join Kyla Dixon-Muir, an experienced four-season gardener, and learn about cold frames. Get your garden growing anew for the fall and be ready to harvest greens from October, through winter, into spring. Learn how to extend your growing season without the use of [...]

Thursday, August 12; 8 to 11 p.m. at the Nature Centre. Members: $10.50; Non-members: $13.50 The annual Perseid meteor shower is one of the best shows of the summer night sky. Join Ian Hendry for an evening that will be out of this world. In the event of overcast skies, the program is held indoor [...]

It’s your chance to get your hands dirty and help out Bronte Creek on Saturday, August 7 or 14 from 9:00 to 12:00. Trout Unlimited Canada’s Bronte Creek Watershed Renewal Program aims to protect the many beautiful portions of Bronte Creek while engaging local residents in restoring the aquatic ecosystem of this environmentally significant watershed. [...]

As part of reaching the long‐term vision of restoring the natural features of the Glenorchy Conservation Area in Oakville, Conservation Halton is embarking on the first step in a 10 year restoration plan. With the assistance of the Oakville Community Foundation, Conservation Halton staff will begin a seed collection program in 2010 to collect native [...]

  Time August 17 · 7:00pm – 7:30pm Location Whole Foods Market, Oakville More Info August Peaches: Enjoy the fresh taste of Ontario’s peaches all year long by having your entire family participate in the easy steps of canning and preserving. Join Chef Emerie Brine, a certified red seal chef for over 20 years from [...]

An urgent appeal from PERL   PERL has worked for five years to get our governments to deny an application for a new quarry on Mount Nemo in north Burlington. But now it's crunch time.   In October the Ontario Municipal Board will start to hear the application.  We can be your voice at this [...]

Our latest update can be found at haltonenvironment.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/HERE-Update-July-29-2010.pdf. The topics in this update are: HEN/HERE! website launch upcoming events borrow our energy conservation package

Our mid-summer bulletin is now available at http://haltonenvironment.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/HEN100728.pdf.

Willow Park Ecology Centre (WPEC) Stewardship Committee has partnered with the Ministry of Natural Resources through their Stewardship Rangers program to survey the local WPEC in the floodplain of Silver Creek where it joins the Credit River. On July 28, 29, and 30, volunteers and Rangers will be working together to sample the 2.1‐hectare eco‐park. [...]

It’s your chance to get your hands dirty and help out Bronte Creek on Saturday, August 7 or 14 from 9:00 to 12:00. Trout Unlimited Canada’s Bronte Creek Watershed Renewal Program aims to protect the many beautiful portions of Bronte Creek while engaging local residents in restoring the aquatic ecosystem of this environmentally significant watershed. [...]

By working together, Ontario and Quebec can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of their electricity systems while also keeping rates in check for businesses and consumers. The Ontario Clean Air Alliance and Quebec environmental leader Equiterre today released a report that demonstrates that a key to this approach is a greater emphasis on electricity conservation [...]

On Wednesday, August 11, all municipalities registered in the Power Pledge campaign will be participating in a Power Pledge Challenge. The challenge is being sent out to residents to power down for one full business day to reduce energy consumption as much as possible. The OPA will be tracking the amount of energy used/conserved on that [...]

Open Thursdays 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Located on Willow Street between Mill and Church Streets. Open mid-June to the Thursday before Thanksgiving.

Market open Thursdays, mid-June to Thanksgiving. http://www.downtownacton.ca/FarmersMarket/tabid/89/Default.aspx

Friday, August 20, 2010 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM Kelso Conservation Area presents: Up Join friends and family under the stars to watch an all-time favourite at Kelso Conservation Area. Bring lawn chairs and blankets, relax and enjoy. Show starts at dusk. Regular park admission applies. http://www.conservationhalton.ca/events.cfm?itemid=10006

Friday, August 13, 2010 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM Kelso Conservation Area presents: How to Train Your Dragon Join friends and family under the stars to watch an all-time favourite at Kelso Conservation Area. Bring lawn chairs and blankets, relax and enjoy. Show starts at dusk. Regular park admission applies. http://www.conservationhalton.ca/events.cfm?itemid=10005

Friday, August 6, 2010 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM Kelso Conservation Area presents: Night at the Museum 2 Join friends and family under the stars to watch an all-time favourite at Kelso Conservation Area. Bring lawn chairs and blankets, relax and enjoy. Show starts at dusk. Regular park admission applies. http://www.conservationhalton.ca/events.cfm?itemid=10004

August 7, 2010 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM Watch as Mountsberg’s resident bats drop from their daytime roost to begin their nightly hunting for insects.  Get up close and personal with bats specimens! This great family event also includes activities such as a puppet show, storytelling, and games.  Pre-registration required.Tickets may be purchased online.   [...]

What came first – the butterfly or the egg? Learn all about the fascinating life cycle of this insect favourite, and explore the best butterfly habitats Terra Cotta has to offer. Take home a butterfly-friendly native flower for your own garden.   This event is intended for all ages.   Location: Watershead Learning Centre, Terra [...]

Although frogs are not magicians, they have been performing the disappearing act in recent years. Discover why frog populations are suddenly dropping and how humans can help this species recover. Watch tadpoles surfacing and listen for the variety of frog calls.   This event is intended for all ages.   Location: Watershed Learning Centre, Terra [...]

Saturday, August 21, 2010 10:00am – 4:00pm   with Adam Krop of Evolve Builders Group   With a little know-how you can learn how to select the right soils to make cob and start sculpting the built environment around you.  Cob and various mud-straw building techniques have been used for thousands of years.  It is a [...]

2nd Annual Environmental Awareness Day Saturday, July 24th from 11:30am-2pm Tim Horton’s, 111 Cross Avenue, Oakville Sponsored by Tim Hortons and The Oakville Chamber of Commerce In Association with Kerr Village BIA and Home Depot CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP Bring your old computer equipment and have it recycled. Browse through green exhibits by local vendors and help [...]

This event is for everyone that is interested in things 'green' in the Oakville/Halton area. Join us for a beer and a bite to eat at the Queen's Head Pub. Green Drinks is held on the second Saturday of every month. For more information visit the Meetup group at www.meetup.com/ecopartners

This event is for everyone that is interested in things 'green' in the Oakville/Halton area. Join us for a beer and a bite to eat at the Queen's Head Pub. Green Drinks is held on the second Saturday of every month. For more information visit the Meetup group at www.meetup.com/ecopartners

This event is for everyone that is interested in things 'green' in the Oakville/Halton area. Join us for a beer and a bite to eat at the Queen's Head Pub. Green Drinks is held on the second Saturday of every month. For more information visit the Meetup group at www.meetup.com/ecopartners

This event is for everyone that is interested in things 'green' in the Oakville/Halton area. Join us for a beer and a bite to eat at the Queen's Head Pub. Green Drinks is held on the second Saturday of every month. For more information visit the Meetup group at www.meetup.com/ecopartners

This event is for everyone that is interested in things 'green' in the Oakville/Halton area. Join us for a beer and a bite to eat at the Queen's Head Pub. Green Drinks is held on the second Saturday of every month. For more information visit the Meetup group at www.meetup.com/ecopartners

This event is for everyone that is interested in things 'green' in the Oakville/Halton area. Join us for a beer and a bite to eat at the Queen's Head Pub. Green Drinks is held on the second Saturday of every month. For more information visit the Meetup group at www.meetup.com/ecopartners

Join CVC, the Ontario Invasive Plant Council and the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, as they host a workshop for landowners to help identify invasive plants, trees and shrubs. This workshop will help you learn to assess your property and develop a plan and methods to control these invasive species. http://www.creditvalleyca.ca

On Thursday, July 15, the Burlington Post printed a summary of HERE!'s recent public information meeting in Burlington. At that meeting, HERE!'s Graham Flint discussed solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and MicroFIT, HERE!'s Chris Braekevelt discussed solar thermal and geothermal technologies, and Mike Yakimchuk of BurlingtonGreen discussed community power. Click here to read the article.

The Oakville Beaver published an article on Thursday, July 15 regarding the Ontario Power Authority's recently proposed rate reduction for ground-mounted solar PV installations from 80.2 cents/KWh to 58.8 cents/KWh. Project Coordinator Lisa Seiler and HERE! vendor Ray Jarvis were quoted. The article can be found at www.insidehalton.com.

Each year during Compost Give Away, Halton Region offers compost to Halton residents free of charge. Residents can take up to the equivalent of 7 garbage bags of compost per household.  What should I bring? Your own containers such as: garbage bags yard waste bags reusable containers pick-up bed trailer A Shovel – residents are responsible [...]

From Grey to Green: Whole Foods Market Oakville® Partners with Community to Transform Concrete Slab into Urban Vegetable Garden Whole Foods Market, with partners Transition Oakville, Oakvillegreen, Fern Ridge Landscaping and Peace, Love & Landscaping are inviting the community to help them “take back the land” by turning a piece of concrete in the store’s [...]

This is the third workday for volunteers to come together and help map invasive species at Terra Cotta. Volunteers will assist with data collection by walking the property with a device to locate invasive plants.   Although this is aimed at people who attended the workshop, if anyone else is interested please contact Freyja for more information. [...]

This is the second workday for volunteers to come together and help map invasive species at Terra Cotta. Volunteers will assist with data collection by walking the property with a device to locate invasive plants.   Although this is aimed at people who attended the workshop, if anyone else is interested please contact Freyja for [...]

This is the first workday for volunteers to come together and help map invasive species at Terra Cotta. Volunteers will assist with data collection by walking the property with a device to locate invasive plants.   Although this is aimed at people who attended the workshop, if anyone else is interested please contact Freyja for [...]

The 2010 Fair will be held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 10, 11 and 12.   The Theme of Fall Fair 2010 is : Lady Bug   Your attendance, participation, and enjoyment of the Fair keeps a 164 year old tradition alive.   For more information, visit www.georgetownfallfair.ca.

Acton Fall Fair 2010 — Celebrating 97 years! Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 17, 18, and 19. For more information, visit www.actonfair.ca.

Are you thinking about a cost-effective, greener, and more efficient way to heat and cool your home? HERE! will be having its first ever Geothermal Information Session and GeoTour in Georgetown on Thursday, August 12 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. HERE!’s thermal technology specialist, Chris Braekevelt, will be giving an in-depth presentation on geothermal [...]

Halton Region and Sheridan Nurseries invite residents to enter to win one of three Wise Outdoor Water Use prize packages as part of Halton’s Outdoor Water Use Program – Know Your Colour, Know Your Limits. Visit http://www.halton.ca/waterconservation for contest rules, etc. The contest closes Tuesday, July 27.

Tour local homes equipped with PV systems, solar hot water systems, and/or geothermal systems! HERE! Renewable Energy Technology Specialists, homeowners and/or vendors will be at the tour to answer your renewable energy questions. Please email here.office@gmail.com or phone 905-299-2327 to register. Tour location to be announced. Check back for details.

Tour local homes equipped with PV systems, solar hot water systems, and/or geothermal systems! HERE! Renewable Energy Technology Specialists, homeowners and/or vendors will be at the tour to answer your renewable energy questions. Please email here.office@gmail.com or phone 905-299-2327 to register. Tour location to be announced. Check back for details.

Open Thursdays and Sundays starting at 8:00 a.m. Located in Cooke Plaza on Plains Road East in Burlington. Open May to November. Operated by the Aldershot Lions Club.

Our latest update can be found at haltonenvironment.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/HERE-Update-July-15-2010.pdf. The topics in this update are: microFIT changes TD Bank program upcoming HERE! events Question of the Week: geothermal systems

Our early summer bulletin is now available at  http://haltonenvironment.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/HEN100707.pdf.

Although heat waves are to be expected in southern Ontario, what is unusual about the current one is the record high overnight temperatures. Story at http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/07/07/heat-night-temperatures546.html.

Although plans to build the mid-peninsula highway have been dropped, the Niagara-to-GTA corridor study still proposes to cross the escarpment in the Burlington area to connect the 403 and 407. Story at http://www.insidehalton.com/news/article/842643.   To find out more, visit http://www.niagara-gta.com.

BurlingtonGreen’s summer newsletter is now posted at http://www.burlingtongreen.org/images/downloads/summer%202010%20newsletter%20final.pdf

Two Halton area high schools have gone greener this year by installing solar panels on their rooftops.  Iroquois Ridge High School in Oakville and M.M. Robinson High School in Burlington each installed 50 panels, taking advantage of the Ontario Power Authority's MicroFIT program to generate revenue while teaching students about the importance of protecting the [...]

Interested in solar or geothermal energy for your home or community? HERE! is here to assist you. HERE! is Halton Enablers of Renewable Energy, a project of the Halton Environmental Network (HEN). HERE! is pleased to be partnering with a HEN member group in each municipality to host a series of evening information meetings. Click [...]

The Acton BIA is excited to introduce their very own Farmers’ Market in Downtown Acton.   The Market operates Thursdays from 3 – 7 p.m. and runs from mid June to the Thursday before Thanksgiving.  Market location is downtown Acton on Willow Street between Mill and Church Street.   http://www.downtownacton.ca/FarmersMarket/tabid/89/Default.aspx

The Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) Bikefest is a daylong community celebration of bicycles and all things bicycle related. The Burlington event will be held on Sunday, June 6, 2010 at Spencer Smith Park. The event features activities for cyclists of all skill levels, including: bike corral bike decorating for kids bike drop-off for charity (donation) [...]

Bullfrog Power is pleased to release its Green Power Audit for 2009, broken down by province. See www.bullfrogpower.com/about/2009_Bullfrog_Green_Power_Audit_Report.pdf. Bullfrog is also pleased to announce that the G20 summit in Toronto will be 100% bullfrogpowered.

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.