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Conservation Halton Works in Partnership with Landowners to Plant Trees

Jan 20, 2012 No Comments by

     Conservation Halton works in partnership with landowners to plant trees on either private or publically owned lands. Here are two forestry programs for landowners who have land they are interested in planting. Contact the forestry department at 905-336-1158 if interested.
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Everyday Heroes film submissions due March 1

Dec 14, 2011 No Comments by

For Canadian youth aged 13-24:

The Everyday Heroes Film Festival celebrates important acts of eco-heroism, both large and small, happening every day across Canada. Winners and finalists will have their silent one-minute film, video, or animation seen by over two million …

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Transition Town Movement

Nov 09, 2011 No Comments by

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.

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Places to return unwanted items

Aug 31, 2011 No Comments by

 
 www.halton.ca/takeitback.ca for materials to go to local businesses.
 www.makethedrop.ca for solvent take-backs.
 www.takebackthelight.ca for lights to retail take-back program.
 www.ontarioTS.ca Tire Stewardship for old tires into Green Products

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Halton landfill toured by Miltongreen

Aug 31, 2011 No Comments by

   Members of Miltongreen toured the Halton Waste Management Site on Saturday,
August 20, 2011 and learned a lot of interesting facts

 
  The ~300 acre site (131 acres for 5 landfill cells) receives the residential
litter of the ~450,000 people in Halton …

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Employer Registry

Aug 29, 2011 No Comments by

Employerregistry.ca is the free, easy to use, on-line connection between the community and educators. Teachers use the registry to find opportunities for their students such as: speakers for their classes, coop placements for students, and site visits for students …

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Ontario report on drinking water

Aug 29, 2011 No Comments

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has released its Annual Report on Drinking Water 2011. See http://www.news.ontario.ca/ene/en/2011/07/ontario-leading-north-america—clean-safe-reliable-drinking-water.html

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Health Impacts of Pollution

Aug 29, 2011 No Comments

The national Air Health Indicator (AHI) provides a view of the public health impacts attributable to outdoor air pollution in Canada. A new report shows increasing cardiopulmonary deaths due to ozone exposure. See http://www.ec.gc.ca/indicateurs-indicators/default.asp?lang=En&n=CB7B92BA-1

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Water Wise Gardening Tips

Aug 17, 2011 No Comments

For water-wise gardening tips, visit http://www.cwf-fcf.org/en/resources/online-articles/news/habitat/water-wise-gardening.html.

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Statistics Canada Report on Human Activity and the Environment

Jul 28, 2011 No Comments

Statistics Canada has produced a report on Human Activity and the Environment 2011: Economy and the environment. Statistics on Canada’s environment are first looked at from an international perspective and are then presented for the following main themes: natural wealth, natural …

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