Media Conference on Climate Change in Hamilton Thursday, May 3 at 9:30 am Council Chambers – 2nd floor – Hamilton City Hall 71 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario Representatives of the following agencies and groups will participate and provide information on the noteworthy effects of climate change already evident in the Hamilton area. The Hamilton [...]
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10 Apr
Climate Change Poster Reception
Artwork created by Hamilton high school students for the 2nd Annual Fighting Climate Change Poster Contest will be exhibited at a public reception at the Central Library, 55 York Blvd., on Friday, April 13th from 7 pm – 9 pm. The public are invited to see what Hamilton high school students have to say about [...]
3 Apr
Stormwater Walkers: Exploring Stormwater Concerns in Your Community
Have you ever been on a Jane’s Walk? Named in honour of Jane Jacobs, an urban planning guru and activist, a Jane’s walk is a free community walking tour that connects people to their environment and also to their neighbours. Thousands of people have taken part in Jane’s Walks across North America. On Saturday May [...]
2 Apr
How Many Garbage Bags Can I Put Out Right Now in Hamilton?
Here is an internal memo from one of our staff re garbage bag limits as of now: As you may have heard a lot about waste pickup changes in Hamilton here’s the straight dope: This is the waste calendar for EcoHouse (22 Veevers Dr.) for April 2012 to March 2013: http://old.hamilton.ca/CityServices/Garbage-and-Recycling/Images/Friday-Purple.pdf Please note that from [...]
2 Apr
Federal Government Cancels Katimavik Program
Update: April 10, 2012 Found this great pdf document: “Investing in Katimavik” – provides data that demonstrates why the Katimavik program is so valuable to all Canadians! Pete. Original Post: Hi friends, We at Green Venture were very disappointed when we received the announcement below from our Katimavik partners. Not only does this program provide [...]
8 Mar
Green Venture Digs Into Doggy Doo-Doo (again)
Media Release Green Venture Digs Into Doggy Doo-Doo (again) Pet Waste Composting Workshops – April 11 & 28, 2012 For immediate distribution Hamilton: Winter’s waning means deep doggy-doo deposits are suddenly surfacing. Every time it rains, runoff contaminated with pet waste finds its way into Hamilton Harbour. Using a pet waste composter protects water quality [...]
17 Feb
Green Venture’s EcoHouse Wins HMHC “Energy Conservation in Heritage” Recognition Award!
Green Venture is proud to announce that we have won the Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee 2011 HMHC “Energy Conservation in Heritage” Recognition Award for our work installing a solar photovoltaic (PV) system on EcoHouse (aka Glen Manor – The Veevers Estate). Established in 2007, the HMHC Heritage Recognition Awards were created to highlight the achievements [...]
13 Feb
City of Hamilton Receives National Recognition for Climate Change Action
Below is a press release from the City of Hamilton announcing the recognition Hamilton received at the recent Federation of Canadian Municipalities conference. Although we have much more to do, it’s great to see Hamilton get recognized for action on sustainability issues. We should celebrate this achievement together and help it stoke the fire on [...]
30 Jan
Feds terminate popular ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes program early
Below is a press release from the coordinator of the Save ecoENERGY group that Green Venture supports. Green Venture expects to be dramatically affected by the termination of the ecoENERGY program; this will also have serious repercussions on our staff and on our efforts to reduce GHGs locally. The energy auditing industry is an industry [...]
10 Jan
Poster Contest
Green Venture and Clean Air Hamilton are pleased to launch our second annual Fighting Climate Change poster contest for Hamilton high school students. The contest encourages youth to come up with creative ways to fight climate change, to encourage and inspire their peers to take action, and to use art to express their concern for [...]
Pete Wobschall
Clare W
Jordan Fysh
Kirstin Silvera
Green Venture
Michael Gemmell
Kathryn Gold
Matthew Sweet
