Walking in a (Not So) Winter Wonderland Over 4000 elementary school kids across Hamilton braved the unusually decent weather on February 8th to walk to school as part of the City of Hamilton’s Winter Walk to School Day. Twenty-five schools registered to participate and enter the creative photo contest put on by the city’s Public [...]
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19 Jul
Soak it Up! Permeable Pavement Workshop
As fields become roads and forests become buildings, storm water from heavy rainfall has nowhere to go but into the sewers. When the quantity of water in our sewers reaches capacity, the water (which may be contaminated with garbage, oil, and chemicals) is sent to Lake Ontario untreated. Many people are bothered by the sight [...]
21 Jun
Summertime is Eco-friendly Party Time!
June 21st marks the first day of summer and the beginning of a season of barbeques, garden parties and late evenings spent on the patio with friends. Green Venture has received a few questions lately about how we can be environmentally friendly when hosting a get-together. Here is the GV Guide to Eco-friendly Summer Parties! [...]
20 Jun
Hamilton’s Clean(er) Air – Celebrating at June’s My Green Adventures
Community members raved about June’s My Green Adventures, held June 6th and 7th. This month, we celebrated clean air in Hamilton. In the past, Hamilton was notorious for its smoggy skyline and poor air quality. However, Clean Air Hamilton’s release of the Air Quality Progress Report 2010 brought good news, reporting a decrease in nearly all [...]
15 Jun
Hamilton Reuses: A Tonne of Opportunity
Every day, many tonnes of waste from homes and businesses in the City of Hamilton are dumped into landfills. To divert some of this waste, it is important that we practice the three R’s: reduce, reuse, and recycle. Most people know to reduce waste by buying only what they need and to recycle by separating [...]
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