Believe in the power of your own voice. The more noise you make, the more accountability you demand from your leaders, the more our world will change for the better.
To ensure a healthy, resilient environment now and for the future, together we must amplify our collective voice to activate stronger environmental leadership and decision-making by all levels of government.
Further below you will discover various issues with calls to action that invite your valued voice.
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The role birds play in creating a healthy and thriving ecosystem cannot be underestimated. They pollinate plants, disperse seeds, help control pest populations, play a
On February 9th, Halton Regional Council will vote on Halton’s preferred growth plan for the next 30 years. Together we must speak up to convince regional
If you had a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve in your community, would you do everything you could to safeguard it? In fact, Burlington’s escarpment is part of the
Support (TEC) Tyandaga Environmental Coalition’s efforts to protect the estimated 9,000 mature trees that are threatened by the Meridian quarry expansion. BurlingtonGreen recognizes the value of and need
Each year BurlingtonGreen organizes a city-wide Community Clean up where residents get outside to clean up their neighbourhoods, schoolyards and parks. Each year, residents find LOTS of plastic bags. Bags in trees.
Halton Region conducts its Official Plan review every 5 years and the process is underway now. It’s vital we have government policies and associated practices in place
As stewards of the earth, we have the responsibility to honour and respect the four directions, land, waters, plants, animals, and all of the wonderful elements of creation that exist.
We honour all the First Nation, Métis and Inuit people who have been living on the land since time immemorial and we recognize their leadership in protecting and caring for Mother Earth.
In Burlington, our work with the community takes place within the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, represented by Treaty 14 and 19 and on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabeg (Ah-nish-in-nah-beg), Attawandaron (At-tah-wahn-da-ron), Haudenosaunee (Ho-den-oh-sho-nee) and Metis peoples.
We honour these rightful caretakers of this sacred land surrounding the Great Lakes, and we are grateful for their teachings.
We encourage everyone to continually learn from and about the Indigenous community where you live, and how we can each meaningfully honour the calls to action for Truth and Reconciliation.