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. Below you will discover various issues with calls to action that invite your valued voice.
And we invite you to join Burlington residents and youth to participate in our non-partisan, educational Community Eco-Network where we mobilize our efforts to achieve positive change here in Burlington.
Learn about issues BG has spoken up on to date, discover tips to amplify your voice and sign up for BG News today.
Cartoon by Joel Pett published in 2009, ahead of the Copenhagen climate summit.
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
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
Environmental Defence: July 2, 2021 This week the federal government announced an exciting new target that by 2035, 100% of Canadian car sales will be electric
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.
David Suzuki Foundation: Bill C-28 updates the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. If it is passed, CEPA would become the first federal law to recognize 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
We respectfully acknowledge that our work with the community takes place on traditional Indigenous territories, of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, Six Nations of the Grand River and the Mississauga’s of the Credit, First Nation. This territory is part of the Dish with One Spoon Treaty, an agreement between the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes.
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 caring for and sustaining Mother Earth. We respect the four directions, land, waters, plants, animals, and all the wonderful elements of creation that exist.