
Urgent: Protect the Greenbelt!
Various local, regional, provincial and national organizations have reviewed the proposed Bill 23 and associated policy changes, and indicate the Bill will: ● Create a
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.-Al Gore, Founder and Chairman, The Climate Reality Project
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.
*BurlingtonGreen is a non-partisan organization that operates with a solutions-focus.
Various local, regional, provincial and national organizations have reviewed the proposed Bill 23 and associated policy changes, and indicate the Bill will: ● Create a
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
Sometimes a video says it all. Listen. Learn. Take Action. Protect irreplaceable nature. Once it’s gone, it’s gone. BurlingtonGreen is a non-partisan, solution-focused organization. Together
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. Recognizing the value of aggregates to support
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.
BurlingtonGreen has much to learn from Indigenous People and 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.