Senior Program & Youth Coordinator
Kale has been a part of the BurlingtonGreen team since he was introduced to the organization through his high school co-op placement in 2008. He was BG’s first event Youth Program Coordinator and has been instrumental in the launch and development of the BurlingtonGreen Youth Network, Healthy Habitats, Kids Go Green, Burlington Transit Youth Ambassador and Event Greening Programs.
In addition to his passion for sustainability, he is also very involved in the world of Holistic Health. With a strong belief that healthy humans create a healthy planet, he does his best to balance his time between his environmental work with BurlingtonGreen and his work as a Holistic Health Practitioner and Meditation Facilitator.
Some of his environmental achievements include::
Kale’s valuable contributions have been recognized at various times, including:
Kale’s favourite quote:
“The world is changed by your example, not your opinion” – Paulo Coehlo
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.
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