Brampton Environmental Alliance
If you are a senior over 55 living in Brampton, let us know if you are interested in becoming a Sustainability on My Mind instructor. Put on by the Sustainable Community Aid Network (SCAN), this project is an extension to a series of successful events that were delivered in Mississauaga last year. Workshops will be delivered by seniors to seniors living in Brampton South. Workshop topics will be related to wellness and healthy sustainable living.
BEA Board members David and Dayle Laing, along with BEA member Cindy Evans visited MP Sonia Sidhu at her Parliamentary Office on Wednesday June 19th. Topics discussed included the status of the Active Transportation Fund, the New Horizons for Seniors grant program and general concerns about current government policy regarding the environment.
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The BEA Board couldn’t be more proud that two of our members received awards at last Saturday’s Grow Green Festival, hosted by the City of Brampton at Jim Archdekin Recreation Centre.
Climate Change Award, Individual: Julius Lindsay Stewardship Award, Individual: Jeya Thavachandren Stewardship Award, Business/Organization: The Food Quotient Environmental Youth Award: Human Nature Projects Canada Environmental Legacy Award: Pauline Thornham
The Government of Canada has published a sparse but alarming Discussion Paper that proposes sweeping reforms to federal assessment and permitting processes. The overall goal of the Paper is to simplify and shorten these processes so that major projects can be approved and implemented more quickly. The public consultation period on the Discussion Paper has been extended until July 22, 2026. I have reviewed submissions by the Canadian Environmental Law Association, 350.org and Environmental Defence. All three have grave concerns about what the government is proposing to do. Here is a nutshell summary of what the Discussion Paper proposes:
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Hosted by Brampton Environmental Alliance in collaboration with Toronto Climate Week
Sunday June 7, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Dorchester Park, Brampton (Meeting point details will be confirmed upon registration)
What if your front yard, backyard, or boulevard could become a haven for bees, butterflies, and the plants that sustain them — right here in Brampton?
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Pollinators are essential to healthy ecosystems, food production, biodiversity, and climate resilience across Ontario. Creating pollinator gardens with native plants and installing bee hotels are simple but powerful ways communities can support declining native bee populations while helping mitigate climate change through healthier urban ecosystems.
Continue reading “BEA partners with Plant Powered for the Earth to bring an exciting Pollinator Habitat workshop and program to WG Davis SPS.”
Most of us put something into the blue box every week and hope it gets recycled properly. Have you ever wondered what actually happens behind the scenes after the truck picks it up? How much of it actually gets recycled? Or, why materials need to be separated into the blue, black or green bins?
These are important questions that our BEA team is aiming to answer at an upcoming interactive workshop on Thursday, June 04, 2026. There you will learn why it is important to separate your waste, how to dispose of it in a way that has the least environmental impact, and how discarded material, like an old yogurt container, eventually become new packaging again.
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The BEA has partnered with Brampton Forestry and the Association of Canadian Educational Resources, (ACER) to provide tree monitoring services to sites at Batsman and Gore Meadows Parks. Students from Louise Arbour and Fletcher’s Meadows Secondary Schools participated in the 2-day event, Batsman Park on May 02nd and Gore Meadows Park on May 16th.
The Brampton Environmental Alliance is pleased to announce a collaboration with ClimateFast to bring climate accountability and transparency to the City of Brampton. ClimateFast is a volunteer-led not-for-profit organization driving climate action through education and civic engagment. Now, through the Brampton Environmental Alliance website, you can access a searchable database of votes made by Brampton City Council on climate and environmental issues during this 2022-2026 term. With this database we can now see how our Council stacks up on climate leadership.
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I just returned from a 2-week bike and boat tour in the Netherlands. It was a transformative experience, seeing first-hand how a society and economy can be built where the car is not the primary mode of transport, where most energy requirements are met by renewable sources, and where climate action is a visible and normalized part of daily life.
