Brampton Environmental Alliance
The Credit Valley Conservation Authority (CVC), celebrated the 5th anniversary of the Fletcher’s Creek Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP), by hosting an event this past Saturday October 5th at Fred Klein Park. A beautiful fall day attracted residents to come out for a nature walk, an invasive species pull and a celebratory free lunch!
Last week at a news conference , Premier Doug Ford confirmed that his government is considering a province-wide ban on bike lanes where their installation would require removal of a vehicle lane. This proposal may be good populist politics. The topic of bike lanes is contentious. It often elicits visceral negative reactions, from business owners who see them as a threat to commerce, from neighbourhood groups who see them as a threat to what they believe is their God-given right to on street parking and, from drivers in general, who see bike lanes as a loss of their allocated road space and an addition of complexity to their already mentally and emotionally challenging commute. Yet the installation of bike lanes, as part of a broader vision for allowing more choice in how we travel, is a potential antidote for many of today’s environmental, social and economic challenges.
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The City of Brampton is updating the current 2015 Transportation Master Plan. The revised Mobility Plan will guide City investment in transportation infrastructure over the coming years. The Plan will move the City towards the 2040 Vision to be “a mosaic of safe, integrated transportation choices and new modes, contributing to civic sustainability, and emphasizing walking, cycling, and transit.”
Source: 2016 Transportation Tomorrow Survey
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On Saturday September 14th, the BEA participated in a fall Ecofest event in support of the Credit Valley Conservation Authority. Organized by Unifor’s GTA West Environmental Council, the event boasted food, live music, kids games, and local beer supplied by Goodlot Brewery. All proceeds from the beer sales as well as a silent auction went to supporting the Credit Valley Foundation.
Continue reading “BEA participates in fall Ecofest event”From advocacy campaigns to pollinator garden stewardship, there’s lots of environmental events this fall in Brampton to keep you informed and engaged.
Come visit the BEA table at this Saturday’s Ecofest, organized by Unifor in support of the Credit Valley Conservation Authority.
Participate in planting and stewardship events at Dearbourne Park this week and next week.
Get a free tree, courtesy of the City of Brampton this Saturday at Norton Place Park.
Learn how Emerald Energy from Waste’s proposal for a six times expansion of their Brampton waste burn facility will affect you by attending a seminar on Wednesday October 9th at Century Gardens Recreation Centre.
Celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Fletchers Creek Sustainable Neighbourhood Program at Fred Kein Park on Saturday October 5th. Or interact with local artist at the Catchbasin Art Project at Eastbourne Park on the same day.
All these events and more. Visit https://www.bramptonea.org/events/ for more information and to register.
This is the eighth in a series of posts on our journey to navigate government grants and loans available for home energy retrofits and to replace our natural gas furnace with a cold-climate heat pump. Click here to see all articles in the series .
I want to share our first experience with our heat pump now working as an air conditioner. In a word, FANTASTIC!
Once the weather gets consistently milder my habit has been to turn off the furnace and open the windows to bring in some fresh air. This year we were able to do that in early May. I have typically only turned the A/C on when we experience hot weather over multiple days.
Continue reading “Heat Pump Chronicles Vol 8.”
The Emerald Energy from Waste facility has been operating in Peel since 1992, initially built and operated by Algonquin Power. The Region cancelled a waste burning contract with Algonquin in 2012 but the facility was sold to Emerald shortly thereafter and has been continuing operations by consuming waste from industrial, commercial and institutional sources.
In 2016, the Region considered building its own waste burning facility but cancelled those plans due to concerns about the pollution a second facility would emit. Instead it embarked on a plan to divert 75% of its waste by 2034, through a combination of improved policies, procedures and, technologies related to waste reduction, reuse, recycling and, composting.
Continue reading “BEA delegates to Peel Regional Council”
This summer, with financial support from TRCA’s “Building a Healthy and Connected Bramalea” project, the BEA is providing 3 programs to the residents of Brampton – specifically aimed at engaging residents living in the E,F and K sections of Bramalea. This area has been highlighted as part of TRCA’s Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP). The objective of Bramalea SNAP is to foster neighbourhood revitalization that integrates local community interests and sustainability objectives under the overarching theme of working together for a green, healthy, and welcoming Bramalea SNAP neighbourhood.
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This is the seventh in a series of posts on our journey to navigate government grants and loans available for home energy retrofits and to replace our natural gas furnace with a cold-climate heat pump. Click here to see all articles in the series .
“The cheque is in the mail”. That’s what Kirby, Enbridge’s Customer Service agent might as well have said to me. I was speaking with him on February 6th, 2024, four months after we installed our Mitsubishi Zuba cold-climate heat pump.
Continue reading “Heat Pump Chronicles Vol. 7”
Pollinators are birds, bats, bees, butterflies and other small mammals that pollinate plants. They do this by collecting pollen on their bodies as they move about in search of food. In the process of travelling around they leave some of that pollen behind on many plants allowing those plants to re-produce.
Continue reading “Pollinator Week June 17-23”