Come out from hibernation, meet your environmental neighbours, and celebrate Earth Month!
Join Brampton’s first ever Environmental Celebration and Grow Green Awards.Attend the BEA Member Meeting at the same time.
Your BEA events team has been busy with Brampton city staff organizing an Earth Month celebration! This family oriented event includes earth friendly activities for both kids and adults including interpretive walks, rides, litter clean up, and more. Leo will be putting on a unicycle show. Who knows, he may even let you try it out!
We will also be recognizing environmental volunteers and leaders during an awards ceremony followed by a short BEA meeting.
Students Rajbalinder Ghatoura and Gavin Lin reflect on their time supporting the Brampton Environmental Alliance as student interns.
Rajbalinder Ghatoura is a fourth year student in Environmental Studies at York University. He is also a Brampton resident who has been involved in several environmental initiatives starting when he was in Grade 7! As a secondary school student, Rajbalinder was one of the founding members of Human Impact Environment, a youth focused environmental not-for-profit organization.
Here is a video that Rajbalinder produced summarizing his time working with the BEA as the Director of Memberships.
Gavin Lin is also a fourth year student at York University in Environmental Studies. Gavin’s focus is urban planning and incorporating sustainable practices as part of city building. Although he is a resident of Mississauga, Gavin chose to join the BEA as a student intern last fall. He continues to support the BEA as a Board member at large. Here is Gavin’s description of his time at the BEA.
“My experience working with the Brampton Environmental Alliance (BEA) as a student placement has been very pleasant. The BEA is a professional organization with an active board of members who are each very passionate about their role while creating positive change in the city of Brampton through different environmentally focused initiatives. I was able to attend their regular meetings and take part in different aspects of the organization such as marketing, website development, and research.“
“Outside of board meetings I had weekly meetings with my supervisors Stacey and Rajbalinder, they were extremely friendly and were able to help me stay organized during my placement. They also continuously encouraged me to build and improve on my skills throughout the term. The entire placement was a very good opportunity for me and I appreciated the level of professionalism and communication I experienced. “
“In my experience with the Brampton Environmental Alliance, I have been able to be a part of a growing community of passionate individuals looking to create a positive change for Brampton and I would encourage any environmentally driven students and individuals to apply and be a part of this initiative.“
The BEA currently has opportunities for student interns to fill roles for the spring, summer, and fall of 2022. Anyone interested is welcome to apply by forwarding their resume and cover letter to, info@bramptonea.org.
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is currently accepting applications for the Great Lakes Local Action Fund to protect and restore Great Lakes’ watersheds including connecting rivers. The Provincial Government has earmarked up to $1.9 million for the second round of funding to support local projects that can demonstrate positive environmental impact on these watersheds. Community based projects must be submitted by March 11, 2022 and address one of the following priorities:
Naturalization and restoration
Protecting habitat
Shoreline cleanup
Applicants must be registered through www.ontario.ca/GetFunding for a “Transfer Payment Ontario” TPO Account. To qualify, the project may be led by one or more of the following:
Community-based organizations
Environmental non-profits
Indigenous communities
Small businesses
Conservation authorities
Municipalities
Eligible expenses can include:
Staff salaries
Goods including the purchase of plants, trees, shovels, garbage pickers, bags, gloves, boots, etc.
Services including web-design, technical design, consultants, etc.
Equipment/Capital/Rental
Giveaways for volunteers and participants
Travel and hospitality expenses are not eligible for the Great Lakes Local Action Fund.
The City of Brampton has created a new award program to recognize individuals, businesses, organizations and institutions in the city that have demonstrated environmental leadership and have significantly contributed to the “Grow Green” vision of conserving, enhancing, and balancing our natural and built environments to create a healthy, sustainable, and resilient Brampton. Nominations will be accepted until February 28th, 2022 and the awards will be handed out during an Earth Day Environmental Festival to be held at Norton Place Park on Saturday April 23rd.
The Climate Change Award will be given to an individual and a business/organization that has significantly contributed to advancing climate change mitigation, adaptation, awareness/knowledge, and or actions.
The Stewardship Award will be given to an individual and a business/organization that has significantly contributed to the advancement of environmental sustainability iniitiatives related to the conservation and/or stewardship of trees, natural heritage systems, water, and/or the reduction of waste.
The Environmental Youth Award will be given to an individual or youth group that has demonstrated exceptional achievement in the advancement of environmental protection, climate change actions, and/or sustainability.
The Environmental Legacy Award will be given to an individual who has provided outstanding personal service and ongoing contributions to advance the “Grow Green” vision of conserving, enhancing, and balancing our natural and built environments to crate a healthy, resilient and sustainable city.
The next meeting of the Brampton Environmental Alliance will be held virtually on Wednesday February 23rd. Informal networking at 6:15pm. The member meeting starts at 6:30pm sharp! The regular public meeting follows immediately after starting at 7:00pm Click the Register button for your free ticket.
Member Meeting to vote on BEA business items 6:30-7:00pm
Approve the BEA year end date Approve the BEA by-law document Approve BEA Treasurers Report
General Public Meeting
Spotlight Presentation
Bill Godfrey and friends
P.A.L. is single-handedly advancing the city’s litter-free Brampton goals more than anyone in history.” Bill Godfrey
