McMaster Innovation Park (MIP) Tour

Nov 28th-Thanks to the staff at the MIP for a wonderful tour.CEO, Zach Douglas gave a presentation of the history of Innovation Park then show the group around the Atrium and the CANMET-MTL building. There was a focus on the renewable energies being employed as well as what makes the building a model of sustainability.

Hamilton Climate Change Charter

Environment Hamilton participated in the development of the Hamilton Climate Action Charter. This is an exciting development as Hamilton will be the first community in Ontario to create such a Charter.  A copy of this Charter can be downloaded from the Hamilton Climate Change Champions web site. Many Hamilton organizations are signing up,  and you can too as an individual, family, organization or business through the Hamilton Climate Change Champions website.

​The Charter was signed by Mayor Bob Bratina on behalf of the City of Hamilton on Wednesday October 26th 2011.

The Council of Canadians has developed resources at systemchange.ca to discuss the changes needed for the community to reduce the impact our current way of life has on the earth's climate. Localization of the economy, reduction of fossil fuel use and a change from a "growth economy" are all discussed.

Building Community Power Co-operatively

If you are interested in decentralizing power generation in our community, and if you are interested in investing in community power generation (solar and wind) then get involved with the HHEAT project (Hamilton Halton Energy Awareness Team). Check out the Environment Hamilton website and the HHEAT blog for details and updates.

Living the Environment Conference 7

Our Katimavik volunteer is fantastic!

Meditation Workshop

This workshop took place on October 26th at first Unitarian Church Hamilton on Dundurn St. South.

We learned the basics of meditation with instructor Kelly Hilton.

About the Instructor:
Kelly Hilton’s experience in meditation began through yoga training in the Hindu community. Realizing
the many benefits of meditation, Kelly expanded her knowledge by attending numerous workshops and
retreats on topics including meditation philosophy, meditation as life-style, raw foodism, and pranayama
(breath control). Over the last 16 years, Kelly has maintained an intensive Ashtanga yoga practice.