Wildflower Planting at McMaster Forest! - Nature @ McMaster 23/04/2026 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Register at our Eventbrite page (link)! Join Nature at McMaster for an Earth Week planting event in collaboration with the Carolinian Canada Coalition! Kick off Earth…

🌷 Wildflower Planting at McMaster Forest

Kick off Earth Week 2026 by planting native wildflowers to support local ecosystems 📅 April 23 | 2 pm 📍 McMaster Forest, Hamilton

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Burlington Beach, Burlington, ON — A Greener Future Help us Build a Bench — one cigarette butt at a time. This April, A Greener Future is challenging communities across Canada to help us collect 1 million cigarette butts during the 2026 UNSMOKE…

🚭 UNSMOKE Butt Blitz

Collect cigarette butts to turn toxic litter into something lasting and useful for the community. 📅 April 22 | 6 pm 📍 1094 Lakeshore Road, Burlington

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Earth Week Nature Walk - Nature @ McMaster 21/04/2026 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Join Nature at McMaster for a guided nature walk through Cootes Paradise! Learn about the plants, trees, birds, and other wildlife that calls Hamilton home. All our…

🚶 Earth Week Nature Walk

Join Nature at McMaster for a guided walk through Cootes Paradise to learn about local plants, birds, and wildlife 📅 April 21 | 10 PM 📍 Ravine Road Trail, Hamilton

Details: nature.mcmaster.ca/events/earth...

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Trivia for Nature 2026 - Hamilton Naturalists' Club Save the date for a fun evening of general trivia and support HNC’s stewardship work. Tickets are $15 per person - ticket sales are online only this year to streamline the process and avoid…

🛶 Earth Day Canoe Paddle at Cootes Paradise

Celebrate Earth Day with a guided evening paddle through the beautiful Cootes Paradise marsh 📅 April 22 | 6 PM 📍 Meeting location @ Mcmaster Canoe Launch

Details: hamiltonnature.org/event/trivia...

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Trivia for Nature 2026 - Hamilton Naturalists' Club Save the date for a fun evening of general trivia and support HNC’s stewardship work. Tickets are $15 per person - ticket sales are online only this year to streamline the process and avoid…

❔ Trivia For Nature 2026

Lively evening of trivia in support of HNC’s stewardship work, with chances to win prizes. 📅 April 18 | 7 PM 📍 St. Paul’s United Church, 29 Park St W, Dundas

Details: hamiltonnature.org/event/trivia...

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Bruleville Nature Park Info Session #2 - Hamilton Naturalists' Club Bruleville Nature Park is now home to an HNC Urban Forest Stewardship Project, and we want you to be a part of it! Join us for a Community Information Session & Discussion about restoring and caring…

🌳 Bruleville Nature Park Info Session

Join the discussion on restoring and caring for one of Hamilton’s urban forests. 📅 April 9 | 6 PM 📍 265 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton

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CJM X Community Garden Climate Café Join us for our climate café, featuring food, crafts and a down-to-earth discussion focused around climate anxiety and community!

🌻 CJM X Community Garden Climate Café

Enjoy a fun gathering on sustainability—connect, learn, and support local initiatives 📅 April 6 | 6PM 📍 Bridges Cafe, Hamilton

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EANOA: Nature Programming for Ages 50+! Enhancing Access to Nature for Older Adults and Seniors, also referred to as Enhancing Access to Nature and EANOA for short, is a developing Green Venture project aimed to increase and improve access…

👴👵 EANOA: Nature Programming for Ages 50+

Enjoy time in nature, learn new horticultural skills, and connect with other seniors. 📅 April 2, 10, and 16 |11 PM 📍 22 Veevers Drive, Hamilton

👉https://www.greenventure.ca/enhancing-access-event2

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Showing up to the Crisis Explore strategies to recognize climate distress, apply strength based approaches, and integrate frameworks into clinical care and delivery

❤️ Showing Up To the Crisis

Recognize climate distress, apply strength-based approaches, and integrate frameworks into care 📅 April 15 |9:30AM 📍 Indwell- Dr. John M. Perkins Centre

👉https://bit.ly/4dLirF9

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Enjoy the fresh start of spring, connect with nature, and take part in small community activities this April! 🌱✨

Follow the thread to see what’s going on this month, and check out the links to find the registrations for all of the events listed.

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💼 Theme: Local Economy

Energy Efficient Businesses
Action: Partner with TechPlace to help local businesses access energy efficiency programs. The City will support small and medium-sized businesses by providing education and connecting them to available incentives

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Community Energy Actions Cont.

Burlington Hydro Sustainability
Action: Support Burlington Hydro’s Sustainability Plan by assessing grid capacity, planning upgrades, strengthening resilience, and supporting community education as electricity demand grows

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Community Energy Actions

Residential Solar
Action: Reintroduce the solar permit grant to encourage rooftop solar installations

Community Energy Systems
Action: Explore low-carbon district energy using thermal energy, waste heat, storage, and renewables

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⚡ Subtheme: Community Energy

Community Energy supports the shift to low-carbon energy and reduced fossil fuel use. As buildings and transportation electrify, the grid must meet rising demand while staying resilient. Solar and grid capacity planning are key to this transition.

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🚌 Transit Actions Cont.

Transit Signal Priority
Action: Expand Transit Signal Priority technology to reduce delays and improve on-time performance

Green Transit
Action: Transition the transit fleet to long-term, low-carbon solutions

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🚌 Transit Actions

Fare Strategies
Action: Work with partners to improve fare programs and make transit more affordable and connected

Transit Priority
Action: Invest in measures that improve transit travel times and reliability

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🚌 Subtheme: Transit

Public transit is a cost-effective, convenient alternative to driving that reduces congestion, air pollution, and local CO₂ emissions. Increasing ridership is one of the most impactful ways individuals can lower their carbon footprint.

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🚌 Transportation Actions Cont.

Electric Micro-Mobility
Action: Update e-bike and e-scooter policies and improve safety through infrastructure and education

Pedestrian Network
Action: Invest in the Pedestrian Master Plan to enhance safety and connectivity

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🚗 Transportation Actions

Cycling Network Improvements
Action: Continue investing in projects that expand the central cycling network and maintain existing cycling infrastructure

Car Share
Action: Explore and attract car-share programs to Burlington

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🚗 Subtheme: Transportation

Many car trips in Burlington are under 5 km — distances that could easily be walked, cycled, or scooted. Shifting these short trips to active and micro-mobility options can significantly reduce community emissions.

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💭Burlington’s Strategy

Approved in 2023, the Integrated Mobility Plan's focus is to:
Rebalance transportation
Increase person-movement capacity
Reduce reliance on private vehicles

The Climate Plan supports this through: Transportation and Transit

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📝 Key Statistics

• Transportation accounts for 46% of emissions
• 71% of local trips are made by car
• 2.9M transit rides in 2023 removed ~70,000 vehicle trips off local roads
• Switching to transit can reduce 2.2 tonnes CO₂ per person per year

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📝🌱 Burlington released their new Climate Plan for 2026-2031, and it states that transportation is Burlington’s largest source of emissions and is the biggest opportunity for emissions reduction in Burlington.

Follow the thread to learn more!

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🏗️ Low Carbon New Development Actions

Low-Carbon Building Guidelines and Standards
Action: Explore policy updates to support more energy-efficient, low-carbon buildings

EV-Ready New Development
Action: Review EV-ready policies and track implementation

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🏢 Low Carbon New Development

The Plan also addresses new development.

👉With 29,000 new homes planned by 2031, building efficiently from the start is key.
👉The City promotes energy efficiency, climate resilience, and EV-ready infrastructure.

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Energy Efficient Retrofits

👉 With over 74,000 dwellings, many require energy efficiency improvements.
👉 Retrofits enhance insulation, air tightness, and performance.
👉 The City supports residents through resources and incentives.

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📝 Key Statistics

• Natural gas (mainly for heating) makes up 46% of emissions.
• Residential buildings account for 24% of emissions.
• 61% of homes were built before 1991 — making retrofits essential.

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Burlington released their new Climate Plan for 2026-2031, and it’s clear that buildings are a major part of Burlington’s climate story 🏢🌱

How homes are upgraded and built today will shape Burlington’s emissions for decades to come.

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Frozen Promenade along Spencer Smith Park in Burlington, Ontario

Shot on Sony Alpha a99ii

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Winter Walk at Sheelah Dunn Dooley Nature Sanctuary - Hamilton Naturalists' Club Join HNC staff Jen and Brittany for a winter walk through Sheelah Dunn Dooley Nature Sanctuary. We'll explore the property in a new season and see what animals might be active right now. Dress for…

🚶‍♀️❄️ Winter Walk at Sheelah Dunn Dooley Nature Sanctuary

Explore the landscape and spot active wildlife. 📅 Feb 14 | 1–3 pm 📍 Sheelah Dunn Dooley Nature Sanctuary

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