Oakville Community Centre for Peace Ecology and Human Rights

Halton Eco Festival Sponsorship

Grants Made:

$500 - March 20, 2008

The 8^th Annual Halton Eco Festival, a free, Earth Day environmental fair held Saturday, April 19 at the Glen Abbey Recreation Centre features 18 educational workshops. This year’s theme is environmental sustainability. The event raises public awareness about the importance of individual action on environmental stewardship. In addition to the workshops, the 2008 Halton Eco Festival features two hockey rinks filled with 100 exhibitors (displaying their many green environmental products, services and campaigns), including nine sponsoring organizations.

Happy #BiodiversityDay! The #ONGreenbelt is home to 78 of over 200 provincially at-risk species. #WhatcanIdo? http://t.co/1sQqyThQpS about 18 hours ago

For fresh air, clean water, healthy local food, and a thriving economy with good jobs Ontario’s Greenbelt is the solution. At more than 1.8 million acres, it’s the world’s largest permanently protected greenbelt, keeping our farmlands, forests, wetlands safe and sustainable.The Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation works to help keep farmers successful, strengthen local economies, and protect and grow natural features.