As summer vacations wind down and families prepare to jump back into familiar routines, it is a great time to adopt some simple, sustainable habits that benefit both your household and the environment. Try a Greener Commute In Burlington, transportation sources and existing buildings are the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in our community. … More A Greener Back to School Season
The Burlington Chamber of Commerce’s Business Excellence Awards were held on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. This event recognized 62 finalists across eight categories including: The City of Burlington was nominated for an Environmental Impact Award and then announced as one of six finalists earlier this year. While we were not the winner of our category, … More City of Burlington a Finalist for the 2025 Business Excellence Awards in the Environmental Impact Award Category
Earth Hour began in Sydney, Australia in 2007 as a movement to take action on climate change. At first, the action was symbolic, asking people to turn their lights off for one hour. Earth Hour eventually included messaging around biodiversity and the importance of protecting and restoring nature. Since 2023, the message has focused on … More Earth Hour – Going Beyond the Hour
Our everyday choices as to how we move from one place to another, where we live, and how we heat our homes add up and has a huge impact on our community carbon emissions and our finances. Check out some of the initiatives happening in February that can help you become a bit more active … More Conserve Energy and Get Active This February
Happy New Year! In keeping with a relatively new tradition, our ‘year in review’ summary provides us an opportunity to share some of our ongoing achievements. In 2024, we published 31 posts and had the most visitors and views to our blog for a given year. We never imagined when we started this blog in … More 2024: A Year in Review
Did you know that the City of Burlington has an idling control bylaw to limit unnecessary idling and that idling for more than one minute can result in a $120 ticket? Idling and Climate Change In April 2019, Burlington City Council passed a Climate Emergency Declaration “that Council and staff immediately increase the priority of … More Idling gets you nowhere. Turn your engines OFF!
Calling all Burlingtonians! Can we collectively carry out 200,000 eco actions by 2030? BurlingtonGreen thinks we can! If you live, work, or go to post-secondary school in Burlington, consider sharing your eco actions to protect and care for our environment with BurlingtonGreen. They will track, report, and celebrate your eco actions with the hope of … More Share Your Eco Actions
For over 50 years Canadian Environment Week has been celebrated around World Environment Day (June 5) to highlight environmental accomplishments and encourage Canadians to conserve and protect our environment. This year, Canadian Environmental Week is taking place from June 2 to 8, 2024. We thought we’d take the opportunity to highlight 10 ways we’re making … More Ten ways we’re making a difference for the environment
Are you a fan of winter? If you are, you thrive on the natural beauty of the season and if necessary, even travel to an area with conditions that are just right for winter scenery or activities. Those who are not fans of winter are likely counting the days to spring. You might also be … More Celebrate Winter Walk Day: You’re Closer Than You Think!
Happy New Year! As John Lennon and Yoko Ono sang, “Another year over, a new one just begun.” So, we thought this is a good time to highlight the 37 Take Action Burlington blog posts published in 2023, our highest ever since we started the blog in 2015! With City Council declaring a climate emergency … More 2023: A Year in Review
As the last few carefree summer days are winding down and the first day of school approaches, let’s consider how we can take action to reduce our impact on our local environment. Getting to and from school If you live close enough to school in urban areas – within 1.6 km for elementary students and … More Back to School Eco-Friendly Tips
Are you a newcomer youth between the ages of 15 and 29? Would you like to learn more about climate change, gain practical skills to take action in your community, and make new friends? If so, you might be interested in Conservation Halton’s Green Space: Newcomer Youth Climate Forum launched in partnership with RBC Tech … More Green Space: Newcomer Youth Climate Forum Summer Sessions
The bicycle is a very useful piece of equipment. While some might use a bicycle because of health benefits or as a sport, it is also an important form of transportation. A bicycle is more accessible to many offering a cost-effective way to get to school, work, the doctor, the grocery store, etc. and doesn’t … More Celebrate World Bicycle Day on June 3
Transportation emissions account for about 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Burlington. Changing the way you commute to sustainable or active transportation will help us meet our greenhouse gas target to be a net carbon neutral community by 2050. Changes coming to Burlington Transit Starting March 1, 2023, Burlington Transit bus drivers will ask … More Kids can tap into free rides on Burlington Transit
Are you or do you know a Halton student in grade 7 to 12 passionate about protecting the environment and looking to earn 20 community involvement hours? If so, then you might be interested in an upcoming Generation Green opportunity. What is Generation Green? Generation Green is a youth-led initiative to engage Halton students in … More Register for the Generation Green Youth Conference
On February 2, wear your favourite sweater and celebrate National Sweater Day. What is National Sweater Day? National Sweater Day is a campaign encouraging Canadians to show their support for limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. What can you do? Turn down your thermostat by 1.5 degrees Celsius or more and wear your … More Put on a sweater and learn about a new energy savings program
It’s hard to believe we started the Take Action Burlington blog seven years ago as a place to highlight the City of Burlington’s environmental accomplishments, profile community initiatives and events, and promote tips for home, work and play to reduce our collective footprint. Since then, we have published 173 posts and over the past five … More 2022: A Year in Review
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the Halton Children’s Water Festival returned to Kelso Conservation Area this past September and welcomed back about 700 students for an in-person program focused on protecting water in our community. This was the 15th year for the festival which has educated about 50,000 elementary school students with the … More Halton Children’s Water Festival – A Successful Return
It’s that time of year again with the last few carefree summer days and the return to routines. For those of you responsible for school aged children, you may be hearing increased groans or anxiety about the prospect of returning to school while at the other end of the spectrum, perhaps excitement about reconnecting with … More Back to School Eco-Friendly Tips
Are you a student in grade 7 to 12 wanting to take climate action? Do you need some community involvement hours for high school graduation? If you answered ‘yes,’ you might be interested in an upcoming opportunity through Generation Green. What is Generation Green? Generation Green is designed for youth by youth wanting to take … More Generation Green Drives Climate Action
Did you know that the City of Burlington has an idling control bylaw to limit unnecessary idling and that idling for more than one minute can result in a $120 ticket? Idling and Climate Change In April 2019, Burlington City Council passed a Climate Emergency Declaration “that Council and staff immediately increase the priority of … More Idling gets you nowhere. Turn your engines OFF!
Green Space: Newcomer Youth Climate Forum Are you between the ages of 15 and 29 and would like to learn more about climate change and ways to reduce your community’s carbon footprint? Launched in partnership with RBC through a Tech for Nature grant, Conservation Halton is excited to offer learning and volunteer opportunities to program … More Seeking youth passionate about climate action
Happy New Year! With a new year comes hope for positive change. The last Take Action Burlington blog post of 2020 presented a Year in Review. This blog post will present some of the upcoming programs, initiatives and reports related to the environment planned so far for 2021. Climate Change Adapting to a Changing Climate … More 2021 Environmental Action Sneak Peek
For most of us, 2020 has been a year unlike any other that we have experienced in our lifetime. With the year almost over, I thought it would be a good opportunity to highlight some environmentally related initiatives that have taken place in Burlington this year. In January, Burlington staff began using an updated template … More 2020: A Year in Review
It’s that time of year again where the end of August typically marks the end of summer vacation and the return to a routine. For those of you with kids, you may be hearing some groaning or at the other end of the spectrum, some excitement at the prospect of your kids seeing their friends … More Back to School Eco Tips
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