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EH's own Julia Kollek was the recipient of an Award of Merit at this year's Environmentalist of the Year Awards.   Julia was recognized for her wonderful ability to recruit and engage people in the many community initiatives she has spearheaded and worked on over the years.  Congratulations Julia!

Julia receives her Award of Merit from EOY Committee member John Struger

Kirkendall Walks/Walk There! Grand Prizes Draw: Results

We are happy to announce that the winner of the VIA Rail return tickets to Montreal is M. Ken Stone of Hamilton Mountain. The winner for the GO Transit prize package which includes one 10-ride pass is M. Al Ernest of Carlisle.
Congratulations to our winners!

Remember, if you completed a vehicle log you are eligible to receive a free pedometer. Just email us and we can make arrangements for you to pick one up or you can pick yours up at the Environment Hamilton office at 1130 Barton St E suite 207 (opposite the Centre Mall). Phone 905 549 0900 or email environmenthamilton@gmail.com
Thanks to all the participants, and partners who made this project possible.

Environment Hamilton participated in a recent Art Gallery of Hamilton screening of FLOW (For the Love of Water) a documentary exploring the world's growing water crisis.  Coming out of that film is a global action campaign to see a 31st article added to the current 30 articles that make up the United Nation's Declaration of Human Rights.  The proposed 31st article would recognize water as a fundamental human right.  

Article 31:

Everyone has the right to clean and accessible water, adequate for the health and well-being of the individual and family, and no one shall be deprived of such access or quality of water due to individual economic circumstance.   

Please sign the petition to adopt Article 31 by visiting article31.org today!

Environment Hamilton's Biedermann Fire Working Group has succeeded in convincing the provincial Ministry of the Environment to undertake a review of Biedermann Packaging's provincial air emissions permit.  The Working Group utilized the right, under our provincial Environmental Bill of Rights, to request a review of the air permit.   Among other things, the review includes a request that MOE require the company to demonstrate that the dust collection system in place to capture any emissions from the pesticide formulating equipment is providing adequate protection to the surrounding community and natural environment.   The Ministry has indicated the results of its review will be available in mid-June of this year.

View the Working Group's application for review.

View the company's air permit.

View the MOE's response to the application for review.