Green Venture empowers Hamiltonians to implement greener practices in their homes and communities to make our city a climate champion.

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Energy

Taking action on climate change can happen in your own home with energy audits and retrofits that save energy and save you money. Our team walks you through the changes you can make and the supports to get you there.
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Community Greening

Our team inspires community members to manage rain where it falls, reducing water pollution and flooding, making grey spaces green, and helping to grow our urban forest, by providing knowledge, tools, and incentives.
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Eco-Education

Our Environmental Experiential Learning Programs provide meaningful, authentic, and immersive environmental learning opportunities to Hamilton youth in classrooms, at EcoHouse, and in the community.
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Gardening

EcoHouse’s 2 acres of food gardens, trees, and native plants allows our team to teach our community to grow green with hands-on demonstrations and programming.
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Youth Programs

Our Youth Engagement Programs provide opportunities for youth to get involved and make a real difference for their community and the planet.
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Glen Manor History

In 2003, the 1850s stone building known as Glen Manor became the “EcoHouse”, serving as Green Venture’s office and a demonstration site for various green initiatives.
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Our Core Values

Innovation

We continually learn how to best engage our community. We welcome and promote new ideas, technologies, and willingness to change.

Partnership

Progress happens when individuals and organizations collaborate and learn together. We work with large and small businesses, governments, community-based groups and individuals to support and encourage change.

Respect

A gracious, optimistic approach to personal engagement helps us foster behavioural change. We are honest and acknowledge differing viewpoints without judgement.

Practicality

We meet people where they live, work, and play. We design our programs and services to provide positive, measurable benefits to them and our community.

Quality

We care about our work and take a professional approach to everything we do. We are committed to delivering valuable programs and services with integrity and strong financial accountability.

People

Volunteers, staff, board members, funders, partners, community leaders and the public each play a vital role in fulfilling our mission. We work hard, always encourage one another, have fun, and celebrate our achievements.

Equality

We support members of our community from all social, ethnic and economic backgrounds.

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