Join us in promoting clean air, youth-led projects and community engagement! Green Venture is working to promote better air quality and sustainable living practices. Our Clean Air Day event features a Repair Cafe (mender sign up is separate), youth-made films, keynote speakers, booths set up by environmental organizations, and plenty of ways to learn how…Find Out More
Clean Air Day The 2024 Clean Air Day Event is happening at Hamilton Public Library’s Central Branch and EVERYONE IS WELCOME! *** Have an item in need of repair? Reduce waste and get it repaired for FREE at the Clean Air Day Repair Cafe by completing this form. *** Air quality is always a…
Do you know how to sew, carve wood, sharpen knives, fix technology, or any other type of repairs that you can think of? Then join us at our Annual Clean Air Day celebration on June 5th from 4:00pm – 7:00pm at the Hamilton Public Library’s Central Branch as a mender at out Repair Cafe! Types…Find Out More
Let’s talk about air quality at our annual Clean Air Day! Green Venture is discussing Air Quality and its importance within our community at our upcoming Clean Air Day event as part of Health Canada’s nationwide effort to celebrate and increase awareness about clean air. Good air quality might not be something you think of…
In the environmental non-profit world, we think a lot about air quality. We run children’s programs about it, encourage people not to idle and to use active transportation, and advocate for cleaner industrial practices and more stringent regulations; but with wildfires running rampant in Quebec and northeastern Ontario, air quality is at the forefront of…
Join us between 4:00pm and 7:30pm at Bernie Custis Secondary school for Green Venture’s Clean Air Day Celebration! We are celebrating the efforts of all of the students across Hamilton who participated in our Fresh Air For Kids program, as well as raising awareness about air quality and ways to improve it. The event will…Find Out More
Cooling the Crisis: The Environmental Impact of Air Conditioning In Hamilton, the average number of days per year with temperatures over 30°C is expected to more than double in the next 30 years, rising from 16.2 days to 37.2 days of extreme heat (1). These extreme temperatures lead to higher mortality rates from heat-related illnesses…
Our repair cafe is back! This time as a part of Green Venture’s Clean Air Day event. What is a Repair Cafe? The cafe is an opportunity for Hamilton community members to bring in damaged items and have them repaired by menders for FREE! This year we’re offering mends to: Clothing Textiles Yarn Items Electronics…
Fresh Air For Kids is Green Venture’s free, air quality themed education program. We have been running the program in partnership with Corr research since 2012 and are very excited to share some of the new things we have planned for 2023! Since the start of the year, we’ve been fortunate enough to offer…
Is air quality important to you? It should be! We each take over 20,000 breaths every single day. And with each of those breaths, we’re breathing in pollutants. That’s why we’ve partnered with Corr Research and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, to produce an air quality education program called Fresh Air for Kids. …