We hope you’ll get out and enjoy some fresh air, while helping Hamilton have stay clean and beautiful! Here are some tips to stay safe! You should always wear gloves when picking litter, latex gloves or even gardening gloves offer protection from contaminants. Garbage pickers can be used to avoid even picking up garbage with…
Green Venture’s Leading Role in 100 in 1 Day 2020 Green Venture is excited to be leading 100 in 1 Day Hamilton again in 2020! The festival is entering its 6th year in Hamilton, and its second year being led by GV. 100 in 1 Day was started in Bogota, Columbia in 2012 as a…
2019 marked an excellent year for Fresh Air for Kids and we couldn’t be more proud! This fall, 147 students and 8 teaching staff across three schools in Hamilton participated in Fresh Air for Kids to learn all about air quality and what we can do to help #sparetheair! Together we gathered baseline idling…
Hamilton is home for many things – people, animals, waterfalls, steel, and vehicles too! Now more than ever, keeping our air clean of pollutants is of vital importance. As trucks and cars flow through our city streets, noxious gases from tailpipe exhaust and fine particulate matter from brakes and tire ware are thrown into the…
Barton Stewardship Strolls Join us for one or all of our biweekly Stewardship Strolls starting Sunday, June 2nd from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM. Our Sunday Stewardship Strolls invite everyone to explore the beautiful native gardens, stay active, and keep Barton St. blooming! Register Now EcoHouse Stewardship Help us with maintenance and gardening projects around…
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For Educators Green Venture offers a variety of interactive, curriculum-linked programs for students, all the way from preschool to Grade 12. Browse through our current program offerings below. If you are interested booking one of these workshops, reach out for our staff to facilitate a program with your school group. We have new programs in…
About our Corporate Sponsorship Program Green Venture is an established and impactful non-profit environmental organization that works to empower Hamiltonians to implement greener practices in their homes and communities to make our city a climate champion. By supporting workshops, events and Green Venture corporate programs, every dollar goes towards sustaining our programs that broaden the…
A catch basin is installed for drainage and is part of a city’s stormwater infrastructure. It collects stormwater runoff and is connected to the sewer system in a combined system or specifically to storm sewers that flow directly into the waterway. If there is too much debris or sediment in the sump it may…Find Out More
About our Community Greening Sites Over the years, Green Venture has worked with partners such as Green Communities Canada, the City of Hamilton, Ward 2 and 3 offices, FedDev Ontario, and more to replace pavement with native species and permeable surfaces. This process is commonly referred to as “Depaving”. Why do we “Depave” Hard surfaces,…