| Quinte Region Organizations & Community Programs Working Towards Building Sustainable Communities |
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Quinte Green Directory (currently being developed)
Harvest Hastings project celebrates the diversity of food grown in Hastings County. Hastings County The Sustainable Building Design and Construction program at Fleming College is very excited to be building the new Performing Arts Centre in Madoc, Ontario, in partnership with the Municipality of Centre Hastings. This new building will give the town an indoor and outdoor performing arts centre in the middle of its thriving new skate park. The centre features an outdoor stage under a living roof with festival seating capacity for 300-400 people and an intimate indoor performing space with seating for 80. The building will be one of the most sustainably designed and constructed buildings in the country. Its list of remarkable features is long and varied and we hope you'll explore this site to learn more about the centre, the building features and the college program behind it. Read More...
Trail events, eastern Ontario, promote healthy lifestyles, healthy economies and opportunities to explore Ontario's wonderful trails.
Municipality of Tweed - Integrated Sustainability Plan An ICSP is a long term and broad scope strategic plan that will give council and the community a common vision to work towards. The ICSP will look at Environmental, Economic, Social and Cultural aspects of our community and develop strategies to integrate these major themes together. This will allow us to continue developing our community in an efficient and effective manner, conscious of the need for new development while taking good care of our environment, honouring our past, and ensuring we provide the best services for all our citizens
Food Down the Road, refers to food that is grown close to home. We consider "local food" to be grown within a 100 km area of the eater. It also refers to the future. We are looking down the road toward a sustainable Kingston and countryside where all citizens can enjoy healthy food. Food Down the Road was initiated by the farmers and eaters of the National Farmers Union, Local 316 in December 2006. NFU Local 316 has a long history of successful advocacy work in Frontenac, Lennox &Addington counties and the City of Kingston.
The NFU is at the table with a broad range of food system participants who have gathered to shape the future of food in our region. This "systemic" approach is key to our movement. OHCC was established in 1992 to support local and regional groups, coalitions and networks that are working on Healthy Community initiatives in Ontario. The membership of OHCC represents provincial associations, local and regional healthy community coalitions and others who support the principles of healthy communities.
The Buy Locally Owned Group - Belleville Buy Locally Owned. Belleville - Quinte's Locally Owned Business Group. Why buy local? Your money stays in the community, instead of leaking away to outside ...
Quinte Organic Farmers Cooperative Our mission is to grow and market local, certified-organic products from member farms in a co-operative and sustainable way.
Quinte Secondary School Sustainable Development Project Our goal is to raise money to install solar panels on the roof of Quinte Secondary School that will be tied into the hydro grid, and raise community awareness of sustainable development.
Welcome! The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,157 groups with 4,042,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer. Membership is free. To sign up, find your community by entering it into the search box or by clicking on "Browse Groups". Have fun!
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: Town of Batawa in Quinte West - Batawa Development Corporation Batawa Developmet Corporation is pleased to have its new proposed town plan designated as a LEEDs Neighbourhood Development Pilot Project by the US Green Building Council.
TOWN PLAN Visit the Batawa Development Corporation website at www.batawa.ca
Members of CSG are concerned about big issues, both globally and locally, and what we may do about them. The past century of constant growth in human activity increasingly erodes the natural environment that sustains our planetary home. We see and feel this locally and in news from the world. CSG members attempt to deal with the paradox that our governments consider growth in human activity as a measure of progress, stated as economic growth. The CSG was formed to explore ways to make the County more economically robust and sustainable. The group strives to increase public awareness of the causes of such issues as global warming and peak oil -global issues with local repercussions -by providing a forum for public dialogue. Visit the County Sustainability Group website at http://www.countysustainability.ca/
Veridian: Be a neighborhood power star with peaksaver ! Joining the peaksaver program means you can help reduce the demand for electricity in your community. And you'll feel great knowing you're doing something good for the environment.It's no sweat to participate. Just sign up to allow Veridian to cycle down your air conditioning temporarily. It will help reduce the strain on the electricity system on summer days when electricity use is at its peak. We'll only do it when absolutely necessary (usually between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays; never on weekends or holidays). When you sign up for peaksaver, a programmable thermostat and/or load control switch will be installed that allows us to send a wireless signal to cycle down your air conditioner. You probably won't notice the difference in the comfort level or temperature of your facility.
Veridian: The Great Refrigerator Roundup That old, inefficient second fridge of yours is wasting up to $150 per year in electricity. Call us today and we'll come pick it up for FREE - we'll even haul it out of your basement for you. Then we'll take care of it in an environmentally responsible manner. When we're finished recycling and reclaiming material, all that's left for the landfill will just about fit inside a cowboy hat!
The Proposed Quinte ECO Centre The proposed Quinte ECO Centre received City of Quinte West approval for $1.75 million in April 2006. The Quinte ECO Centre is being developed as a natural and cultural heritage interpretive site to function as a destination tourism attraction, trail linkages and regional tourist hub. The museum will feature: The Importance of the Trent Severn Waterway to natives, explorers, early settlers, power to early industry, logging, building of the canal and importance to our regions wildlife.
Prince Edward-Hastings Habitat for Humanity - RESTORE The Habitat for Humanity ReStore opened at Hilden Home Squarein Belleville on Saturday July 29, 2006. It is the 49th ReStore opened in Canada. A ReStore sells new and used, end of line, and recycled, home building and decorating materials including appliances, gardening items, etc. All items sold at the ReStore are donated by area companies, contractors and individuals. Profits from ReStore sales will be applied to future Habitat home builds in Hastings and Prince Edward counties. What you spend at the ReStore comes back to the community.
Kingston & Frontenac Habitat for Humanity - RESTORE
Tweed Green-up is a volunteer organization dedicated to inspiring and promoting sustainable environmental solutions in our community. "Getting Tweed Green from the grassroots Up." We invite you to join us in creating a greener world.
Earth Hour 2009 - Saturday, March 28th, 2009 - Taking a Stand Against Climate Change Created to take a stand against the greatest threat our planet has ever faced, Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming. This simple act has captured the hearts and minds of people all over the world. As a result, at 8pm on the 29 March, 2008 millions of people in some of the world's major capital cities, including Copenhagen, Toronto, Chicago, Melbourne, Brisbane, Tel Aviv and Manila will unite and switch off for Earth Hour.
REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Prince Edward Stewardship Council Lennox & Addington Stewardship Council Northumberland Stewardship Council Ecological Farmer's Association of Ontario |
has some of the best farmland in Eastern Ontario County and the agricultural industry is very diverse. Harvest Hastings highlights this diversity. It lets farmers profile what they do, and it helps build awareness about the value of eating local produce. Buying locally you get fresh food, you can talk with the farmer and find out how they farm. It is also a chance for farmers to get to know their customers and find out what they want. It is also about getting to know the area and neighbours helping neighbours.
