We are reaching out to you in solidarity during this time of COVID-19. We hope you and your loved ones are doing well during this challenging time.

The HEN office will remain closed until it is deemed safe to open. 

However, we are still here for you.

In times of physical distancing, we are building a virtual community promoting social connections. We are working hard on creating and propelling virtual community calls, connecting with our partners and conducting webinars to support where we can. This newsletter highlights our current on-line work. 

For information on COVID-19 please use the following resources :

Halton Region COVID-19 Information
Town of Oakville
Province of Ontario COVID-19 Information
Coronavirus Information - Canada

To stay engaged with HEN please follow us on @henhere @GSSHaltonPeel @haltonclimate @OakvilleReady on Twitter,  and on Instagram @henhere @GSSHaltonPeel @haltonclimatecollective. 

We also are updating our Halton Environmental Network Facebook page. 

Be sure to keep in touch with family, friends & neighbours by phone, email or via social media.

If you have any ideas for environmental on-line webinars please reach out at info@haltonenvironment.ca 

Please continue to be mindful of social distancing and self-isolation requirements as we move through this together.

Be well and Take care,

The HEN Team

Generation Green is a youth led initiative with the goal of engaging Halton students in climate action leadership, and supporting them in their commitment to greenhouse gas emission reductions in order to drive change and action in their communities. 

The Generation Green program launched at the Generation Green Youth Un-conference in November. This was an event designed by youth for youth, where students were given the tools, resources, and inspiration to actively empower them to reduce the community of Halton’s greenhouse gas emissions through a personal project.

With the support of the Halton Climate Collective, we had 46 projects completed by students throughout the community of Halton. These projects primarily focused on reducing emissions through driving less, planting more trees, eating less meat, using less energy, and sending less waste to landfill. The students collectively reduced their greenhouse gas emissions by a whopping total of...

Helpful Webinars to create and support resiliency during the COVID-19 Pandemic. 
We are building a virtual community using Zoom technology which will engage diverse community stakeholders and community members to increase resiliency, community capacity and understanding around how we can support each other during this time. 

Upcoming Webinars, Mindfulness and Meditation on April 2nd at 12:30 pm.

Next week How to Make your own Nut and Oat Milk on April 6th at 12:00 pm and How to work from Home with Young Kids under the age of 6.

Go to OavkilleReady to find more community calls and go to HEN Facebook to connect via zoom!