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 This
online directory will help you find information on the SARENE NETWORK. A
collection of environmental groups, resources and businesses that are
working hard to help keep our communities green and healthy.
You too can live in an environmentally friendly manner by thinking globally
and acting locally. Let this "green guide" steer you in the world of
environmental alternatives for a healthier life. You can use this guide for
shopping alternatives, as a reference guide to become involved with one of
the many local environmental groups looking for volunteers, or to access
more information on a variety of environmental topics.
Your daily choices are the key to a healthier community. This resource guide
provides you with many environmental contacts in our community.
We want you to know about them!
This guide is intended to be a document provided for information purposes
and is not intended as advice. The Sarnia and Region Environmental Network
Exchange does not endorse any particular company or organization listed.
SARENE assumes no responsibility for the information given, nor for the
services provided by the listed organizations and businesses.
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Non Profit Community
Groups
A. Community Wellbeing
Autism Ontario
Sarnia-Lambton
Contact: Cheryl Dart
439 South Palmerston St. Sarnia ON N7T 3P4
Telephone: 519-332-0333
Fax: 519-332-6029
Email: cdart(at)sarniaautism(dot)com
Autism Ontario (formerly Autism Society Ontario) is the leading source
of information and referral on Autism and one of the largest
collective voices representing the Autism community. Autism Ontario
Sarnia-Lambton is one of thirty province wide registered charitable
organizations. It is here to support individuals with Autism, PDD,
PDD-NOS, Asperger\'s, parents and families. Families affected by
Autism need to know they are not alone, that there are people who know
what they are going through on a daily basis and are willing to help.
Community Round Table-Environmental
Committee
Contact: Alison Mahon, Chair
Telephone:
519-384-9782
Website:
www.thegreenshare.com
The non-profit, grassroots committee was formed in 2007 and released its
environmental action plan a year later. The group believes individuals
can make a difference by changing reducing our individual and collective
carbon footprint. Among its goals, the committee would like residents to
embrace alternative transportation and decrease vehicle idling, as well
as increasing tree cover and composting.
Girl Guides of
Canada
Contact Person: Jennifer Hall, Unit Administrator, Community
2, Girl Guides
Telephone: 519-652-6517
Girl Guides continuously evolves to reflect the interests of
today's girls and women and such interests have carried on into the
environmental field. Girl Guides of Wallaceburg has participated in
nature walks, litter chases and public clean-ups, water education
including conservation, pond and wetland studies, endangered species and
urban sprawl. The Guides raised money for Bickford Oak Woods by holding
a car wash and barbeque. They participate in the Yellow Fish Road
Program, Pitch-in-Canada and the Blue Water Raptor Rehabilitation
Program.
Grand
Bend Community Foundation – Environment Committee
Telephone &
Fax: (519) 235-2190
Website:
www.grandbendaquafest.ca and
www.grandbendcommunityfoundation.ca
The environment committee was formed in 2007 in response to growing
environmental interest in Grand Bend and area.
The committee hosts a native plant workshop each spring and
Aquafest each August.
Aguafest is a beachfront festival with an environmental theme to it.
Also, with seed money from Community Foundations of Canada, the
Grand Bend Community Foundation has established the Environment Legacy
Fund. This fund will be permanently invested with a portion of the
revenue used to support environmental activities in our community. A
contribution to the Environment Legacy Fund is an investment in the
future of Grand Bend’s natural environment and human health.
Sarnia Environmental Activists
Telephone:
519-869-4682
Email:
petersmith777ca(at)yahoo(dot)ca
Website:
www.sarniaea.com
Sarnia Environmental Activists believe that all reasonable steps must be
taken to ensure that communities throughout Sarnia-Lambton act in
responsible ways to avoid environmental pollution and degradation.
The group feels municipal governments must be held accountable
for their decision pertaining to environmental issues.
The Child and Nature
Alliance
National Contact Person: Becs Hoskins
1677 Stanhope Pl., Victoria, BC V8P 1Y2
Fax/Phone: 250-884-2664
Email: becs(at)childnature(dot)ca
Sarnia-Lambton Contact Person: Lynn Bidner
Email: lynnbidner(at)yahoo(dot)ca
Website: www.childnature.ca
The Child and Nature Alliance is the leading national resource for
people and organizations that are working to connect children and
families with
nature and the outdoors so as to enhance their health and wellbeing.
The Child and Nature Alliance works to inspire society to make nature
easily
accessible.
The Wallaceburg Social Justice Group
Email: hankbos(at)gmail(dot)com
The Wallaceburg
Social Justice Group began in 1995, under the leadership of Sister Anne
Bezaire. The Group emerged with a focus on helping people sustain
themselves environmentally and economically. Issues
addressed throughout the years include clean water accessibility as a
basic right and its commodification, organically grown and fair trade
products, and the importance of women in micro-commerce.
Victims of
Chemical
Valley (VOCV)
Contact: Barb Millitt
Email: barbmillitt(at)sympatico(dot)ca
The Victims of Chemical Valley is a community-based support
organization serving Sarnia-Lambton and surrounding area. They are
dedicated to enlighten and support workers and citizens who have
contracted a work-related injury or disease. They have substantial
experience in the policy arena, in both application and advocacy.
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B. Wildlife & Biodiversity
Bluewater
Center for Raptor Rehabilitation
Address: R.R. #2
Wyoming,
Ontario,
Canada
N0N 1T0
Telephone:
519-899-2443
Email:
leves(at)xcelco(dot)on(dot)ca
The Bluewater Centre for Raptor Rehabilitation
rehabilitates injured and displaced birds of prey, loons and herons and
releases them back to their natural habitat. It is a non-profit
organization, licensed by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and
run by volunteers. The BCRR does not receive any government funding,
instead relying on the generosity of individuals to fund efforts of
caring for these birds until they are released. Birds in our care are
treated at BCRR's hospital clinic where supportive care and treatments
are given; veterinary care is available by a local veterinarian for
surgery and consults. Large flight cages are used to condition the birds
before release back to the wild.
Carolinian
Canada Coalition
Telephone:
519-433-7077
Website:
www.carolinian.orgStretching from
Toronto
to
Windsor,
including many areas of Sarnia-Lambton, the Carolinian Life Zone of
south-western
Ontario
is among
North America’s most vibrant and fragile eco-regions.
Carolinian Canada Coalition (CCC) brings together diverse
sectors, people and governments to collaboratively steward south-western
Ontario’s
unique habitat network, green infrastructure to support thriving wild
and human communities in harmony for generations.
Ducks Unlimited
Contact: Darryl Randall, Habitat Specialist
Telephone: 627-3764
Email: drandell(at)kent(dot)net
Ducks Unlimited
Canada (DUC) is a national, not-for-profit organization committed to
conserving
Canada's
wetlands and their associated habitats for waterfowl and other wildlife.
In
Ontario,
DUC has conserved more than 900,000 acres of wetland habitat, working in
partnership with over 1700 private landowners. Local conservation
efforts include: the Peers Wetland, the Klinard Marsh, the Roberta
Stewart Wetland, McKellar Tract, Bickford Oak Woods, Bossu/Cornelis
Floodplain Restoration, Lake St. Clair Marshes and the Natvik Habitat
Restoration project.
Dresden District Horticultural Society
Contact: Lynda Weese
Email: lyndaweese(at)kent(dot)net
The Dresden District
Horticultural Society began in 1924, initiated by the IODE, Catherine
McVean Chapter. The society has 200 members and has survived as a
long-standing organization thanks to membership sales, partnership
funding and municipal grants. Members work each Wednesday in the town
gardens from May until September, towards their goals of community
beautification. Since its inception, the society has engaged young
students of
Dresden
Area
Central
School
in its annual flower show and works in partnership with
Lambton-Kent
Composite
School.
Among the society's greatest successes include construction of the
Trillium Trail Historical Walk and the riverside arboretum.
Lambton Wildlife Inc.
Telephone: 519-542-7914
Email:
info(at)lambtonwildlife(dot)com
Website:
www.lambtonwildlife.com
Lambton Wildlife Inc. began as a birding group in 1966.
It has since broadened its mandate to include the public
awareness of the vital importance of the natural environment to the
future of the earth. The largest wildlife group in south-western
Ontario
hosts monthly meetings, produces newsletters and has a variety of annual
events, including the Howard Watson Trail cleanup, native plant sales
and birding courses at
Lambton
College.
Return the Landscape
Telephone: 519-464-6544
Return the Landscape advocates to youth the importance of saving native
plants and wildlife. The
harvested plants, taken from the likes of construction sites, are
replanted in small garden plots where conditions will allow the species
to thrive, or they will be given to Lambton Wildlife Inc. for its annual
plant sale.
Sydenham Field
Naturalists
Contact: Tom
Chatterton
PO
BOX 22008,
Dufferin Ave.
Wallaceburg,
Ontario
N8A 5G4
Telephone: (519) 627-2986
E-mail: sfn(at)hotmail(dot)com
Website: www.sydenhamfieldnaturalists.ca
The Sydenham Field Naturalists began in 1985, responding to
the need for a nature-related society in Chatham-Kent. The
SFN is a non-profit, naturalist organization
dedicated to public awareness and education about the preservation and
restoration of natural heritage, including the diverse wildlife unique
to southwestern
Ontario.
The SFN is involved with a variety of
preservation, restoration and stewardship projects across
Kent
and southern
Lambton
Counties.
In 2005, the SFN worked tirelessly to purchase
and preserve an 11 acre Carolinian woodlot near Wallaceburg that was
about to be cleared by its owner. After extensive fundraising, a
municipal interest-free loan, and donations from various partnerships
and individuals, Sycamore Woods is now regarded as a significant
landmark in Chatham-Kent.
The Friends of
Pinery
Park
Telephone:
519-243-1521
Website:
www.pinerypark.on.ca
This charitable organization is dedicated
to education, promotion, preservation, and support of
Pinery
Provincial
Park.
Aware of the increasing pressure on the rare ecosystems within the
park's boundaries from recreational activities a group of area residents
formed the Friends of Pinery Park in 1989. They recognized the need to
foster and develop an appreciation and understanding of the park's
fragile and unique environment.
Funding for Friends initiatives comes from sales generated
through the Savanna Shores Nature Store, located in the
Pinery
Visitor
Center,
membership fees, grants, donations and fundraising events.
Some of the organizations achievements include the production of
trail guides, research projects and programs, support for interpretive
programming, maintenance of the Pinery website, educational exhibits,
guest speakers, Species at Risk projects, and funding for children's
programs.
Tallgrass
Ontario
Telephone:
519-873-4631
Email:
info(at)tallgrassontairo(dot)com
Website:
www.tallgrassontario.org
Tallgrass prairies are endangered throughout
North America. The
historical extent of tallgrass prairie in
Ontario has been extirpated to a lonely 1%, leaving many
Ontario species with little habitat to survive.
Tallgrass
Ontario was created in 1999 to help the conservation,
protection, management and restoration of tallgrass prairie and related
ecological communities in
Ontario. It currently runs with 3 staff
and a Board of Directors.
Tallgrass
Ontario has written a recovery strategy for tallgrass
prairie ecosystems across the province and works hard to reach the goals
outlined in this strategy.
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C. Air & Water
Akii Kwe
Email: mjkicknosway(at)hotmail(dot)com
Akii Kwe or "Earth
Women" is a group of Anishnabe women of
Bkejwanong
Territory,
Walpole Island First Nation, who have been working to protect water in
their region for over 30 years. Akii Kwe has used water for healing and
naming ceremonies, rites of passage, and particularly in women's
ceremonies. On May 21, 2008,
Akii Kwe hosted a traditional aboriginal ceremony at
Seager
Park
on the
shore
of
St. Clair River.
This grassroots campaign responded to proposed plans for an oil
refinery that would be located upstream from
Walpole
Island.
Akii Kwe aimed to subject Shell Canada to the highest level of
environmental assessment.
Friends of the St. Clair River
Contact: Darrell Randell, Presiden
Telephone: (519) 627-3764
Email: drandell(at)kent(dot)net
Website: www.friendsofstclair.ca
The Friends of St.
Clair River (FOSCR) was established in 1995 as a volunteer-based
charitable organization to promote conservation, restoration and other
environmental initiatives relative to St. Clair River as a designated
Area of Concern (AOC). The
group also assists in the development and implementation of the St.
Clair River Remedial Action Plan (RAP). The goal of RAP is to restore
and protect beneficial uses in the AOCs of the
Great Lakes
Basin.
FOSCR consists of
approximately 30 citizens who are the Canadian members of the St. Clair
River Binational Public Advisory Council (BPAC). BPAC provides an avenue
for public participation on all aspects of the planning process and
advises the RAP team on key aspects of the Remedial Action Plan
Preparation and Adoption.
The
Lake Huron
Centre for Coastal Conservation
Telephone: 519-523-4478
Email:
coastalcentre(at)lakehuron(dot)on(dot)ca
Website: www.lakehuron.ca
The Coastal Centre is a registered charity dedicated to the
conservation and wise stewardship of
Lake Huron's
coastal environment. While it works throughout the lake, its traditional
focus has been the area between
Sarnia
and Tobermory. The focus of the centre is research, education and
community outreach under the themes of biodiversity, water quality, and
climate change.
WATCH (Wallaceburg Advisory Team for a Cleaner Habitat)
Contact: Kris Lee
Telephone: (519) 892-3813
Website: www.biowatch.ca
In 2003, WATCH began as a committee under the
direction of the Wallaceburg Chamber of Commerce, in response to a
chemical company's spill into St. Clair River. The advisory group has
become an environmental grassroots organization that represents the
citizens of Wallaceburg and surrounding areas by engaging in public
discourse with Sarnia Petrochemical Industries on spill prevention and
effluent monitoring. WATCH's primary focus is water pollution, but also
promotes public awareness and education on water quality and the aquatic
ecosystem. WATCH is part of the Industrial Pollution Action Team (IPAT)
and monitors the Environmental Bill of Rights.
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D. Energy
Chatham-Kent Wind Action Group
Contact: Monica Elmes
Telephone: 519 674-1299
Email: elmsmoor(at)sympatico(dot)ca
Website: http://www.ckwag.org
The Chatham-Kent
Wind Action Group (CKWAG) is an organization of local citizens who share
the belief that the proliferation of industrial wind projects will
negatively impact the rural community. The group began in 2007,
responding to city plans for the construction of 800 wind turbines
across Chatham-Kent. CKWAG is dedicated to "preserving the rural
character of Chatham-Kent and the quality of life of its inhabitants,
both human and wildlife, by insisting on proper wind turbine setback
distances."
Sydenham Wind
Concerns
Phone: Stewart & Simone Lewis (519) 695-5050
Ann Towell (519) 695-5663
Fax: (519) 695-5663
E-mail: gladsouljer(at)yahoo(dot)com;
or
anntowell(at)yahoo(dot)com
Website: www.nosydenhamwindfarm.wordpress.com
Sydenham
Wind Concerns began in
2008, responding to the proposed implementation of 35
wind turbines slated for
Dawn-Euphemia
Township.
The group argues that wind turbines are
dangerous and attempts to alleviate this by holding the provincial
government accountable for proper installation. The group is calling for
the provincial government to conduct an independent health study to
determine proper setbacks. Wind
Concerns has held two major public meetings and has presented to
council, requesting provincial health reports and amendments to the
Green Energy Act. The group is a member of Wind
Concerns Ontario.
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E.
Food & Agriculture
Buy Local! Buy Fresh!
Contact: Becky McLeod, Coordinator, Food Link
Address: 425
McNaughton Avenue West
Chatham,
ON
N7M 5K8
Telephone: 519-354-0430
Email: becky(at)unitedway(dot)chatham-kent(dot)on(dot)ca
Kent
Federation of Agriculture:
Telephone: 519-674-1595
Email: kent(at)ofa(dot)on(dot)ca
The Buy Local! Buy
Fresh! map was first released in Chatham-Kent in 2007. The initiative
aims to promote Chatham-Kent growers and producers and improve the local
economy. Buy Local! Buy Fresh! is part of the umbrella organization,
Food Link Chatham-Kent, which supports local committees who work to
provide food security for the community. By promoting local produce and
meats, the community-based initiative links consumers with their local
growers and producers.
Canadian Organic Growers: Lambton-Kent-Essex Chapter
Contact: Su Morin, Project Coordinator
Email: cogek(at)ciaccess(dot)com
Website: www.cog.ca
Canadian Organic
Growers (COG) is a national networking organization that represents
organic farmers, gardeners and consumers across the nation. From
promoting various types of local agriculture, to lobbying the federal
government, COG serves all of those who share their vision of food
security. COG helps farmers and gardeners transition to organic
practices; teaches consumers how to utilize natural foods and fibers;
and represents member organizations. The Essex-Kent-Lambton chapter
publishes a "Local Organic Guide" as a resource of local organic
farmers, growers and retailers within the Tri-County Region.
Central Lambton Gardeners
Telephone:
519-844-2216
Email:
adamgrows1(at)hotmail(dot)com
or
mhhussey(at)sympatico(dot)ca
The Central Lambton Gardeners is a
volunteer, non-profit group, that gets together monthly to share
knowledge, tips and questions and have fun. Each member volunteers to
hold a meeting each month at their home, where we tour their gardens and
find out what has been successful and not so successful. The group has
an annual plant sale, which include plants that we divide from our own
gardens and also start from seed.
Chatham-Kent
Community
Gardens
Network
Contact: Derwyn Armstrong, Coordinator
Telephone: 519-354-0430
Fax: 519-354-9511
Email: armstron(at)mnsi(dot)net
Chatham-Kent
Community Gardens Network develops public gardens in order to teach
gardening skills, promote healthy living and encourage
cross-generational communication. Their mandate is to improve nutrition
for children and low-income families, provide therapeutic benefit for
those with physical and cognitive impairments and improve the
environment. The
United Way
is the host organization and works with the Public Health Unit. The
Network is funded entirely through grants and all food surpluses are
donated to local food banks. In Wallaceburg, both the
First
Baptist
Church
and the Salvation Army have offered land for community gardens.
Lambton Federation of Agriculture (Environmental
Committee)
Telephone: 519-864-1161
Website: www.lfawebsite.org
The Lambton Federation of Agriculture is a non-profit group that
advocates for agriculture and the environment. The organization works
closely with the provincial government on issues such as clean water,
food safety, stewardship, and renewable energy. The LFA produces
periodic newsletters and reports on radio stations in
Sarnia
and
Chatham,
as well as posting crop reports on its website.
Locally Lambton
Email:
info(at)locallylambton(dot)com
Website:
www.locallylambton.com
The Lambton Federation of Agriculture and Lambton Community
Health Services have co-sponsored the production of a map that shows
where food is locally grown and available for purchase.
100 mile diets are considerably better for the environment
because they utilize much less energy in getting food from the farm to
your plate.
The Ridgetown and District Horticultural Society
Contact: Brad Holek
Telephone: 519-674-5267
Email: bradholek(at)hotmail(dot)com
The Ridgetown and District Horticultural Society was formed in 1921 to
promote interest and involvement in all aspects and concerns related to
gardening, horticulture and environmental practices and theories; and to
support the beautification of our community. We are affiliated with
District 11 of the Ontario Horticultural Association and hold regular
monthly meetings on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.
Additional valuable information may be obtained at our
blogsite -
http://ridgetownhorticulturalsociety.blog.ca/
The Wallaceburg 4-H Association
Contact: Dawne Mudford, Coordinator
Telephone: 519-627-4439
Email: dmudford(at)kent(dot)net
The 4-H Association
helps local youth learn valuable skills and self-confidence through
various programs that focus on personal development and leadership.
Walk on the Wild
Side educates youth about nature and local conservation efforts. The
group takes regular environmental tours to Bossu Wetland, Bickford Oak
Woods, Sycamore Woods, and
Walpole
Island.
Members learn about Species at Risk and engage in activities such as
Earth Hour, owl prowls and building snake hibernacula.
The Wallaceburg
Canoe and Kayak Club participate in regular environmental efforts
including bird-watching and river clean-ups including: the Sydenham and
St.
Clair River, Running and Otter Creek, and up north to
Grand River.
Youth are also educated about the proper methods of
identifying and reporting raw sewage.
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F. Recreation
Master Gardeners of Sarnia-Lambton
Telephone: 519-849-6208 or 519-344-8728
Email:
mastergardeners(at)ebtech(dot)net
Website:
www.mastergardeners.sarnia.com
The purpose of the Master Gardener program is to provide a
source of home-gardening advice and a technical resource base in
horticulture to the public while increasing the volunteers’ leadership
and presentation skills. Advice is intended for home or hobby
horticulturists only. The group answers gardening questions in shopping
malls, libraries, public gardens, does newspaper columns, offer tips and
answer questions via a hotline and on radio and television.
It also speaks to school children as well as adults on a wide
range of gardening topics, from planting seeds to growing bonsai.
St. Clair River Trail Committee
Contact: Janis Paulley
Telephone: (519)867-2655
Jane Marsh (519) 892-3223
Email:
info(at)stclairrivertrail(dot)com
Website:
www.stclairrivertrail.com
Fax: (519) 867-2393St. Clair River Trail Committee is responsible for the
development and implementation of a multipurpose series of trails
throughout St. Clair Township. The group is dedicated to the
preservation of the natural environment and local habitat. This project
is part of the larger Lambton Regional Trail System which connects
various conservation areas among local communities. One of the
organization's long-term goals is to connect the trail system as part of
the ongoing international development of a bikeway on both sides of the
Canada-US border.
Wallaceburg Trails
Contact: Delvyn Lunn, President
Email:
goldunn(at)kent(dot)net
Website:
http://www.wallaceburgtrails.com
The Wallaceburg Trails Association is committed
to their vision of "Recalling our past, living our present, planning our
future," through the construction of an extensive network of on-road,
off-road and water trails within Wallaceburg. The group aims to develop
trails that invoke the community's history, as evident with the Mann
Historical Trail. Other important milestones include the Baldoon
Commemorative Trail, the
Rose
Trail, the Dow Chemical Trail, the Heritage Street
Trail and the Sydenham Water Trail.
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G.
Environmental Events
Household Hazardous Waste Days
Telephone: 519-845-0801
Website:
www.lambtononline.ca/hazardous_waste
The
County
of
Lambton
funds six "Household Hazardous Waste Days" hosted by Clean Harbors
Canada Inc., in St. Clair Township. The waste depots offer residents of
Sarnia-Lambton an opportunity to safely dispose of household hazardous
waste such as paint, oils, cleansers, pool chemicals, and pesticides,
which should never be disposed in a landfill.
Sarnia Artwalk
Telephone: 519-337-2078
Email:
info(at)sarniaartwalk(dot)com
Website:
www.sarniaartwalk.com
Artwalk is an annual arts and culture festival that has been held in
early June in downtown
Sarnia
each year since 2002. It is
funded through registrations, merchant donations, media sponsorships and
a grant from city council.
In 2008, the event began to promote the importance of environmental
awareness and responsibility.
The goal is to become waste free and have a zero net carbon
footprint.
Sarnia Justice Film Festival
Telephone:
519--542-5009
Email:
justicefilm(at)sympatico(dot)ca
Website:
www.justicefilmfestival.ca
Facebook: Sarnia Justice Film Festival
Google Groups Listserve Sarnia Justice Film Festival
Sarnia Justice Film Festival Group brings quality documentaries to the
Sarnia-Lambton community in order to:
- Address topics of justice/injustice such as: human rights, economic
justice, ecological justice, and hopeful responses that are bringing
positive change to the world the way it is.
- Foster awareness and understanding of people around the world who
suffer injustice and indignities; they are our neighbours.
- Offer opportunities to talk together about what might be needed to
make the world a place of hope and goodness
- Encourage attendees to seek justice
All films are screened at Sarnia Library Theatre on Saturday
evenings at 7. Admission is free. Donations gladly accepted.
FRESH – October 9, 2010
New thinking about what we’re eating
Shop Till You Drop – November 27, 2010
The crisis of consumerism
My Neighbour, My Killer – January 15, 2011
When peace comes, how do you make it right again?
Home Safe – February 19, 2011
Homelessness in our communities
Chemerical – March 26, 2011
Welcome to a chemical-free world
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Government Agencies
- Provincial
Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority
Telephone: 519-235-2610 or 1-888-286-2610
Email:
info(at)abca(dot)on(dot)ca
Website: www.abca.on.ca
The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority is located in
Exeter,
Ontario,
but its coverage area includes portions of northern
Lambton
County,
including Grand Bend, Port Franks and Thedford. The authority focuses on
stewardship, conservation and education through partnerships with all
three levels of government, First Nations communities and landowners.
County of Lambton Going Green Committee
Contact: April James
787 Broadway St. Box 3100, Wyoming, ON N0N 1T0
Fax/Phone: 519-845-3324
Email: april.james(at)county-lambton(dot)on(dot)ca
This is a committee of employees representing a broad cross section of
the County\'s Departments that will work to increase awareness of the
part individuals\' personal choices can play in delivering sustainable
development and to secure their cooperation and commitment to changing
their lifestyles so as to reduce their impact on the environment.
St. Clair Region Conservation
Authority
Contact: Rick Battson
Director of Communications
205 Mill Pond Cr., Strathroy, ON, N7G 3P9
Telephone:
519 245-3710 ext. 19
Fax: 519-245-3348
Email:
rbattson(at)scrca(dot)on(dot)ca
Website:
www.scrca.on.ca
The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority
is located in southwestern Ontario and includes the Sydenham River
watershed and thirteen smaller watersheds draining directly into
southern Lake Huron, the St. Clair River and northeastern Lake St.
Clair.
The Conservation Authority implements programs to
reduce the risk to life and property from flooding and erosion; water
and land stewardship; forestry; wildlife habitat creation; and outdoor
education and recreation.
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- Municipal
Bluewater Trails
Telephone:
519-332-0330
Website:
www.bluewatertrails.com
Bluewater Trails is a committee of Sarnia
City Council. It is an
organization dedicated to the development of a first class trail system
which will promote the health and safety of residents and visitors
alike. Its vision is
to implement an extensive system of trails within the City of
Sarnia,
with the intention of connecting to municipalities throughout
Lambton
County
and eventually to the Trans-Canada Trail Network.
City of
Sarnia
Telephone:
519-332-0330
Email:
citymngr(at)sarnia(dot)ca
Website:
www.sarnia.ca
In 2008, the City of
Sarnia
became the first municipality in
Ontario
to enter into a public spaces recycling agreement.
The initiative, with Nestle
Canada,
will see the bottler spend $100,000 for large recycling bins for parks
and arenas along with public education.
The City of
Sarnia Environmental Advisory Committee
Contact: Susan MacFarlane, Chairperson
Telephone:
519-344-1972
Fax: 519-344-6197
Cell: 519-312-6806
Email: Susan.MacFarlane@stantec.comThe mandate of the City of
Sarnia Environmental Advisory Committee
is to offer advice to city council and to be a resource to city staff on
issues that it is directed to study. Pesticide use is the most pressing
issue that the committee has worked on since it was formed in 2002.
Communities in Bloom Committee (Sarnia)
Telephone:
519-542-9728
Email:
annemariegillis(at)city(dot)sarnia(dot)on(dot)ca
Sarnia
embraced this Canadian beautification program as a way to counteract the
perception of
Sarnia
as a gritty industrial town and instead, showcase the city in a
completely different way.
Sarnia
has won several awards since first beginning to participate in 2006.
Lambton County Trails
Telephone:
519-845-0801
Website:
www.lambtononline.ca/recreation
The Lambton County Regional Trail System project is an on-road,
shared-access route, for use by motorists and cyclists and it offers an
environmentally friendly alternative transportation choice and endless
recreational opportunities. The regional trail is designed to connect
communities, conservation areas, and other points of interest across
Sarnia-Lambton. The project
is supported by the
County
of
Lambton.
The
Sarnia Urban Wildlife Committee
Telephone: 519-336-5967
Website: www.suwc.org
The Sarnia Urban Wildlife Committee has been actively creating and
conserving natural habitat throughout
Sarnia
since 1994. The committee manages and maintains several habitat sites
and is constantly seeking new areas in hopes of creating a network of
natural habitats. It encourages citizens to get involved directly in
projects or simply by naturalizing their own yards.
The
County of
Lambton
Telephone:
519-845-0801
Website:
www.lambtononline.ca
The
County
of
Lambton Public Works Department
offers an "Adopt-A-Road" program which allows interested citizens and
organizations the opportunity to pick up litter along the County's
roadways. The County maintains approximately 646 kilometres of road -
and each kilometre of that road is up for adoption. The program allows
participants to help contribute to a cleaner and more beautiful County
road system.
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- First Nations
Aamjiwnaang First Nation Environment
Committee
Telephone:
519-332-6770
Email:
sjohnston(at)aamjiwnaang(dot)ca
Website:
www.aamjiwnaang.ca
Aamjiwnaang is a First Nation community
surrounded by
Sarnia's
Chemical
Valley.
The community is concerned about the quality of its air and
water, including a high rate of asthma, a declining sex ratio in boys
and mercury in the St. Clair River.
It has been involved with body mapping in conjunction with the
University
of
Windsor
and is a member of the Lambton County Health Study.
Aaamjiwnaang is also in the midst of a species at risk inventory
and habitat protection program.
The committee also is involved in sediment sampling and air
monitoring.
Bkejwanong Eco Keepers
Contact: Aimee Johnson
Email: aimee.johnson(at)wifn(dot)org
The Bkejwanong Eco
Keepers is a youth employment program that combines aboriginal
traditional knowledge with environmental work experience. The pilot
stage began in the summer of 2008, as part of the Walpole Island
Heritage Centre's strategic plan to create a youth Species at Risk
stewardship program. The program and training exercises were designed in
cooperation with focus groups of high school students who shared their
environmental interests toward program development. The students work on
removing invasive species and engage in reptile inventory, monarch
butterfly tagging, and outreach programs at various events including a
Potawatomi gathering.
Walpole
Island
Heritage Centre
Contact: Clint Jacobs
Telephone: (519) 627-1475
The Walpole Island Heritage Centre began in 1989
as the research division of the Walpole Island First Nation. The
Heritage Centre deals with environmental research, heritage conservation
and land claims. It combines traditional knowledge with western science
within community-based initiatives that focus on protecting the
environment for future generations. Through its Natural Heritage
Program, the Centre promotes awareness of nationally rare plant and
animal species and carries out initiatives to conserve the First
Nation’s unique natural heritage. Through its advocacy efforts, the
Centre has influenced its own membership, other communities, private
industry, and government policy makers in improving the health of local
lands and waters.
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INDUSTRIAL / LABOUR
ORGANZATIONS
Community Awareness Emergency Response (CAER)
Telephone: 519-332-2010
Website: www.caer.ca
Community Awareness Emergency Response (CAER) is now under the umbrella
of the Sarnia-Lambton Environmental Association.
It was formed nearly 60 years ago by
Chemical
Valley
companies to share firefighting equipment and expertise in times of
emergency. Its funding comes from industry and the city of
Sarnia.
Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers
Inc. (OHCOW)
Telephone: 519-337-4627
Email:
t_m_hutchinson(at)yahoo(dot)com
Website: www.ohcow.on.ca
This WSIB funded and labour directed organization has as its mission the
prevention of occupational illness and injury, and the promotion of the
highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being for workers. Our
mandate includes advocacy and action on out-of-doors environmental
issues like air quality, toxics, pesticides and climate change awareness
and adaptation.
OHCOW is a multi-disciplinary worker health, clinical and prevention,
service. We partner with the community, government and labour doing
research, community action, and policy advocacy on issues that impact
workers.
Sarnia and District Labour Council-Environment
Committee
Contact: President-June Maruschak
Sarnia & District Labour Council
900
Devine Street
Sarnia,
Ontario
N7T 1X5
Telephone: 519-542-2375
Fax:
519-5420178
Email:
sdlc(at)bellnet(dot)ca
The SDLC and its Environment Committee are a non-government, non-profit
organization made of local labour unions. The Labour Council is engaged
in actions for healthy sustainable economy and environment in the
community, and in the country and internationally via provincial and
federal level labour organizations. The
Labour Council has an elected executive that directs the organization on
behalf of its 6,500 members, who include workers from all sectors. The
Environment Committee is accountable to the executive. The Council meets
monthly to review subcommittee reports, vote on proposals and hear
community delegations that are always welcome at these open meetings.
Sarnia-Lambton Environmental Association (SLEA)
Telephone: 519-332-2010
Website:
www.sarniaenvironment.com
The
Sarnia-Lambton Environmental Association is a group of companies in the
Chemical
Valley
whose main purpose is to continue to monitor air and water quality in
the area. The group also
plans on being a main contributor to the new green economy. It has
representation on a number of local committees, including the
Lambton
County
health study, the source water protection committee and the Bluewater
Sustainability Initiative.
Sarnia Lambton Industrial Educational Co-operative
(IEC)
Telephone: 519-383-1222
Website:
www.sarniasafety.com
The Sarnia Lambton Industrial Educational Cooperative (IEC) is a
partnership between industry and education with industrial safety as its
focal point. The group would like to expand into environmental training
design and/or delivery in the future.
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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Alexander
Mackenzie
Secondary School
Address:
1257 Michigan Ave.
Sarnia,
ON,
N7S 3Y3
Telephone:
(519) 542-5505
The Green Club at
Alexander Mackenzie is currently working to create a better recycling
program to reduce the school's footprint. Our future goals include more
community cleanup initiatives, and planting a
Native
Garden
at AMSS.
Ecole Secondaire
Saint-Francois-Xavier
Contact: Mark Phillips
Telephone:
519-542-1055
Email:
philmark(at)csdecso(dot)on(dot)ca
Website:
http://intranet.csdecso.on.ca/stfx/
We are considered an Eco-Active school and are registered with Pitch-In
Canada. Our high school takes to heart renewable energies and keeping
the environment clean. Therefore, through our robotics and technology
programs we have bought and are using solar panels to show the kids that
this is a viable option. We also compete in FIRST Robotics Competitions
and Lego League which promote science, technology and a vision for the
future. Every year, M. Caya, within his Biology class, takes care of a
garden on the side of the school. Our school board does not pay for
recycling, but with the support of the rest of the staff and principal,
especially the janitors who pick it up, the students and I now have our
recycling picked-up twice a month (this reduces a lot of garbage). As
teachers, we are the models for the future workforce and we must give
them alternatives and the means to change and protect our home, the
Earth.
Lambton
College
Telephone:
519-542-7751
Email:
info(at)lambton(dot)on(dot)ca
Website:
www.lambton.on.ca
Lambton
College
has installed a green roof on its cafeteria; the first of its kind in
Canada.
The roof, replaced in 2008 with moss from the
Gobi
Desert,
expected to last between 65 and 100 years.
When the moss is fully mature, it's expected to increase the
insulation value to about five times the value of a conventional roof.
Lambton-Kent
Composite
School
Contact: Sean Patchett (Teacher)
Telephone: 519-683-4475
Email: patchese(at)lkdsb(dot)net
Lambton-Kent
Composite
School
is located at
231 St. George Street
in
Dresden,
Ontario.
The high school has established an Environmental Action Committee
consisting of 10 students, including environmental ambassadors. The
committee works on recycling initiatives, environmental awareness and
organizes an annual community clean-up on Earth Day. The committee is
currently looking for community partners to launch a battery recycling
program at the high school.
Sarnia
Christian
School
Telephone: 519-337-7750
Email:
info(at)sarniachristian(dot)com
Website:
www.sarniachristian.com
Sarnia
Christian
School
is a private elementary school. It has undertaken a green audit and
wants to tackle issues such as geothermal heating, new windows, water
usage and more natural light over the next five years. The school is
also interested in hands-on opportunities for its students, including
tree planting and environmental field trips and speakers.
St. Patrick's Secondary School
281 East Street N.
Sarnia,
Ontario
N7T
6X8
Telephone:
519-332-3976
Website:
www.st-clair.net/schools/patrick
The Environmental Club is a student-led, faculty-supported initiative
that has been in existence at the school since 2008. Green activities
include using less litter at lunch hour, participation in Earth Hour and
1000 Acts of Green, Energy facts and Earth Week contests, participating
in environmental conferences, installing a school composter, collecting
batteries and naturalization of the school courtyard.
The
Research
Park, Sarnia/Lambton Campus
Telephone:
519-383-8303
Email:
info(at)researchpark(dot)ca
In 2008, The Research Park, Sarnia-Lambton Campus was
awarded $15 million in federal government funding for a new Centre of
Excellence for Commercialization and Research: The Bio-industrial
Innovation Centre (BIC). The purpose of the centre is to propel
Canada into the role of a world leader for green processes,
products and energy.
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ADVISORY BODIES
Bluewater Sustainability Initiative (BSI)
Telephone: 519-542-7751
Website:
www.bluewatersustainabilityinitiative.ca
BSI is a group of local volunteers whose primary goal is to transform
Sarnia-Lambton into an environmentally sustainable community. Its
objectives include providing a forum for members and community
participants to identify and exchange green ideas and to expand the
overall knowledge and understanding of sustainable development.
Sarnia Lambton Chamber
Greenbelt Taskforce
Telephone: 519-336-2400
Email:
gmcdonald(at)sarnialambtonchamber(dot)com
Website:
www.sarnialambtonchamber.com
The taskforce began in 1997 to support beautification of the highway 402
corridor through
Sarnia.
Its mission is to act as a catalyst with community stakeholders
and undertake projects that environmentally beautify, educate and
develop partnership on behalf of Chamber of Commerce members.
Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership (SLEP)
Telephone: 519-332-1820 or 1-800-972-7642
Email:
info(at)sarnialambton(dot)on(dot)ca
Website:
www.sarnialambton.on.ca
The sectors of alternative energy technologies, renewable fuels, and
industrial bioproducts are strategic sectors for diversification that
the Economic Partnership is working to develop. With industrial
bioproducts, there is the potential to replace or supplement materials
based on hydrocarbons with new applications based on renewable sources
such as corn, soybeans, and biomass. Industrial biotechnology has been
identified as one of the most promising sectors of world economic
growth.
SOBIN -
Southwestern Ontario
Bio-products Innovation Network
Contact: Matt McLean
Executive Director
Telephone: (519) 674-1605
Email: mmclean(at)sobin(dot)ca
Website: www.sobin.ca
SOBIN is a not-for-profit organization, working
to advance new bio-products and find new uses for bio-based feedstock in
manufacturing for the automotive, chemical and energy industries.
SOBIN's mission is to strengthen the economy of
South-western Ontario by cultivating new bio-products, fostering energy
conservation and expanding alternative sources of energy. This regional
innovation network was developed through the collaborative efforts of
key partnerships including academic institutions, toward the shared goal
of enhancing the competitiveness of local industries, and producing new
sources of economic growth.
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GREEN SERVICES
Chatham-Kent Organic
Contact: Barry Richards
Telephone: 519-683-1666
Fax: 519-683-4144
Email: larry(at)ckorganic(dot)ca
Website: www.ckorganic.ca
CK Organic is a
family business located in
Dresden,
Ontario
and a member of the Canadian Organic Growers, Lambton-Kent-Essex
Chapter. The business was launched in 2000 to supply for those consumers
seeking sustainable growing solutions such as soil preparation and
practices that enhances soil fertility and friendly farm equipment. The
business believes that it is necessary as a public health concern to
reduce those harsh chemicals that are currently being utilized in
conventional farming practices. CK Organic provides natural mineral
replacement solutions for farmers and gardeners.
Goodwill Industries – Essex Kent Lambton
Telephone:
519-332-0440
Website:
www.goodwillekl.com
It is the mission of Goodwill Industries to improve the quality of life
and employment opportunities for people in
Essex,
Kent
and Lambton counties. Goodwill Industries accepts gently used goods to
sell at retail stores. The funds generated through their sales help to
fund employment programs. In recognition of Goodwill Industries’
eco-conscious initiatives, it was awarded the coveted Suncor
Sustainability Award in 2008.
McKenzie and
Blundy
Memorial
Forests
Telephone: 519-344-3131
Email:
mbfh(at)ebtech(dot)net
Website:
www.mckenzieblundy.com
The McKenzie and
Blundy
Memorial
Forests
were established in 1988 in recognition of the severe depletion of our
tree cover in Sarnia-Lambton.
The forests are located within the Wawanosh Wetlands Conservation
Area off the Blackwell Side Road and the Perch Creek Habitat Management
Area on Churchill Line. A
dedication service is held each September at the Wawanosh Wetlands site.
TD Friends of the Environment Foundation
Contact: Yvette Scrivener
Manager Community Relations & Friends of the Environment
Telephone: 519-663-1750
Website: www.fef.ca
The TD Friends of
the Environment Foundation (TD FEF) supports community-based
environmental projects. TD FEF has provided more than $45 million to
support over 17,000 grassroots environmental projects in communities
across
Canada
since 1990. TD FEF invests 100% of all donations in the environment
because TD Bank pays all the operating costs of the Foundation. TD Bank
also donates an additional $1 million every year. Charitable
organizations can apply on-line for funding at:
www.fef.ca
Urban Nature Centre
Telephone: 519-464-6544The Urban
Nature Centre opened its doors on Earth Day 2009.
The resource centre in downtown Sarnia provides a variety of
ecologically-friendly goods and services, including field guides, nature
books, teachers aids, locally grown products, bird, bat and butterfly
houses, feeders, organic bird seed, natural garden structures.
The Centre has meeting space and a small stage which can be used
free of charge by environmental organizations.
The Centre will make the necessary resources available for the
public to understand and initiate naturalization.
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