Tag Archives: Brantford

Canadian Environment Week / Proactive support appears to have lost much of its in-your-face passion and zeal

Posted on June 12, 2012 by admin

In case you missed it – and chances are you did – we are now wrapping up something Environment Canada has dubbed Canadian Environment Week. Unlike the annual Earth Week initative, which has managed to maintain a relatively substantial public … Continue reading →

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Food for thought … about food. About food banks. About eating local. About meeting the needs of those in need. (VIDEO)

Posted on May 21, 2012 by admin

Food for thought. About food. About food banks. About eating local. About meeting the needs of those in need. Isn’t it time to change the way we hand out food to the hungry? By GREG McMILLAN / TheGreenHub.ca In Brantford, … Continue reading →

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A green tale of two cities in Canada – how a smart rebranding can turn dreams of a turnaround into reality (VIDEO)

Posted on May 13, 2012 by admin

Let’s simply call this a tale of two cities – Brantford, Ontario and Frederiction, New Brunswick. And we’re talking rebranding in both cases. As the Telephone City elected officials contemplate a marketing makeover, still to be decided on we might … Continue reading →

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Why a community should consider the new green philosophy in any rebranding initiatives (Part 2)

Posted on May 5, 2012 by admin

It’s time to look in the mirror, Brantford. Look hard, look deeply. Then, step back and make an honest assessment of what that image really is. By GREG McMILLAN / TheGreenHub.ca Is it a small town with a big city … Continue reading →

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Why a community should consider the new green philosophy in any rebranding initiatives (Part 1)

Posted on April 30, 2012 by admin

HASN’T BRANTFORD been down this road before? Vision, rebranding, strategic plan … call it what you will – the bottom line remains that, to the outside world, the image of Brantford remains clouded. Muddy and disjointed, at best. By GREG … Continue reading →

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Earth Day with a twist / Green Matters looks at how one Canadian community created a New Forest in a City

Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin

FROM A distance, it doesn’t look like much. But as one begins a tour of the Brantford property set aside for the project dubbed New Forest in the City, that initial impression is quickly done away with. By GREG McMILLAN … Continue reading →

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Back to the future for Samsung/Six Nations wind farm … and other news you may have missed in The Green Hub in Southern Ontario (VIDEO)

Posted on March 6, 2012 by admin

IT CONJURES up thoughts about the old John Lennon tune Power To The People. Since jumping into an agreement about developing a 55-turbine wind farm in South Cayuga, Six Nations has had to jump through hoops of controversy; ending with … Continue reading →

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Green Matters / Incubation/Innovation Centre: Green industry in Brant steps up to push for sustainable business hub

Posted on March 2, 2012 by admin

QUIETLY, WITHOUT much fanfare, Michael St. Amant is forging ahead with his initiative to bring an Incubation/Innovation Centre to Brant. Since losing the Brant riding seat to Dave Levac in the fall’s Ontario municipal election, St. Amant has been spearheading … Continue reading →

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Learn about green roofs in Princeton, Ontario + other news you may have missed this week in The Green Hub in S. Ontario

Posted on February 28, 2012 by admin

SOMETIMES WE all miss something that is right before our eyes. And it’s not a stretch to suggest that is the case with a major green event for The Green Hub in Southern Ontario – specifically a three-day symposium on … Continue reading →

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How antibiotic-resistant bacteria closed Norfolk hospital ward … and other news you may have missed this week

Posted on February 21, 2012 by admin

ANY WAY you look at it, the public feels a chill when news breaks that an antibiotic-resistant bacteria shuts down a hospital ward – especially when that bacteria can cause serious illness or death in people with weakened immune systems. … Continue reading →

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