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  • Fri Oct 26 2007, 7:30pm: Escape from Suburbia: the Documentary on what to do now that we know about Peak Oil

    Start: Fri Oct 26 2007, 7:30pm (28 weeks 6 days ago)
    End: Fri Oct 26 2007, 10:00pm

    The second screening of the powerful and practical sequel to End of Suburbia, to be held in Burlington. The summer doldrums are over, get into... (read more)

    Location:

    Plains Rd
    Burlington, ON
    Canada
    See map: Google Maps
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Fri Oct 12 2007, 7:00pm: Sustainable Energy for Today Conference

    Start: Fri Oct 12 2007, 7:00pm (30 weeks 6 days ago)
    End: Sun Oct 14 2007, 5:00pm

    Sustainable Energy for Today The Kairos Regional Conference will be held at the Mount Mary Retreat Centre in Ancaster from October 12 to 14, 2007. ... (read more)

    Location:

    Mount Mary Retreat Centre
    Ancaster, ON
    Canada
    See map: Google Maps
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    Posted by Tracey Pingle
  • Sat Sep 22 2007, 2:30pm: Cohousing Public Information Event - Kitchener

    Start: Sat Sep 22 2007, 2:30pm (33 weeks 5 days ago)
    End: Sat Sep 22 2007, 4:30pm

    Co-housing Public Information Event "PIE" Sat Sept 22 2:30-4:30 pm Kitchener Main Library Eby Room Children welcome for more info: 519-745-7242 Come learn about intentional communities where people own their own homes... (read more)

    Location:

    Kitchener, ON
    Canada
    See map: Google Maps
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    Posted by Kgroen
  • Wed Jun 20 2007, 7:00pm: Manufactured Landscapes documentary showing in Burlington

    Start: Wed Jun 20 2007, 7:00pm (47 weeks 1 day ago)
    End: Wed Jun 20 2007, 10:00pm

    Manufactured Landscapes, the gripping documentary is being held at the Burlington Art Centre at 7:00pm on Wed. June 20th. It is a documentary by Edward Burtynsky... (read more)

    Location:

    Burlington, ON
    Canada
    See map: Google Maps
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Tue Jun 12 2007, 6:00pm: Sustainable Halton Public Consultations

    Start: Tue Jun 12 2007, 6:00pm (48 weeks 2 days ago)
    End: Tue Jun 12 2007, 9:00pm

    According to the Provincial Growth Plan, Halton Region needs to plan for up to 780,000 people and 390,000 jobs by the year 2031. Is that... (read more)

    Location:

    2285 New St
    Burlington, ON
    Canada
    See map: Google Maps
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Tue May 29 2007, 7:00pm: See the Ontario premier of: Escape From Suburbia, the film

    Start: Tue May 29 2007, 7:00pm (50 weeks 2 days ago)
    End: Tue May 29 2007, 9:00pm

    The sequel everyone who saw End of Suburbia is waiting for. A premier showing right here in Burlington, one of the first in the world. The... (read more)

    Location:

    New St
    Burlington, ON
    Canada
    See map: Google Maps
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Tue May 22 2007, 9:30am: Future of Canada's Water

    Start: Tue May 22 2007, 9:30am (51 weeks 2 days ago)
    End: Tue May 22 2007, 11:30am

    Sustainability Network presents: Future of Canada's Water Toronto $15

    Location:

    United States
    See map: Google Maps
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    Posted by Kgroen
  • Mon May 7 2007, 9:30am: Halton Compost Give-away Day

    Start: Mon May 7 2007, 9:30am (1 year 1 week ago)
    End: Sat May 12 2007, 4:30pm

    Monday, May 7 to Saturday, May 12 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Halton Waste Management Site Each year during Compost Give Away, Halton Region offers compost to Halton... (read more)

    Location:

    5400 Regional Rd 25
    Oakville, ON
    Canada
    See map: Google Maps
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Fri May 4 2007, 7:15pm: Film: End of Suburbia

    Start: Fri May 4 2007, 7:15pm (1 year 1 week ago)
    End: Fri May 4 2007, 9:25pm

    East Plains United with IDEA Burlington and ourselves, Sustainable Burlington, is showing the now-classic film, End of Suburbia, Oil Depletion and the Collapse of... (read more)

    Location:

    Plains Rd
    Burlington, ON
    Canada
    See map: Google Maps
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Fri Apr 27 2007, 9:00am: Ontario's Energy Conservation Summit 2007

    Start: Fri Apr 27 2007, 9:00am (1 year 2 weeks ago)
    End: Fri Apr 27 2007, 4:30pm

    Ontario's Conservation Summit brings conservation leaders from all sectors together for a day to learn about new initiatives and foster new collaborative approaches. This... (read more)

    Location:

    Toronto, ON
    Canada
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Tue Apr 24 2007, 7:00pm: SB Act Local Support group

    Start: Tue Apr 24 2007, 7:00pm (1 year 3 weeks ago)
    End: Tue Apr 24 2007, 9:00pm

    Our first 'act local' support group event, as decided at our last steering committee meeting. Karin is hosting at her home in east Burlington. We're... (read more)

    Location:

    4000 Medland Ave
    Burlington, ON
    Canada
    See map: Google Maps
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Mon Apr 23 2007, 7:00pm: Climate Change: What it Means for Burlington

    Start: Mon Apr 23 2007, 7:00pm (1 year 3 weeks ago)
    End: Wed Apr 25 2007, 9:00pm

    Fred Stoss, MS MLS, and members of McMaster University’s Student Math Action Research Team (SMART), will explain clearly the science of climate change on Wednesday 25 April... (read more)

    Location:

    New St
    Burlington, ON
    Canada
    See map: Google Maps
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Wed Apr 11 2007, 7:00pm: April Open Meeting of SBCG

    Start: Wed Apr 11 2007, 7:00pm (1 year 5 weeks ago)
    End: Wed Apr 11 2007, 9:30pm

    OPEN Meeting of Sustainable Burlington Citizens Group. Come out and get to know other relocalizers in town, learn about our interests and add to our understanding... (read more)

    Location:

    1959 Creston Pl
    Burlington, ON, L7P2y5
    Canada
    See map: Google Maps
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Sat Feb 10 2007, 9:00am: Energy Diversity, Local Solutions-- and SEEDS!

    Start: Sat Feb 10 2007, 9:00am (1 year 13 weeks ago)
    End: Sat Feb 10 2007, 6:00pm

    Energy Diversity, Local Solutions-- and SEEDS! On Saturday February 10 , Wagon Wheel Produce (1371 Charlotteville Rd 7, SIMCOE, Ontario N3Y 4K5 near Simcoe Ontario), will... (read more)

    Location:

    1371 Charlotteville Rd 7, SIMCOE, Ontario N3Y 4K5
    Simcoe, ON, N3y 4K5
    Canada
    See map: Google Maps
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Mon Feb 5 2007, 7:30pm: Oakville votes on Pesticide Ban

    Start: Mon Feb 5 2007, 7:30pm (1 year 14 weeks ago)
    End: Mon Feb 5 2007, 9:30pm

    Ward 5 Councillor Jeff Knoll has registered a motion for a pesticide bylaw to be debated at Town Council. The tentative date for... (read more)

    Location:

    Oakvile, ON
    Canada
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Thu Jan 25 2007, 1:30pm: 26th Guelph Organics Conference

    Start: Thu Jan 25 2007, 1:30pm (1 year 15 weeks ago)
    End: Sun Jan 28 2007, 11:30pm

    I found this very exciting conference agenda tonight. Actually I spent time browsing the proceedings from previous years on their website http://www.guelphorganicconf.ca/. Tony and Fran... (read more)
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Mon Jan 22 2007, 6:15pm: Lament and Vigil for Walmart at City Hall

    Start: Mon Jan 22 2007, 6:15pm (1 year 16 weeks ago)
    End: Mon Jan 22 2007, 7:00pm

    Monday Jan 22, 6:30 pmLament and Vigil for WalmartShowing Walmart: The High Cost of Low PriceUpper Canada Cinemas, 6:30 sharpFollowed by walk to City Hall,... (read more)

    Location:

    Brant St downtown
    Burlington, ON
    Canada
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Sat Jan 20 2007, 9:00am: Film: WATER: LIFE BEFORE PROFIT

    Start: Sat Jan 20 2007, 9:00am (1 year 16 weeks ago)
    End: Sat Jan 20 2007, 1:00pm

    Sat Jan 20 2007 WATER - LIFE BEFORE PROFIT 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Information and Action Workshop on this... (read more)

    Location:

    St Matthews Anglican Church, 126 Plains Rd E
    Burlington, ON
    Canada
    See map: Google Maps
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Sat Jan 13 2007, 10:00am: Health and Wellness Show

    Start: Sat Jan 13 2007, 10:00am (1 year 17 weeks ago)
    End: Sun Jan 14 2007, 4:00pm

    Royal Botanical Gardens, Plains Road, Burlington Health & Wellness Show Saturday and Sunday, January 13 and 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; RBG Centre. Admission: $8 adults,... (read more)

    Location:

    680 Plains RD
    Burlington, ON, L7T 4H4
    Canada
    See map: Google Maps
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Fri Jan 12 2007, 6:30pm: Potluck and Presentation: Living Sustainably in an Energy Scarce World

    Start: Fri Jan 12 2007, 6:30pm (1 year 17 weeks ago)
    End: Fri Jan 12 2007, 9:30pm

    Hosted at Hamilton Quakers, a potluck and presentation on what it will mean to live in the energy scarce world that is dawning all around... (read more)

    Location:

    7 Butty Place
    Hamilton, ON, L8S 2R5
    Canada
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Thu Jan 11 2007, 7:00pm: SB Core Meeting; visitors welcome

    Start: Thu Jan 11 2007, 7:00pm (1 year 17 weeks ago)
    End: Thu Jan 11 2007, 9:01pm

    Core group of Sustainable Burlington meeting of the month. We'll get updated on projects and examine some interesting public opinion research on sustainability. Agenda: - Introductions... (read more)

    Location:

    1959 Creston Pl
    Burlington, ON, L7P 2Y5
    Canada
    See map: Google Maps
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Wed Dec 27 2006, 6:30am: Sustainable Social and Potluck Dec 27th

    Start: Wed Dec 27 2006, 6:30am (1 year 20 weeks ago)
    End: Wed Dec 27 2006, 11:00am

    Sustainable Social, Potluck and video (tbd, but related to sustainable living). Anyone interested in the challenge of sustainable lifestyles in Burlington is welcome to our first... (read more)

    Location:

    1959 Creston Pl
    Burlington, ON, L7P 2Y5
    Canada
    See map: Google Maps
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Mon Dec 11 2006, 7:00pm: Walmart: Suburban Dream or Nightmare?

    Start: Mon Dec 11 2006, 7:00pm (1 year 22 weeks ago)
    End: Mon Dec 11 2006, 9:00pm

    Walmart: Suburban Dream or Nightmare? This is a special screening of two short films, with discussion afterwards. See the short version of the Walmart documentary directed by... (read more)

    Location:

    460 Brant St
    Burlington, ON, L8N 3H8
    Canada
    See map: Google Maps
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Tue Nov 28 2006, 7:30pm: Green's Screen "Who Killed the Electric Car"

    Start: Tue Nov 28 2006, 7:30pm (1 year 24 weeks ago)
    End: Tue Nov 28 2006, 9:00pm

    Tuesday November 28th Time: 7:30 pm ... (read more)

    Location:

    The Olde Dickens :::Mill St. Milton
    Milton, ON
    Canada
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Thu Nov 16 2006, 7:00pm: Sustainable Burlington Intro Meeting #2

    Start: Thu Nov 16 2006, 7:00pm (1 year 25 weeks ago)
    End: Thu Nov 16 2006, 9:00pm

    Following our successful first meeting on Oct 20, we invite more people to find out about living more sustainable lifestyles in the Burlington area. At... (read more)
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Mon Nov 13 2006, 8:00pm: Ecological Technology of the Green Roof

    Start: Mon Nov 13 2006, 8:00pm (1 year 26 weeks ago)
    End: Mon Nov 13 2006, 10:00pm

    Dr. Brad Bass, PhD Environment Canada at the University of Toronto Centre for the Environment Brad Bass is a member of Environment Canada’s Adaptation and Impact Research... (read more)
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    Posted by 4Stu
  • Mon Nov 13 2006, 10:00am: Municipal Election date

    Start: Mon Nov 13 2006, 10:00am (1 year 26 weeks ago)
    End: Mon Nov 13 2006, 8:00pm

    The next municipal election is Monday November 13, 2006 (10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.). Watch for regular updates on this web page beginning January... (read more)
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Wed Nov 1 2006, 9:00am: Halton Region Community Plan for Voluntary Sector: Launch

    Start: Wed Nov 1 2006, 9:00am (1 year 28 weeks ago)
    End: Wed Nov 1 2006, 12:00pm

    Chairman’s Roundtable on the Non-Profit and Voluntary Sector Launch of the Community Plan & Ian Hill Seminar Date: Wednesday November 1, 2006 Time: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Location:... (read more)
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  • Sun Oct 29 2006, 7:30pm: GREENING SACRED SPACES

    Start: Sun Oct 29 2006, 7:30pm (1 year 28 weeks ago)
    End: Sun Oct 29 2006, 9:00pm

    Burlington Baptist is one of the most progressive congregations I have seen in Burlington, judging by the events they put on. This one is no... (read more)
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  • Sun Oct 22 2006, 7:30pm: RENEWING THE SACRED BALANCE

    Start: Sun Oct 22 2006, 7:30pm (1 year 29 weeks ago)
    End: Sun Oct 22 2006, 9:00pm

    SUNDAY, OCTOBER, 22, 7.30 p.m. RENEWING THE SACRED BALANCE Renewing the sacred balance is about rekindling our relationship with habitat Earth and with... (read more)
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    Posted by grahamia
  • Fri Oct 20 2006, 7:00pm: Kick off event: planning for Sustainable Burlington

    Start: Fri Oct 20 2006, 7:00pm (1 year 29 weeks ago)
    End: Fri Oct 20 2006, 7:00pm

    We could model ourselves on the community-led initiative in Totnes UK which is working towards the creation of an Energy Descent Action Plan for the... (read more)
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    Posted by grahamia