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Hamilton 350 is building an engaged local movement for bold action on the climate emergency

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Municipal Election

24 October 2022

With the provincial election having come and gone, we’re starting to mobilize for October’s municipal elections. We have the opportunity to elect a number of progressive, environmentally friendly councillors in an attempt to stem at a local level some of the damage that will be inflicted on the environment by the Ford government.

15 Jun: Local activist Craig Cassar has announced that he will be running against Lloyd Ferguson in Ward 12 (Ancaster). Watch Craig’s interview with Laura Babcock on The OShow.

New & Noteworthy

16 Jun 2022: Watch the video recording of Getting It Right: How is Hamilton Responding to the Climate Emergency?

8 Jun 2022: Join Leadnow’s letter-writing campaign to stop this disaster.

26 Apr 2022: Support for Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders

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Conservation Matters

Phase 2 Regulations for the Conservation Authorities Act

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The Phase 2 regulations for the Conservation Authorities Act have been posted on the e-laws website:   O. Reg. 402/22:…
Conservation Matters

HCA Meeting

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Chloe and I watched the HCA meeting last night.  Follow up on the house on 15 Oakwood Place that wanted…
Anti-oppression

We stand in solidarity with Black youth and community members facing police violence

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Hamilton 350 stands in solidarity with the six young housing activists who were violently arrested by Hamilton police officers last…
Conservation Matters

Offsetting is Upsetting to Wildlife

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Watch the video of Conservation Matters Webinar 6 and take action! We had a great audience that actively engaged in a…

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Hamilton 350 is a grassroots group based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and affiliated with the world-wide 350.org network. Our mission is to build an engaged, aware local movement for urgent action and advocacy on the climate emergency that all of us face.

Hamilton 350 is committed to supporting Indigenous self-determination, incorporating anti-racism and anti-oppression into our work, and continuously educating ourselves and each other. Everyone is welcome in Hamilton 350, including marginalized peoples and students/young people, who are likely to bear more of the brunt of climate change.

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Mississauga peoples, which are governed by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Agreement and are covered by the Great Lakes Purchase of 1792.

Hamilton 350 is built on the efforts of volunteers

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If you don’t have spare time on your hands but can afford to make a GoFundMe donation to help further our work:

There are costs associated with organizing and holding events, getting the word out, providing honoraria for speakers and performers, hosting this website, and much more.

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Mississauga peoples, which are governed by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Agreement and are covered by the Great Lakes Purchase of 1792.

Upcoming Events

  • Hamilton's Climate Change Action Plan
    29 Jun 2022 | 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Webex

    The City of Hamilton unveiled its Climate Change Strategy draft at the start of the month. Staff presented “ReCharge Hamilton – Our Community Energy + Emissions Plan: Draft” (CEEP) and the…

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  • Credit Valley CA board meeting
    8 Jul 2022 | 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
    Virtual

    Members of the public may participate in the meeting by emailing tamara.chipperfield@cvc.ca no later than 10:00a.…

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This webinar explored the connections between struggles to protect water and land on different sides of the country. The Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) is financing the construction of warehouses on top of the 140 Garner Road Marsh, and at the same time supporting the construction of the Coastal GasLink (CGL) fracked gas pipeline through unceded Wet’suwet’en territory without consent of the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs. If successful, AIMCo will pave over the headwaters of Ancaster Creek and damage the forest and watershed in Wet’suwet’en territory in Northern British Columbia. Additionally, their appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal, to pave over the Garner Road Marsh following our successful campaign to protect it and the Hamilton Conservation Authority’s denial of a permit for the warehouse project, may result in the weakening of Conservation Authorities across Ontario. This company is the poster child for destructive capitalism that sacrifices nature to make money. We will explore aspects of AIMCo’s destructive efforts to pave over the Ancaster Wetland and drive the CGL pipeline through traditional territory of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation, risking the pristine Wedzin Kwa river. The Wedzin Kwa is the Wet’suwet’en people’s source of clean drinking water and home to rich communities of fish and wildlife. We shared concrete actions that you, our audience, can help with to protect the headwaters of Ancaster Creek from this Alberta company. GUEST SPEAKERS: - Carrie Hewitson: Ancaster farmer and neighbour to the threatened wetland - Danielle Boissoneau, Anishnaabe kwe, writer, public speaker, and organizer working towards food sovereignty and liberation for Indigenous peoples.
Conservation Matters Webinar 9 - Corporate assault on land, water, and wetlands
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Carrie Hewitson
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Last month we broke down the provincial changes being made to conservation authorities and our concerns with the direction they take us. One such change is the removal of many citizen conservation authority board members and an increased number of seats for local municipal councillors on these boards. At this month's webinar, we explored the impact of this change and looked at recent citizen wins with respect to natural feature offsetting and the campaign to stop sprawl. We examined what role engaged citizens, developers, and Hamilton City Councillors have played in these discussions and questioned the process by which the board members are selected. Watch this recording to learn about these monumental wins and what challenges remain ahead of us including the ongoing attempts to develop the wetland located at 140 Garner Rd and the need for real action on the climate emergency.
Conservation Matters 8 - Money or Nature?
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General Issues Committee November 9, 2021
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Nearly a year ago the Ford government passed legislation stripping some powers of conservation authorities, sparking mass resignations. Hamilton 350 responded with two initiatives to follow these changes: Conservation Matters and Conservation Watch. Conservation Matters, a monthly webinar series, seeks to connect and inform those pushing back against this government attack on our environment. Our group has hosted webinars to connect with and learn from those successfully organizing across the province. Conservation Watch is a volunteer watchdog initiative where residents watch and report on conservation authority meetings. We have been learning about the important roles conservation authorities play in flood prevention and watershed management as well as successfully intervening in development proposals to protect local wetlands from development. There are 36 conservation authorities across Ontario that are organized on the level of the watershed. In 2019, the province told CAs to get out of non-mandatory programs. Then, in December 2020, despite widespread opposition, they passed legislation imposing significant changes on CAs. Some changes went into effect immediately: Ministerial Zoning Order (MZO) rules required CAs to grant permits and eliminated most citizen members of CA boards. Now a year after they were first announced the province has finalized the regulations that define the core mandate of CAs. The Core mandate is now limited to flooding, erosion, and managing existing lands. That only includes a small part of what CAs do, putting everything else in financial jeopardy. Programs are now dependent on municipal council decisions and special agreements for each. On Wednesday, we heard from 350 Hamilton’s Conservation Authority Watchers, saw content from the Grand River Conservation Authority meeting where board members discussed the impact of these changes, and heard from Hassaan Basit the chair of Halton Conservation Authority. Hassaan sat on the provincial working group that advised on these regulations and gave us some great perspective. We also heard from Environmental Lawyer Phil Pothen from Environmental Defence, who shared how these changes to “kneecap conservation authorities” are part of a broader, developer-driven provincial agenda, along with forced sprawl and mega-highways. Then we heard from you, we asked our audience how we go from where we are to where we need to be. Stay tuned for an update about our next webinar soon.
Conservation Matters 7 - The Future of Conservation
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With developers still eyeing the Ancaster Creek Headwaters for development and the Hamilton Conservation Authority having drafted a Natural Feature Offsetting policy now is the time to say NO to destroying anymore natural features. Join Hamilton 350 in opposing the precedent setting decision to allow natural features like wetlands to be destroyed and recreated elsewhere to make room for development. Learn more and have your say at: https://conservationhamilton.ca/help-us-set-policy-for-offsetting/
Conservation Matters 6 - Offsetting is Upsetting to Wildlife
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On June 30 we were privileged to be joined by Skyler Williams, Danielle Boissoneau, and Makaśa Looking Horse. They shared invaluable information about the importance of developing relationships with water and land, and of supporting Indigenous land titles, safe living spaces, and access to clean drinking water in the face of unnecessary $prawl in Hamilton, Caledonia, etc. As Skyler put it, "[t]his is our land. We have the right to say no. We should not be criminalized for refusing to consent when developers want to pave over our lands." CONSULTATION ≠ CONSENT Take action to #StopSprawl in Hamilton now. Use this quick tool to let the City know you want them to stop expanding our urban boundary: https://partner-wellingtonwaterwatchers.nationbuilder.com/stop-sprawl-hamilton
Conservation Matters Webinar 5 - From $prawl to Landback
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Understanding the Climate Crisis An introduction to the science of global warming, the high stakes of the climate crisis, and what you can do to stand up for people and the planet in this crucial moment.
Understanding the Climate Crisis
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