Province helps Northwestern Ontario Combat Climate Change

Gravelle and Mauro announce grants to help communities take action 

Ontario is continuing to invest in local efforts to fight climate change.

In Thunder Bay-Superior North, Matawa First Nations Management will receive $61,771.87 to deliver climate change workshops to all 9 member First Nations as well as to community schools, and to create a calendar capable of reaching 8,000 people, focused on ways to achieve a lower-carbon lifestyle. 

And in Thunder Bay-Atikokan, Namaygoosisagagun Ojibway Development  corporation will receive $35,020.00 for their First Nation Green Initiative.  The organization will combine traditional respect of land and sustainability with modern recycling, waste management and conservation practices.

“Environmental action starts at home and in our communities. I am thrilled to announce this investment by our government for Matawa First Nations.  We’re funding a variety of groups across the province to motivate people to join Ontario in reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” said Thunder Bay-Superior North MPP Michael Gravelle. 

“Raising awareness about climate change and how we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions is necessary information for all of us. This funding will provide an opportunity for Namaygoosisagagun Ojibway Development Corporation to hold workshops focused on doing just that,” said Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Bill Mauro.

The grants are part of the final round of funding from Ontario’s Community Go Green Fund to support projects that help Ontarians switch to a lower-carbon lifestyle and reduce their climate change impact.  

QUICK FACTS

 ·        The Ontario government is providing $1.4 million to help 33  community-based projects fight climate change this year.   

·        The Community Go Green Fund is a four-year, $6.6 million program.

·        Public participation is critical for Ontario to make its greenhouse gas emissions targets of six per cent below 1990 levels by 2014 and 15 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020.

·        Ontario has committed to phasing out coal generation by 2014,
resulting in the single largest greenhouse gas emissions reduction in Canada.

Links above provided courtesy of http://www.OntarioNewsNorth.com

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