Community Action

Everybody has the potential to be an environmental champion.

Community action or "sustainability culture" is about creating heightened environmental awareness in everyone. We aim to reach a point where Council, Region staff, citizens and businesses routinely look for opportunities for continuous environmental improvement in their daily lives and work.

NEW Community Environmental Fund

To encourage a culture of sustainability we will help fund projects that benefit the community by protecting and enhancing our natural environment.

We encourage interested applicants to review the entire guideline package and contact the designated Regional staff with any questions regarding eligibility before submitting an application to the fund.

Guidelines and application - full colour version

Guidelines and application - printer friendly version

NEW - Complete the application online. Please note: Each online application is unique to an IP address. This means you may save and edit your application as many times as you like before submitting it, as long as you are using the same computer each time.

Questions? sustainability@regionofwaterloo.ca or call 519-575-4757 ext. 3081

Apply by January 16, 2012

Other ways we encourage people to make easy, basic changes that will contribute to a quality of life that is sustainable:

• Buy Local Buy Fresh
  For over a decade, the Region has encouraged people to eat more locally produced food, both as a way to support our farmers and to reduce transport-related air emissions. Look for the Buy Local Buy Fresh logo to identify local food at your favourite food store or farmers' market. Or grow your own food in your backyard or in one of the network of Community Gardens in the Region.
• Travelwise
  There are many ways to travel to work, including transit, carpooling, cycling, walking, or combinations of them. Employees can make sustainable travel choices like these more easily using programs and incentives offered through the Region's Travelwise project. You can become more physically fit, save money and help the environment by commuting in sustainable and active ways.
  

Watch for news of our Environmental Sustainability Fund and the Environmental Footprint calculator.