On March 6, 2008, the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) awarded a three-year $143,100 grant for delivery of the Durham Sustainability Stewardship Program - a collaborative initiative between the Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement (OCETA), Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention (C2P2), and Durham Sustain Ability - to support community-based environmental stewardship, education and outreach in Durham Region.

Through a series of workshops and other environmental education and outreach activities, the program will generate awareness on the opportunities to reduce the environmental footprint among Durham Region stakeholders (governments, businesses, school communities, health care organizations, youth, seniors, and local citizens); encourage behavior change from all sectors of society towards adopting Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Practices through pollution prevention (P2) & energy efficiency (E2); and achieve real, quantifiable environmental reductions in toxics, smog precursors, greenhouse gases and hazardous wastes.

OCETA gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the
Ontario Trillium Foundation
for the
Durham Sustainability Stewardship Program

The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government of Ontario. For over 25 years, the Foundation has supported the growth and vitality of communities across the province. OTF continues to strengthen the capacity of the volunteer sector through investments in community-based initiatives. For more information, please visit www.trilliumfoundation.org.

For more information, please contact:

Meena Hassanali, Program Coordinator, OCETA
905-822-4133 x233
mhassanali ( @oceta.on.ca )

OCETA is a private, not-for-profit corporation that supports the commercialization and market acceptance of innovative technologies and environmentally sustainable solutions through stakeholder engagement and the provision of business and technical services.

C2P2 is a well recognized Canadian not-for-profit environmental organization which was established in 1992 to advance the adoption of pollution prevention (P2) and sustainability practices among all sectors in Canadian society. The Centre offers a range of P2 programs and services to the general public, community organizations, local, provincial and federal governments and large, small and medium sized industries. www.c2p2online.com

Durham Sustain Ability is a non-profit organization that develops sustainability programs and supports actions by municipalities, businesses, community groups and individuals that help us learn to achieve the balance required to move toward a sustainable future. www.sustain-ability.ca