2049.ca is a new push toward a movement to reduce the impact we Atlantic Canadians are making on the environment. It is the beginning of the Green @ Heart movement.
Much of what we call coastline around Atlantic Canada will likely be underwater in the next few decades.
“Nova Scotia is anticipating the high-tide mark on the Atlantic coast will be at least 70 centimetres higher by the next century.”
“More than 80% of the coastlines of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are identified as being moderately to highly sensitive to sea level rise.”
As you can imagine, this is a bit of an issue. We need to dramatically reduce our contribution to the rising sea levels.
Climate change will have real consequences for the provinces we call home. We need to take this to heart, to make concerted efforts to limit the harm we’re doing to the planet.
By hurting the planet we’re hurting ourselves and our homes, and the life with which we share this planet.
Green@Heart is our contribution to all the great work that’s already being done in Atlantic Canada to help people reduce their impact on the climate.
Of course, we don’t know exactly how much higher the water levels will be in 2049. But we do know that things will be a lot worse if we don’t act right now.
This is precisely the sort of thing we need to be planning for now. Well, that we should have been planning for a long time ago.
2049.ca and what you’ve seen around Downtown Halifax is the beginning of this movement, the first push to help people notice how real the effects of a changing climate will be for them and future generations.
We hope you’ll join in and help us all become a little more Green@Heart.
We know what we need to do. There are so many resources available to tell us what we could be doing, what we should be doing. So let’s get more focused on actually doing our part, on acting more green, not just talking about it.
2049.ca is our first awareness campaign about the real effects climate change will have, and we’re hoping it will help us all get a little greener.
Posted by Christina
In March, Killam Properties began installing new Water Saver Kits in the bathrooms of all Quinpool Towers and Quinpool Court units. The new systems include efficient showerheads, water faucet aerators, and toilet tanks. At the same time, an inspection was conducted to detect any leaks and ensure everything was in good working order.
Every time a toilet is flushed, one litre of water is saved, which adds up to huge savings. For example, at Quinpool Towers, there are 233 units-so if everyone in the building flushed at the same time, 233 litres of water would be saved through simply adding an inflatable bladder to each toilet tank. Over time, those savings are huge!
There are ways you can replicate the effort at home without changing the way your toilet operates. Try placing a 1L bottle in your toilet tank, or purchase a water saver kit from a hardware store. By adding a brick to your tank you'll save about one litre of water per flush. Think about how many times you flush each day-that's a lot of water.
Quinpool Towers and Quinpool Court are the first Killam residential properties to implement these water-saving measures.
Posted by Nick
Everywhere you look, you see or hear evidence of people living green. More and more, it's becoming apparent that the human race has to change the way we live: at home, at work, while commuting, while making purchases.
At Killam Properties, we're trying to live more "greenly", too. We're making changes, both small and large, to try and be a little cleaner, a little greener...to do our part to help sustain and preserve the environment and our natural resources. We're striving to cut waste, reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, and lower our consumption at all our properties.
It's been a learning experience. Some changes are easy to make, like flicking off the light switch when a room isn't being used, or shutting off the water while brushing your teeth. Others-like implementing solar panels on our apartment buildings or getting tenants on board with a composting program-are more of a challenge. We are far from perfect and there's lots of room to improve, learn, and grow.
This blog will chronicle our efforts, what works, what doesn't work so well, and the people who are making it happen.
However, what we are doing is trying-and we're making an impact, little by little. It's something we're going to keep working at going forward.
So what is the Green @ Heart Movement? It's our way of sharing what we're doing with the world. It's a way of spreading awareness about things you can do to live more sustainably at home, at work, and elsewhere. It's saying you care about the environment and about making changes to ensure you're doing what you can to sustain and protect the earth.
We all know that we need to make changes to protect our planet and everybody's got to start somewhere!
Follow us at greenatheart.ca to see how we're doing. We welcome any feedback and questions.
Posted by Nick
