Area Depaved: 197 m2
Storm Water Diverted: 257 500 L annually
Plants added: 12 trees, 33 shrubs, 268 perennials
Locations: 578-581 Barton St E. & 539 Barton St E.
In the spring of 2021, amidst pandemic restrictions, we depaved 2 city-owned boulevards in partnership with the Barton Village BIA and Amaprop Canada Inc. We made the difficult decision to carry out the projects as planned because we didn’t want to delay the benefits of urban greenspaces in Hamilton. Building up community-based climate resilience simply could not wait until the pandemic allowed. Engagement took place in other ways, including a street clean-up and education at street events later in the summer. Green Venture’s coordination of this Depave Paradise is made possible by funds from the Ontario Trillium Foundation through Green Communities Canada. Project support from the Barton Village BIA was via the TD Green Space Grant program—a grant made available through a partnership between TD Bank and the Arbor Day Foundation.
Thank you to our community donors on this project:
NVK, Budget Bin Environmental Disposal, Venni Gardens, Rei Mar Forming Construction, Lehigh Hanson Heidelberg Cement Group, Adele Pierre Landscape Architect