Area Depaved: 93 m2
Storm Water Diverted: 82 770 L annually
Plants added: 7 trees, 20 shrubs, 500+ perennials
Location: Good Shepherd Venture Centre (155 Cannon St E, Hamilton ON)
In the spring of 2022, a long awaited initiative to add more green and shade along Cannon St E was completed! After depaving two long beds at the Good Shepherd Venture Centre, right beside the sidewalk in September of 2021, volunteers added hundreds of plants and 7 native trees to the Beasley Neighbourhood. The site has a combination of native species and hardy nativars that have been specifically chosen to provide year-round beauty, stormwater infiltration, shade/cooling and pollinator habitat. A partnership between the Beasley Neighbourhood Association, Friendly Streets Hamilton—an initiative of Environment Hamilton and Cycle Hamilton, Good Shepherd Venture Centre and Green Venture led the project with funding from PlanLocal Ward 2 Beautiful Streets and Spaces, and the Green Communities Canada Depave Paradise program.
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