A thriving, healthy, accessible Harbour for all.

MISSION

To lead and engage in collective action to revitalize Hamilton Harbour and its watershed through education and collaboration.

PRIORITIES & STRATEGIES

Educate and increase public awareness and understanding to improve the Hamilton Harbour community’s relationship with water.

Deliver relevant, impactful, and engaging water-focused educational programming.

Undertake actions to increase the community’s awareness and understanding of the importance of healthy and sustainable water and related systems.

Communicate important Harbour and watershed issues and related activities and research to the public.

Engage the Hamilton Harbour community to take action, steward water, and foster sustainability for generations to come.

Provide experiential opportunities for community members in programming, outreach, and monitoring activities that improve the Hamilton Harbour watershed.

Provide leadership development opportunities to engage community members in Harbour and watershed restoration and stewardship.

Provide a clearinghouse of news, research, and resources on Hamilton Harbour, its watershed, and related restoration and sustainability issues and ideas.

Advance initiatives, collaboration, and resilience in the governance and management of the Hamilton Harbour watershed.

Promote, monitor, and assess implementation of the Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan.

Lead or participate in collaborative initiatives that promote an integrated watershed perspective in management and planning.

Leverage stakeholders, partnerships, and relationships to improve and communicate the state of Hamilton Harbour and its watershed.

VALUES

Integrity. We act in the public interest with candour and reliability, rigour and consistency.

Optimism. We provide a collaborative and pragmatic hopefulness to shared goal setting and problem solving.

Inclusiveness. We foster communities of practice that welcome and respect a diversity of ideas and perspectives.

Learning. We advance appreciation and discovery in our relations to water, the environment, and to each other.

Progress. We encourage collective action and social change, resilience and reconciliation.