2000
Organization and set up the organization established, including recruitment of members and volunteers.

2001
Incorporation number
Greenstep 2001 Environmental Fair. An event established to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the boil water advisory.

2002
Acquisition of staff person secured through Human  Resources Development Canada job creation program.

Successful $14,000 grant application to Environment Canada's Ecoaction Program to begin the pilot Water, Water Everywhere campaign. This campaign was well received in the Municipality of Brockton and was well supported with partners including: The Municipality of Brockton HRDC The Saugeen Conservation Authority the Ontario Federation of Agriculture; The Ontario Trillium Foundation; local business partners, volunteers and individuals within Brockton.

Establishment of the Bruce Grey Environmental Resource Centre. A $25,000 Trillium grant secured to open the centre, purchase resource materials and computer system, and office space to run the initiatives out of.

Greenstep 2002 Environmental Fair was held June 15/02. A wide variety of like-minded vendors and exhibitors    participated in the event. Guest speakers included: Guy Dauncey,  author of 101 Solutions to Climate Change and Ruth Greir, former Environment Critic. Among the many partners in this endeavour Air Canada and Ontario Power Generation were two of the largest. Attendance for this event was aprox. 500.

The Walkerton Water Stories Project. A $10,000 grant enabled this community arts outreach program to be a reality. This is a multi-facet endeavor which encompassed a story gathering proponent, print making , story telling performance by a Straford Storyteller and art exhibit. The Stories Project will have its first official art exhibit during the last week of February, the prints created are selling well and the exhibit will begin touring various art galleries this spring. After the water tragedy in Walkerton, the water stories project gave a voice to those who would not ordinarily have had one, the young and the elderly. Its mission was to have residents recall positive water related stories. The community was founded around the Saugeen River and it was an important and therapeutic exercise for residents to rejoice in their rich water heritage.

WHCI board members, Alison Rowe and Stephanie Hobbs accept a certificate of environmental recognition from Green Tags Ontario.

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