At Hockley Valley Resort, we are committed to green practices, reducing our carbon footprint and being environmentally responsible. Here are some of the ways we’ve gone green:

Food and Beverage:

• Our composting program allows us to reuse material and divert it from the landfill.
• We work with local farmers and producers to source locally grown ingredients. With the installation of fruit and vegetable gardens on-site, we yield 60-70% of our produce for all of our restaurants right on-site.
• We have installed the GOSLYN™ system to separate fat, oil and grease, diverting 99% from septic systems and resulting in a recycled bi-product for use in the bio-diesel industry.
• Our full-service restaurants save paper with reusable china and cloth napkins.

Housekeeping and Engineering:

• We use environmentally-friendly Scott’s and Kruger EcoLogo™ certified paper towel, tissue, toilet paper and napkins. This saves 21,367kg of paper, 74,873L of water, 32m³ in landfill space, 43,802kw of energy, 897L of oil, 641kg of air pollutants and 182 trees annually.
• Our guest room amenities are organic with minimal fragrance. Our soaps are plant-based, with gentle formulations.
• All meeting rooms include energy-saving lighting, recycling bins and water and juices served in recyclable containers and/or reusable glasses.
• Our waste management system sorts items into separate bins for recycling.

On the Property:

• Regular stream/river testing is commissioned by the Resort and executed by the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority to help maintain clean streams and waterways throughout our property.
• Our common space areas are heated and cooled by a ground source system.
• We have installed low energy lighting throughout the Resort in public areas and guest rooms.
• Pay per use FLO chargers for hybrid vehicles have been installed in the resorts main parking lot.
• Approximately 50% of the Resort guest rooms’ heating and cooling systems have been upgraded to high efficiency units.
• Three of our boiler units were converted from 45% efficiency to 95% efficiency units.