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Join our team! Clean Energy Outreach Volunteer
Ecology Ottawa is looking for an Energy East Outreach Volunteer to join our dynamic team. The Clean Energy Outreach Volunteer will organize to stop the proposed Energy East tar sands pipeline by reaching out to key members of the community and inviting them to join our campaign. This position involves immersion in the tools and […]
Volunteer opportunities: Join our team this summer
If you’re looking for more ways to enjoy the summer and help promote healthy greenspace, advocate for clean energy or divert waste from landfills, Ecology Ottawa has you covered. Check out our volunteer positions below! 1. Volunteer for the Green Team at the Canadian Pacific Women’s Golf Tournament, August 21-27 The Ladies Professional Golf Association will be teeing […]
A New Urban Forest Management Plan is Officially On its Way to City Council
On Tuesday, June 20th 2017, Ecology Ottawa appeared at City Hall to congratulate the City of Ottawa for developing a new Urban Forest Management Plan draft, and to gift the council with a tree composed of the names of our petition signers. In the wake of the emerald ash borer crisis, we wanted the City […]
Ottawa Community Housing Tree Plantings
Trees make communities better. With that in mind, Ottawa Community Housing recently partnered with Ecology Ottawa to do a tree planting in two neighbourhoods in the city. With the help of a whole bunch of awesome volunteers we were able to plant 20 trees in each neighbourhood! The trees planted included lilacs, crab […]
Public Forum on Canada’s Environmental Rights Future
WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2017, 7:00 – 8:30 pm Jean Pigott Place, Ottawa City Hall (110 Laurier Avenue West) Join the David Suzuki Foundation, Ecology Ottawa and Ecojustice for an interactive, multimedia forum about the future of environmental rights and responsibilities. Over the past 50 years, environmental rights have been the fastest-growing body of human rights […]
Volunteer opportunity: the Great Glebe GREEN Garage Sale is back !
SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2017, 8am-4pm 680 & 690 Bank Street (at Glebe Avenue) Rogers Plus & Kunstadt Sports parking lots It’s our favourite time of year again… Soon the entire Glebe will be abuzz with lawn-hawking like you’ve never seen. It’s this annual mecca of bargain-hunters from near and far that gave birth to […]
Ecology Ottawa is embarking on our largest tree giveaway in Ottawa’s history!
[FRANCAIS] This summer, Ecology Ottawa is embarking on our largest tree giveaway in Ottawa’s history! We have thousands of little saplings that are looking for new homes in your yard. This tree giveaway is part of Ecology Ottawa’s 1 Million Tree initiative, through which Ottawa as a community plans to give away and plant one […]
Thank you for making the Ottawa Park Summit and Earth Day Celebration a success
Last Saturday, April 22, Ecology Ottawa celebrated Earth Day with two exciting events, the inaugural Ottawa Park Summit and Earth Day Celebration, and both events were a great success! At the Ottawa Park Summit, 100 representatives from community associations, non-profit, and concerned citizens from over 50 groups came together to discuss better parks in the […]
Clean Energy Days – April 25-29th, 2017
From April 24th to April 29th Ecology Ottawa is taking part in Clean Energy Days. This a week of meetings between Councillors and concerned community members to lobby for a real Renewable Energy Strategy in the City of Ottawa, as well as representatives from Community Associations all over the city who will be meeting with […]
Join our team! We’re hiring a Clean Energy Organizer
Job description Ecology Ottawa Clean Energy Organizer Full time starting ASAP Ecology Ottawa is looking for a Clean Energy Organizer to join a dynamic team. The Clean Energy Organizer will organize to stop the proposed Energy East tar sands pipeline and promote action on climate change, while strengthening Ecology Ottawa’s volunteer and supporter network. This […]
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- Wellington Street ‘dooring zone’ study shows signs of success | Metro OttawaBy Kieran Delamont, Ottawa Metro News, July 20, 2017 A year-long “dooring zone” pilot project along Wellington Street appears to have succeed, showing how much of a difference a small infrastructure change can make. Coun. Jeff Leiper and Shawn McGuire, coordinator of cyclist and pedestrian safety at the city, took to Facebook Live on Thursday […]
- Rooting out latest invasive plant to strike Ottawa a race against time – Ottawa – CBC NewsBy Laurie Fagan, CBC News Ottawa, July 21, 2017 Conservation experts in Ottawa are waging war on Japanese knotweed, an aggressive, invasive plant species which has taken root in more than a dozen places on the city’s shorelines. If it’s not controlled, biologists warn the foreign plant — strong enough to break through walls and […]
- Fast-charging stations for electric vehicles coming to Trans-Canada HighwayBy the Ottawa Citizen, July 20, 2017 Three companies are teaming up with the federal government to install 34 electric vehicle fast-charging stations along the Trans-Canada Highway in an attempt to encourage the adoption of zero-emission vehicles. The $17.3-million charging network, which will be installed in Ontario and Manitoba, will allow drivers to charg […]
