Ecology OttawaCategory: Action Alert
Really?
Cliquez ici pour la version en français. Would you host an event for a major tobacco company on the eve of World Lung Cancer Day? So why is the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce hosting an event for a major oil…
Read MoreStreetfight: NY’s Urban Revolution Comes to Ottawa
RSVP here: ecoott.ca/urbanrevolution The Movement for Safer, More Livable Streets Janette Sadik-Khan, co-author of Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution and former Transportation Commissioner for New York City, will be in Ottawa on Wednesday April 27 to talk about how she re-imagined public spaces…
Read MoreSupport the Motion on Traffic Congestion Fighting Tools
Should the city find out what works in other places? On April 6 city councillors will consider a motion to study best practices for reducing traffic congestion. The idea is to have this knowledge before 2018 when the city redoes…
Read MoreSay NO to the South March Highlands Development!
KNL and the South March Highlands: There are Species at Risk! Kanata North Lakes Developments Inc. (KNL) has submitted a proposal to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to seek approval for a residential subdivision development in Kanata; west of…
Read MoreSubmit ideas to green Canada’s capital!
The National Capital Commission (NCC) is preparing a plan that could transform Ottawa, and we need your help to steer them in the right direction. As Canada prepares for our 150th anniversary in 2017, Ottawa is gaining a lot of…
Read MoreSupport the February 16 Environment Committee Motion
On February 16 an important motion comes before the City of Ottawa’s Environment Committee. The motion proposes five things: That the City strenghten its greenhouse gas emissions reduction target to match the more ambitious Ontario provincial target That Mayor Jim…
Read More[VIDEO] EcoGala 2015 Highlights
November 26th EcoGala Keynote Speaker Kevin Page. Vidéo en anglais seulement.
Read More100% Possible – Climate March – November 29
Pledge to be there! Click Here What’s happening on Sunday November 29th? We’ll be marching from Ottawa City Hall to Parliament Hill! We will come together at Ottawa City Hall at 12:30PM, where there will be speeches and activities. We’ll then…
Read MoreA Breakthrough for Safe Streets at City Hall
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Ottawa) October 7, 2015: Today the City of Ottawa ended a 50 year-old practice of engineering roads with the almost exclusive interest of cars in mind and adopted a plan that also represents the interests of pedestrians,…
Read MoreState of the race in Ottawa-West-Nepean, Orleans, Nepean, and Kanata-Carleton
Over the last few weeks, a series of polls have been conducted within the city of Ottawa which have redefined the state of the electoral race in four local swing ridings. While some ridings appeared to have their future MP’s pre-determined, other ridings looked like…
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