Ecology OttawaCategory: Community Network
Strategy Summit: Ottawa Energy Collective Impact
Time to roll up our sleeves and create some strategies to help Ottawa meet its climate targets! Be a part of the funding strategy and strategic partnership forming process as we solidify the community led plan to help reduce emissions…
Read MoreEcology Ottawa’s 9th Annual Eco Gala!
[FRENCH] Join us for Ecology Ottawa’s 9th annual Gala Dinner on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at the St. Elias Banquet Centre to celebrate the active environmental community in Ottawa and the start of the Winter Holiday season! Eco Gala 2016…
Read MoreClimate Change Consultation Process Coming to Nepean
Make sure to RSVP! The next iteration of the Canada Climate Action consultations in Ottawa will be held in the federal riding of Nepean on 18 June. There, MP Chandra Arya will meet with constituents to hear their thoughts on…
Read More#CanClimateAction Town Halls Come to Ottawa West-Nepean
The next iteration of the Canada Climate Action consultations will be held in Ottawa West-Nepean on Saturday, 4 June. There, MP Anita Vandenbeld will meet with constituents to hear their thoughts on climate change and how we as a country…
Read MoreProtect What You Love: How I Learned To Take Action and Make Change
I recently became an intern for Ecology Ottawa, working with their Renewable City campaign. As a student at the University of Ottawa studying Environmental Science I was thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Ecology Ottawa to facilitate local…
Read MoreSuccessful Depave at St. Anthony
Huge thanks to everyone who helped make Depave Paradise 2015 a success! This Saturday, June 20th a team of more than 30 community volunteers tackled the tearing up around 900 square feet of asphalt at St. Anthony Catholic School….
Read MoreBronson Avenue Reconstruction & Revisioning Report
Ecology Ottawa worked with the Glebe Community Association in anticipation of major reconstruction on Bronson Avenue. The major reconstruction project of Bronson Avenue intends to upgrade water, road, sewer and sidewalk infrastructure. This report points out the opportunity for this…
Read MoreClimate change and the case for fossil fuel divestment
By Lenore Fahrig Can fossil fuel divestment affect the forces that are driving climate change? What is behind the divestment movement? How does fossil fuel divestment compare to and connect with other actions aimed at stopping climate change? Should the…
Read MoreDepave Paradise 2015
Depave Paradise is back! Last year, we removed more than 100 square meters of asphalt from the Kitchissippi Church parking lot. This year, with the help of the community, we’re going to do the same for St. Anthony Catholic School….
Read MoreSave Ottawa’s trees, sign our Petition!
Invasive, aggressive and spreading, the Emerald Ash Borer is killing millions of trees every year in the nation’s capital decimating the urban canopy and costing taxpayers millions of dollars as the city struggles to ensure parks and streets are safe from falling trees….
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