Join us for an unforgettable evening at our 16th Annual Eco Gala, a highly anticipated celebration of local environmental action in our nation’s capital. Our first in-person gala since 2019, the Eco Gala will be held at the iconic National Gallery where art, city, and nature converge. Ecology Ottawa will welcome all in the Ottawa community who champion climate action, biodiversity, safeguarding of nature, and people power. Tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite.

Our Programs

Active City

Active City

An active city connects communities with world-class public transportation builds safe streets for all users, ages and abilities focuses on moving people, not just cars.

Breathe Easy

Vision Zero

Safe Streets

Living City

Living City

Integrates nature into the very fabric of urban planning, defend trees, plants, animals, rivers and greenspace, solves challenges by working with - not against - nature.

Biodiversity

Pollinator Gardens

Tree Campaign

Green Infrastructure

Bird Friendly Ottawa

 

 

 

Renewable City

Renewable City

Knows that 100% renewable energy is 100% possible, says "no" to new fossil fuel infrastructure, creates clean energy jobs.

 

Electric School Buses

Ottawa Climate Equity

15 Minute Neighbourhoods

 

Our Approach

We Watch City Council

We Watch City Council

We watch over and engage closely with Ottawa City Council. We celebrate environmentally responsible actions, we bring to light the things that hurt our local environment, and we advocate for greater ambition across a range of local issue areas.

We Organize Communities

We Organize Communities

We work to create a mobilized constituency of Ottawans who demand action and leadership on the environment. We engage thousands of Ottawa residents each year at the door, at events and through their community associations. We do this so that we know – and they know – what local environmental issues are top of mind, and what can be done about them.

We Work in Partnership

We Work in Partnership

The environmental crisis can only be solved by an engaged community working together across various sectors and levels of government. We work to engage and mobilize support from Ottawa residents, political representatives, local businesses, community associations, industry and professional associations, cultural groups and citizens groups.

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Media Releases

Unambitious Directions for Budget 2024

On September 5, Ottawa City Council’s Finance and Corporate Services Committee met to discuss the shape of the 2024 budget—also known as “budget directions.” This was the first formal, public step in deliberations for the budget, which will be tabled to Council on November 8. The directions were approved with votes in favour by Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and 11 councillors after a presentation from city staff and public delegations.

Pollinator Garden Webinar

Pollinator Garden Webinar

On August 29, we held a webinar on our pollinator garden program. We heard presentations on all three of our pollinator gardens, as well as a presentation on local pollinators.

We invite you to watch the recording below.

Le 29 août, nous avons tenu un webinaire sur notre programme de jardins pollinisateurs. Nous avons entendu des présentations sur nos trois jardins pollinisateurs, ainsi qu'une présentation sur les pollinisateurs locaux.

Nous vous invitons à regarder l'enregistrement ci-dessous.

Toronto Approved Multiples Everywhere; Ottawa Should Too

Toronto city council recently approved changes to the city’s zoning by-laws that will allow the new construction of two-, three- and four-unit multiplexes in all residential zones, which were not previously allowed in many parts of the city. Although the housing crisis will not be solved by any one policy or approach, Toronto’s example here is one to follow as the population continues to grow and the cost of living in major cities remains prohibitively high.

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