Community Initiatives Guidebook

With the generous support of the Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund (Ontario Ministry of the Environment), the Crabtree Foundation and the Ontario Trillium Foundation; Ecology Ottawa has created the Community Initiatives Guidebook.

The guide has been divided into 4 sections:

What is the Ecology Ottawa Community Network?
General Roles and Process: Ecology Ottawa, Community Organizers, and Initiative-Specific Teams.

Outreach and Media

Building a Greener Ottawa One Neighbourhood at a time: Ecology Ottawa Community Initiatives: A. Tree Ottawa Community Initiatives, B. Healthy Watersheds, C. Active Transportation, D. Eco-Teams, E. Appendices (which can be found in a separate document)

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Council Approves Expansion and Permanence of Rain Ready Ottawa

Rain, rain, go away. Come again some other day. And when it does, Ecology Ottawa hopes the runoff is properly managed for the sake of Ottawans and the environment.

Community Organizer - Climate

35 hrs/week starting between May 20 - June 3 for a period of 8 weeks.

Do you live in the Ottawa area?

Are you interested in environmental issues?

Do you want to work for Ottawa’s leading grassroots environmental organization?

Ecology Ottawa is looking for a Community Organizer to join a dynamic team for an eight-week position funded by Canada Summer Jobs. The overall goal of the Community Organizer is to enhance environmental protection at the local level in Ottawa through volunteer engagement and public education.

Community Organizer - National Capital Environmental Youth Project