A total of twenty seven groups—twenty of them community associations—have now added their names to a letter to Mayor Jim Watson urging action on climate change. To see the text of the letter plus the Mayor's response click here. The groups include:
Community Associations
- Action Sandy Hill
- Beacon Hill Community Association
- Champlain Park Community Association
- 350 Ottawa
- BioRegional North America
- Carleton Climate Commons Working Group
- Ottawa Renewable Energy Coop
- Right Bike
- Tucker House
- University of Ottawa’s Office of Campus Sustainability
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Ecology Ottawa delegates to the Environment and Climate Change Committee on the Rain Ready Ottawa program.
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Members of ECCC invited to webinar on incineration
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