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Ecology Ottawa recently joined other Ottawa organizations to express our opposition to the provincial government's Bill 60, and omnibus bill that—among other things—would prohibit installing bike lanes in Ontario municipalities if this involved removing car lanes. This sort of reconfiguration is essential for us to meet our goals of shifting from car-oriented travel patterns to sustainable, person-oriented travel. Please read our remarks.
A few years ago, the director of the OHRI Cancer Centre, Dr. Rebecca Auer (now the CEO of OHRI), tasked us with making our research greener. As a scientific research group, with the ultimate goal of improving patients’ lives, we believe we have a unique role to play in reducing waste and energy consumption.
City staff presented the final draft of its Climate Resiliency Strategy, Climate Ready Ottawa, at the October 21 meeting of Council's Environment and Climate Change Committee meeting. Ecology Ottawa delegated on the strategy, commending the plan for its comprehensive scope and the public engagement leading to it, as well as offering some recommendations for its improvement.