Ecology Ottawa is partnering with Healthy Transportation Coalition and the Electric Vehicle Council of Ottawa to launch a campaign to rapidly move Ottawa's bus fleet to electric.
Worldwide and across Canada, cities are stepping up in the fight against climate change by integrating electric buses into their fleet. Within a few short years, Ottawa's fleet could be fully electric. This not only helps in the fight against climate change, but can also save the city money while making the OC Transpo fleet cleaner, quieter and more reliable. It means cleaner air and better service for the residents of our city.
Leading cities such as Toronto, Montreal, Laval, Edmonton and Vancouver are already leading the charge. Let's get OC Transpo and the City of Ottawa to follow suit!
We're calling on Ottawa City Council to:
- Run an electric bus pilot in 2020;
- Introduce electric buses on regular service by 2021;
- Purchase only electric buses starting in 2024; and
- Move to a 100% electric bus fleet by 2035.
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Ecology Ottawa delegates to the Environment and Climate Change Committee on the Rain Ready Ottawa program.
Ecology Ottawa was at the City Council’s Environment and Climate Change Committee on April 16, 2024, to talk about the Rain Ready Program. We’ve provided our delegations below and you can also watch the recording.
Members of ECCC invited to webinar on incineration
On April 8, we invited members of City Council’s Environment and Climate Change Committee (ECCC) to attend a webinar on incineration. This webinar is timely: Council is considering incineration as an option for dealing with Ottawa’s waste, since staff has warned Council that the Trail Road Landfill—which currently receives the majority of Ottawans’ garbage—will fill up soon.