We therefore call upon Ottawa City Council to make representations—a municipal resolution or a letter—to Premier Ford to withdraw Ontario Bill 212.
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Nous demandons donc au Conseil municipal d'Ottawa d'intervenir - par une résolution municipale ou une lettre - auprès du premier ministre Ford pour qu'il retire le Projet de loi 212 de l'Ontario.
The Ontario government recently proposed legislation that would enable the Province to weigh in on transportation projects involving bike lanes where car facilities are removed. This legislation is problematic from many important standpoints—not least of all because it won’t benefit anyone, not even drivers. Learn why it’s so misguided and what you can do about it.
As local environmental organizations from Hamilton, Ottawa, Toronto, and Windsor - we are deeply concerned about the proposed legislation from the Ontario government that would deny municipalities the ability to install new bike lanes on major streets without provincial approval. If passed, the new rules would severely limit municipalities’ ability to protect all road users, fight climate change, and ease congestion. We call on our local MPPs to speak out against this serious overreach into municipalities’ ability to make the best transportation decisions for their residents, and we call on the Province to work collaboratively with municipalities on solutions instead of undermining them.
Ottawa City Council's Environment and Climate Change and Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committees met today to discuss staff recommendations for amendments to the City's Idling Control By-law. Ecology Ottawa made a delegation, supporting the recommendations and adding a few of our own to better reduce our GHG emissions and Ottawans' health—especially that of our most vulnerable.
As part of their review of the Idling By-law, Ottawa City staff have issued new recommendations for the By-law. These recommendations come to a joint meeting of the Environment and Climate Change and the Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committees this Thursday. Here’s what you need to know!
If you missed Ecology Ottawa’s feature on CityNews Ottawa about our city’s air quality take a look right here!
The 2021 Breathe Easy Campaign is underway!
We are officially one month into the 2021 Breathe Easy Campaign! Air quality monitoring began on July 1 and will continue through to the end of September. Our dedicated volunteers have measured particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone levels at 45 different locations across the city for more than 500 total minutes of air quality recording! AND they have signed up to do it 80 more times throughout the summer!
Wednesday 2nd June is Clean Air Day. What better way to celebrate than with the launch of Ecology Ottawa’s Breathe Easy campaign 2021! Volunteers will use a simple mobile air monitoring device while walking, rolling, riding, or running near where the city’s most vulnerable residents gather. We love working with Ottawa’s most dedicated volunteers and can’t wait to meet this year’s Breathe Easy team.