FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | 18 June 2025 | OTTAWA | TRADITIONAL TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHINAABEG | Ecology Ottawa today released its Strategic Plan, “Growing Movement, Rising Action.” The Plan outlines Ecology Ottawa’s vision, mission, and theory of change for 2025 to 2027.
Ecology Ottawa calls for sustainable waste residuals approaches
On June 17, City Council’s Environment and Climate Change Committee considered a feasibility study on handling the city’s waste residuals—what’s left over after composting, recycling, and other diversion. One of the options under consideration was incineration, which brings a host of threats. Ecology Ottawa delegated on this issue, challenging aspects of the study and advocating for sustainable approaches to waste residuals.
Sharing the Present: Organizing Across Generations for Climate Action
Ecology Ottawa and several members of its Youth Council recently participated in an intergenerational dialogue hosted by our friends at Climate Legacy. Following the event, we asked two participants, one on each "side" of the dialogue, to share their reflections. Please enjoy! We look forward to the next steps of this initiative: a discussion on intergenerational climate action and activism.
Keep Ottawa Incinerator-Free!
Ottawa City Council is considering dealing with its waste residuals by incinerating them. This is a bad, bad idea. Currently, residuals in Ottawa go to the Trail Road landfill. Since the Trail facility is getting full, Council asked staff in December 2023 to explore future options for residuals management. The result of this exploration, a feasibility study, comes to Environment and Climate Change Committee on June 17.
Submit your comments on Draft 2 of the New Zoning By-law!
Ottawa is undergoing a major planning update, and the comment period for the second draft of the New Zoning By-law could be your last opportunity to make a meaningful difference. Residents only have until June 30 to make their thoughts known before City staff work to incorporate public feedback into the final draft of the New Zoning By-law that City Council will vote on.
Ask Your Councillor for a Spring Budget Consultation!
Did you know that councillors can now hold consultations on the City’s 2026 budget in the spring? At the Council discussions for the 2025 budget last December, Councillor Shawn Menard presented a direction to staff asking for this. Read more for how to take advantage of this opportunity and make your voice heard!
Announcing the Recipients of the Third Annual Eco Awards!
Ecology Ottawa is thrilled to announce the recipients of our third annual Eco Awards! As in prior years, we were overwhelmed by the nominations we received, and choosing among them was a difficult task—but the nine recipients below distinguished themselves particularly.
Joint statement: A green economy to counter Trump's tariffs
Investments in sustainability and green energy will not only protect Canadians from American tariffs, they’ll put us on course for a more resilient future. The Trump White House has raised tariffs, defunded science, and created massive economic and political uncertainty across the world. Canada is deeply vulnerable to these changes.
Ask Ottawa’s Mayor and City Councillors to support federal climate action!
Earlier today, Ecology Ottawa asked Mayor Sutcliffe and Ottawa City Councillors to sign an open letter initiated by Climate Caucus calling on federal party leaders to commit to meaningful climate action in standing up against American tariffs. The letter makes five demands that will lead to national resiliency, job creation, affordability, connectivity, and meaningful action to tackle the climate crisis.
Ecology Ottawa supports bus reliability!
Today, Ecology Ottawa spoke at Transit Committee in favour of a motion on bus reliability. We highlighted the need to stop obscuring what is meant by "reliability" and for City Council and the Transit Committee to urgently prioritize Bus Rapid Transit and bus lanes as a means of encouraging public transit uptake and growing ridership.