Did you know that October is International Walk to School month? Wrap up in a warm jacket and help your little ones enjoy some of the myriad of benefits of physical exercise, including improved academic performance, reduced anxiety, better sleep, a sense of independence and an opportunity to notice small details. There are lots of resources to keep the kids entertained on the way, and start building the habit of active travel in our children.
70+ candidates in the Ottawa election weigh in on how they plan to take climate action
New survey sheds light on how candidates will act on energy, transit, sprawl, and more
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ED Announcement - Alice Irene Whittaker
Ecology Ottawa welcomes new Executive Director, Alice Irene Whittaker
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Écologie Ottawa accueille sa nouvelle directrice générale, Alice Irene Whittaker
A note from Katie Gibbs, our new Chair of Board of Directors
I’m thrilled to take on the position of Chair on the Board of Directors for Ecology Ottawa!
How to Winterize your Trees
There is no escaping the harsh weather of an Ottawa winter, especially for the trees. This season we gave away 15,000 trees at our Tree Giveaway events and now, we want to make sure you know how to prepare and care for them over the winter!
Ecology Ottawa on Cop 26
With COP 26 in full swing, project coordinator Sana Badruddin sat down with Canadian journalist and CBC Ottawa News anchor Adrian Harwood to discuss youth perspectives on climate change, COP26, and what this all means on a local scale.
Overbook Workshop: Protecting the Tree Canopy during Densification
In April 2021, we joined Walkable Ottawa, Greenspace Alliance and arborist Andrew Boyd to hold a workshop to consider neighbourhood walkability with a focus on how to protect the tree canopy. Tree canopy and a shady walk are essential to a walkable neighbourhood. We were honoured to be joined by Natasha Bertrand helping us to explore the indigenous connection to trees and Lisa Nisbet, Environmental Psychology Professor discussing Trees and Mental Wellbeing.
Rain Ready Ottawa - Protecting our watershed and our basements
When it rains, do you think about where that water is going once it hits the ground? Stormwater actually plays a large role in the health of Ottawa’s creeks and rivers. Where it goes once it hits the ground and what it picks up along the way can heavily impact the aquatic habitats and recreational activities that the Ottawa River provides. So, what is being done to manage it?
People’s Official Plan – A Snapshot of the Summary Responses -
The People’s Official plan (POP) - an informal coalition of grass roots organizations - focuses on greater urgency and ambition on climate and social justice issues to the development of Ottawa’s Official plan. This alliance has incessantly opposed the towers and corridors approach proposed in the City’s revised Official Plan and endorsed building a more livable and compact city (i.e., intensification), public investments that will build a more equitable city, and a city embarking on a low carbon development path.
Will this Official Plan Do the Job?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Members of the People's Official Plan (POP) alliance answer the question, Will this Official Plan do the job?