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The French language was elevated to the status of Canada's official national language, in the same rank as English, in 1969. Today, the French language and the Francophone culture are therefore an integral part of Canada's cultural heritage and a source of pride for Francophone communities throughout the country.
What about the Francophone community of Ottawa in all of this?
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Ottawa’s climate is changing. Gradually, the weather is getting wetter, hotter and more severe. Our city is subject to more frequent intense weather events such as flooding, heat waves, severe thunderstorms, ice storms and snowstorms. This past April and May 2017, hundreds of homeowners temporarily abandoned their homes to the rising waters, highways were eroded and closed, government offices were shut down and Canadian Forces were sent in to aid with emergency efforts. The City is struggling to keep up with infrastructure repairs – from violent storms, freeze-thaw cycles and record rainfall events.
Need a fun, productive and environmentally friendly weekend activity? Well, look no further!
Check out the Ottawa Tool Library’s Repair Café on February 24th from 9AM to 3PM at the Foster Farm Community Centre.
Starting in Amsterdam in 2009, Repair Cafes have become a global movement, spreading far beyond The Netherlands to cities around the globe.
Thanks to the Tool Library, they’ve landed right here in Ottawa!
In Ottawa, only 2.4% of commuters bike to work and when temperatures fall below 0°C most people turn in their bike for a car or transit pass. Cycling to work may offer many advantages to cars and public transit- a morning workout, no traffic and zero carbon emissions- but is continuing to cycle in the winter a good idea or just flat-out insane?
It’s okay to avoid biking on days with freezing rain and heavy snowfall but that doesn’t mean that you have to put the bike away for the entire season. Here are a few tips to get you out cycling this winter:
- What’s next for federal action on climate change, and what does this mean for cities like Ottawa?
- What will a more climate-friendly Ottawa look like, and how will we get there?
- What kinds of innovative climate solutions are other cities and countries bringing to the table, and what can we learn from their example?
Join the Honourable Catherine McKenna (Ottawa Centre MP, Minister of Environment and Climate Change), David Chernushenko (Capital Ward Councillor, Chair of the Environment and Climate Protection Committee) and Tobi Nussbaum (Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward Councillor) for a public discussion of these and other pressing questions.
The post below is from our friends at Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County and Area, who have been closely monitoring recent developments on nuclear waste disposal plans at Chalk River.
Just before the 2015 federal election, the Harper government handed control of the Chalk River Laboratories nuclear site to a consortium of five multinational corporations.