The report summarizes a two-year project carried out by the COA’s Pedestrian Safety Committee involving walkability and pedestrian safety audits in three Ottawa communities – Hintonburg, the Glebe and Kanata-Beaverbrook in the winter, spring and fall of 2014-15. Residents from age 2 to 85 (and several dogs) carried out the walkability audits in sunny, rainy and snowy weather.
A new trail for skiers, snowshoers and more is opening along the Ottawa River today.
The Sir John A. Macdonald Winter Trail runs along the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway from the Canadian War Museum to Westboro Beach.
The new Sir John A. Macdonald Winter Trail is running as a pilot project from the Canadian War Museum to Westboro Beach. (Westboro Beach Community Association)
Need funding to support your students' action project? Apply by March 11, 2016 to receive up to $400! Whether it's school-wide or in your classroom, any project that engages your students in sustainability action qualifies.
Through EcoLeague™ students are engaged in linking what they have learned to action projects that provide a real context for understanding sustainability issues in their community. Undertaking action projects allows youth to understand that they do have the ability to bring about positive and significant change in their schools and communities.
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Length of seasons compared
1971-72 Season 90 days 1972-73 Season 78 days 1973-74 Season 65 days 1974-75 Season 62 days 1975-76 Season 67 days 1976-77 Season 71 days 1977-78 Season 77 days 1978-79 Season 64 days 1979-80 Season 62 days 1980-81 Season 61 days Last Season 59 days This Season 28 days - 18 days of skating
Meteorologists calculate “normal” temperatures based on 30 years of data because the weather varies so much from one year to the next. The Rideau Canal Skateway has only been in operation for 46 years so comparing the first 30 years with the most recent 30 involves some overlap, but the average season length from start to finish during the first 30 years of operation was 4½ days longer than the average for the most recent 30 years. That’s an average of 60 days back then compared to 55½ for the average from 1986-87 to now.
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Jennifer Lamoureux and Peter Levick receive the Conservation Award.[/caption]
OTTAWA, ON, Thursday, February 18, 2016 — Brewer Park Pond Restoration Project has received the Top Canadian Fishing Industry Conservation Project Award for 2015. This award, presented at the Spring Fishing and Boat Show at the International Centre in Mississauga, ON is determined by a vote of the members of the Canadian Angling Hall of Fame.
Thanks to you who have expressed your support for stronger climate change action at City Hall, City Council on February 24 adopted a stronger plan to tackle the problem.
Mayor Jim Watson encouraged his council to vote for the motion saying “we are taking this issue seriously” and that he’s had meetings with Ecology Ottawa and other groups over the last few weeks and the message he’s heard is much the same as he’s heard in the community.
Ottawa Metro News' headline read Loonie Campaign Sticking it to Energy East Pipeline
Readers learned that Ecology Ottawa has as many as 100,000 stickered loonies in circulation with a URL that will inform them about objections to TransCanada’s proposed Energy East pipeline, which, if approved, will take 1.1 million barrels of crude oil across the Rideau River daily.
Ottawa: The Council on Aging Ottawa (COA) and Ecology Ottawa will host a special event on February 25 to launch An Age-Friendly Walkability Report: Safe Streets for Seniors and Other Valuable People in Ottawa.
The report summarizes a two-year project carried out by the COA’s Pedestrian Safety Committee involving walkability and pedestrian safety audits in three Ottawa communities – Hintonburg, the Glebe and Kanata-Beaverbrook in the winter, spring and fall of 2014-15. Residents from age 2 to 85 (and several dogs) carried out the walkability audits in sunny, rainy and snowy weather.
Ottawa residents are facing an unprecedented opportunity for a breakthrough on climate change over the next year.
We have entered one of those rare periods when our municipal, provincial and federal governments all have a mandate for action and a desire to move in the right direction. Each level of government is in the process of crafting its own response to the climate challenge and the combined result of their work will be a path forward that is filled with major milestones and specific deadlines.
Ottawa’s Urban Forest Management Plan - We Need You!
We have an opportunity to become a leader in urban forest management, but we need your help! The City had a successful public consultation surrounding the Urban Forest Management Plan in November, but more needs to be done.The City will receive the consultants first draft of their proposed plan in March, but the next public
