#GiftingBack Holiday Contest

‘Tis the season for giving the gift of goodness! Tree Ottawa is an Ecology Ottawa initiative to plant 1 million trees within the City of Ottawa as a gift to Canada to mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017. In order to make this gift a reality, we need the generous support of people from all across the city.

Value Village wants to reward you AND the great organizations you support. Share your story about how you’re helping your community and you could win a prize for yourself and the non-profit organization of your choice!

Tree Ottawa Champion Ed Lawrence on CBC's Ontario Today at 12:30

"Recently retired after 30 years of outstanding achievement in the field of Canadian horticulture, Ed Lawrence's tenure as Chief Horticultural Specialist to six consecutive Governors General spanned a period of vice-regal history dating from Jules Leger in the 1970s to Adrienne Clarkson in 2005. In his capacity as head gardener, Ed's responsibilities included not only the oversight of the 85 acre historic grounds and greenhouses of Rideau Hall, but of all six official residences under the authority of the National Capital Commission, including those of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. During that same period, Ed's gardening expertise gained popular recognition through CBC Radio's "Ontario Today" noon-time gardening phone-in show heard every Monday. After more than two decades, enthusiasm for Ed's down-to-earth practical advice shows no sign of waning, making the Monday gardening hour one of the longest-running and most successful features in the annals of Canadian broadcast history. His on-air popularity has led to other appearances on numerous radio and television gardening programs, including The Hobby Garden, From a Country Garden, The Canadian Gardener, and Vie de chalet on Radio-Canada. In the summer of 2001, Ed hosted a 13-part television gardening series, "The Gardener" produced in partnership with the National Capital Commission in Ottawa and WPBS TV in Watertown, New York. Ed has written gardening columns for newspapers throughout the Ottawa Valley and a weekly column for the Toronto edition of the national newspaper, The Globe and Mail. In 1988 he won Landscape Ontario's Garden Communicators' Award for his broadcasting work and in 2000, Ed was the recipient of the prestigious Award of Merit from the Ontario Horticultural Association. Toronto-born and Humber College educated, Ed now resides on a farm in the Almonte, Ontario region and continues to share his gardening know-how through a broad range of national and community-based horticultural endeavours."

Ecology Ottawa joins 60+ groups calling for climate review of Energy East

Ecology Ottawa is proud to be part of this letter to the National Energy Board.

December 11, 2014

For Immediate Release

60+ Groups Call for a Climate Review of Energy East

Leading environmental organizations & community groups call for the National Energy Board to consider the upstream climate impacts of the pipeline.

Full Letter: http://350.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/FinalNEBLetterENG.pdf

Council adopts key dates for 2015 budget process

10 December 2014 from the "City Council Newsfeed" Ottawa – The City of Ottawa has finalized key dates for the 2015 budget timetable and multi-ward public consultations.

2015 tax-supported budget timetable

The City’s 2015 draft operating and capital budgets will be tabled with City Council at a special meeting on Wednesday, February 4. Council will also receive draft budgets for each Standing Committee as well as Police, Transit, Public Health, Library, Crime Prevention and Committee of Adjustment.

Thank You Whole Foods and Whole Foods Patrons!

Y 1119 wholefoods 140.JPG ou may have noticed we were at Whole Foods on Thursday, November 20th promoting the Tree Ottawa initiative. It was very encouraging to talk to the customers and staff at Whole Foods, and the support we received was phenomenal. We were so pleased to meet people who wanted to Protect, Plant, and Promote our urban canopy! As well, that day, Whole Foods donated a portion of their profits to us, raising $962.24 for Tree Ottawa!

Glashan Greening Holiday Fundraiser

The Glashan Public School greening project has just unveilled the first of their murals to brighten the school yard, but this is only the beginning.

Additional murals, trees, depaving, a green wall and a innovative climbing structure are all on the wish list. So Glashan’s Green Team has launched its chocolate store in time for the Holidays! Its fairly traded and delicious!

Tree Canada and Soteira Solutions Holiday Open House

Please drop in and join Tree Canada and Soteira Solutions for refreshments and holiday merriment!

When: Thursday, December 18 | 2PM-6PM Where: 470 Somerset St. W (at Kent St.), Ottawa

Street parking available, as well as access by OCTranspo bus 2

Please RSVP to Marie-Paule Godin ([email protected]) by Dec. 12

Click here to see the full invitation.

Transit Committee

Transit Commission: Chair Councillor Stephen Blais, Vice-Chair Councillor Michael Qaqish, Councillors Marianne Wilkinson, Keith Egli, Tim Tierney, Tobi Nussbaum, Jeff Leiper and Jean Cloutier

Transportation Committee

Transportation Committee: Chair Councillor Keith Egli, Vice-Chair Councillor Catherine McKenney, Councillors Bob Monette, Jody Mitic, Shad Qadri, Diane Deans, Mathieu Fleury, David Chernushenko, George Darouze, Scott Moffatt and Michael Qaqish

2014-2018 City Governance Review

The 2014-2018 City Governance Review will be voted on by City Council this Wednesday, December 3rd. Among the proposed changes, the number of meetings of the Environment Committee will be reduced from 12 to 8.

The Environment Committee is responsible for providing guidance and direction on issues relating to environmental services, community sustainability, storm-water management, solid waste management, utilities/water and wastewater, water pollution control, urban forestry, and open spaces.

Planning Committee

Planning Committee: Chair Councillor Jan Harder, Vice-Chair Councillor Tim Tierney, Councillors Shad Qadri, Rick Chiarelli, Tobi Nussbaum, Jeff Leiper, Riley Brockington, Jean Cloutier, Stephen Blais and Allan Hubley

Environment Committee

Environment Committee: Chair Councillor David Chernushenko, Vice-Chair Councillor Rick Chiarelli, Councillors Jody Mitic, Mark Taylor, Catherine McKenney, Jeff Leiper, Riley Brockington, Jean Cloutier, Scott Moffatt and Michael Qaqish

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