January 2025
A third judicial review concerning the Near-Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF) of nuclear waste in Chalk River is scheduled for Wednesday, February 5th from 9:30am to 12:00pm, and Thursday, February 6th at the Supreme Court building (East Room) on Wellington Street in Ottawa.…
On January 23rd CAFES attended the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee (ARAC) meeting to delegate in favour of the City of Ottawa’s potential purchase of a 223-acre parcel of land at 5689 Ferry Road for the purpose of environmental conservation. We were…
On January 16th, the City of Ottawa delivered an informative webinar to present updates on the Tree Equity Analysis. In the webinar, hosted by Clean Air Partnership, City Planning Foresters Martha Copestake and Zoe Bedford discussed Ottawa’s approach to addressing tree inequity…
The Peoples Official Plan Coalition (POP) is organizing a Community Gardening and Green Initiatives Workshop on Saturday, February 8th, 2025. This important workshop will bring together representatives from organizations and groups with experience in community gardening, green initiatives and stewardship of public land including: food…
Membership Renewal & New Member Registration It’s that time of year again! As we gear up for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, March 27th, 2025, we want to invite you to renew your CAFES membership or sign up as a new…
Ecology Ottawa, with several partners including Bird Friendly Ottawa, are calling on the City of Ottawa to obtain Bird-Friendly City status, a certification from Nature Canada. Please consider signing the petition to protect Ottawa’s birds! Sign the petition HERE Birds play a vital role…
On January 30th, CAFES hosted a successful lunch & learn and networking event with about 100 attendees at Hub350 in the Kanata North Tech Park. Attendees learned about how innovations in battery energy storage systems (BESS) can help maintain our power reliability.…
Throughout the fall of 2024, CAFES and Carleton University partnered with six Community Associations (CA) and Fletcher Wildlife Garden to conduct our 4th annual CAFES-Carleton Community Engagement Project! The intent for this annual project is for students in a 2nd-year sociology/anthropology course…
On January 17th we enjoyed a fun and engaging evening at St. Paul’s Church at 3760 Carp Road featuring the Climate Fresk Board Game! This night was co-hosted by St. Paul’s and Dunrobin United Church and CAFES Ottawa. We enjoyed some delicious…
CAFES had an extraordinary evening at the Red Bird on January 10th for our “Roots for the Sky” Climate Action Concert and Fundraiser! This event supported CAFES’ capacity to continue our impactful environment and climate action projects and initiatives. We enjoyed incredible…
Your CAFES team,
Angela, Mitzi, Erica and Sarah
