May 2025
Join CAFES in opposing Bill 5, the Ford government’s latest attack on the environment! The Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, known as Bill 5, would allow the province to overhaul existing environmental protections to expedite new energy and infrastructure development…
On Thursday June 5th, the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee (ARAC) will meet to discuss Evolugen’s application for the Marchurst Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Municipal Support Resolution (MSR). CAFES is urging citizens to give a 5-minute delegation in support of the…
It’s time to have your say on Draft 2 of the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law! From now until June 30th, the public consultation period is open for you to submit your comments, concerns and ideas to the city’s planning team. The city…
Ever heard someone say that Canadian wildfires are no big deal, that natural gas exports reduce emissions, or even that more CO2 is good for the planet? With a recent investigation by Canada’s National Observer revealing that AI chatbots are being used…
Mark your calendars – Wild Pollinator Partners will once again be celebrating Pollinator Appreciation Day at Fletcher Wildlife Garden on Saturday, June 7th, and CAFES will be there! Come on out between 10am – 2pm to meet with others who have created…
CAFES will be holding a special Joint Caucus meeting on Wednesday, June 11th from 12-2pm via Zoom. This Joint Caucus will bring together members of the Climate, Waste and Circular Economy, and Trees and Greenspace Caucuses, and we will be meeting to…
The Ottawa Stewardship Council has developed a self-guided educational tour about environmental stewardship in the Kanata North hydro corridor in Morgan’s Grant. Available through a locally developed mobile app called Pintales, the GPS-enabled tour leads users to ten stops along a 1.4…
On Sunday May 4th, in partnership with the Riverview Park Community Association and with funding contribution from TD Friends of the Environment Foundation, CAFES Ottawa saw an incredible turn out of over 60 attendees on our Tree Walk in Coronation Park as part…
On Saturday May 10th, the Hintonburg Community Association (HCA) hosted a wonderful spring tree give-away in partnership with CAFES Ottawa and the Hintonburg Community Centre. With one of the lowest canopy cover percentages of Ottawa’s urban neighbourhoods, the HCA successfully distributed 80…
CAFES joined the Glebe Community Association’s Environment Committee for an insightful tour of heat pumps in the Glebe on May 10th. The tour aimed to help residents with aging furnaces better understand how to transition to electric heat pumps. On this tour,…
CAFES spent a lovely Mother’s Day morning giving out 67 trees to local community members for planting on private property, as part of our third annual Mother’s Day give-away! This year our event was hosted in Laroche Park in Mechanicsville, in partnership…
On May 12th, about a hundred people gathered on Parliament Hill to call on the newly-elected federal government to sign onto and implement the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. This demonstration concluded “The Pilgrimage for the Planet,” where dozens of cyclists of faith…
CAFES had a wonderful fourth annual Pollinator Plant Fundraiser at the Great Glebe Garage sale on Saturday May 24th! Despite the rain, we were pleased to see a fantastic turn out, with folks coming out from all across the city to check…
Your CAFES team,
Angela, Mitzi, Erica and Sarah
