September 2025
On September 20th, 2025, Ottawa showed up en masse for Draw the Line, a rally for people, for peace, and for the planet. This was not only Ottawa-Gatineau’s annual climate march, but this year it was part of a Canada-wide Day of…
CAFES had a strong presence at the September 16th 2025 City Environment and Climate Change Committee (ECCC) meeting across a variety of issues on a heavy Agenda. Here’s what we presented: 4.1.1 Invasive Plants We gathered the feedback from our September 3…
On Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025 CAFES hosted a successful in-person community dialogue event in partnership with Councillor Marty Carr on the management of invasive plant species in Ottawa, at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre in Alta Vista. Thank you to Councillor Carr…
In the past month, CAFES delegated at both the Environment and Climate Change Committee and the Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee in support of three proposed large ground-mount solar projects in Ottawa. We are pleased to see that City Council has granted…
This month, many rural Ottawa residents have faced unpredictable access to water as their wells dried up following an especially dry summer. Local conservation authorities have also put out low water level advisories, warning residents with private wells to conserve water as…
On October 21st, CAFES’ Executive Director, Angela Keller-Herzog, delivered an impactful public delegation on the Climate Resiliency Strategy at the Environment and Climate Change Committee meeting. The City of Ottawa’s long-anticipated Climate Resiliency Strategy, entitled Climate Ready Ottawa, sets a comprehensive strategy…
On Saturday, October 18th, 2025, CAFES, the Mechanicsville Community Association and MP Yasir Naqvi are planting 50 new native tree saplings at our Mother’s Day Woods site at Tunney’s Pasture! We are looking for volunteers to help out – all are welcome,…
Event and Communications Coordinator Energy Program Lead CAFES is currently hiring! We are looking for motivated candidates to fill two full-time contract positions for the term of November 2025 to March 31st, 2026. See details of each position below. We will be…
The City of Ottawa is conducting a watershed study to examine the Bear Brook Watershed, which currently faces challenges stemming from climate change, urban expansion and intensified agriculture. The City is working collaboratively with South Nation Conservation to conduct this multi-year study…
If you find yourself with a leftover pumpkin after Halloween, make sure you dispose of it properly! CAFES member Ottawa South Eco-Action Network (OSEAN) is running their annual Pumpkins for the Planet initiative to divert your pumpkins from the landfill! Local drop-off…
As we close out the last quarter of 2025, public consultations for the City of Ottawa’s 2026 budget are currently underway. The draft budget will be tabled at Council on Wednesday, November 12th, and there are still a number of ways you…
Calling all gardeners! As they do every Fall, the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library is hosting a series of native seed give-away events over the coming months. Anyone is welcome to attend and take home FREE native seeds in preparation for winter sowing. You can also come…
On Saturday, October 18th, the Mechanicsville Community Association in partnership with CAFES volunteers planted over 70 new native tree saplings at our Mother’s Day Woods site at Tunney’s Pasture! It was a glorious fall day. We were thrilled to share this exciting…
From October 17-19th, CAFES hosted violin-piano duo, DoSi, in Ottawa as part of their “Wanting to Start Again” tour in Glebe, Carp, and Manotick. Each concert was incredibly powerful and we are so grateful to Tong and Maitreyi for partnering with us…
CAFES’ Executive Director Angela Keller-Herzog was pleased to meet again with Mayor Mark Sutcliffe on Wednesday, October 15th, 2025, as part of the third instalment of the Roundtable on Environment. In attendance was also Larissa Holman from the Ottawa Riverkeeper, and William…
This month, Angela’s ‘Climate CAFES’ segment on CKCU FM 93.1 focused on the Draw the Line March, which took place in Ottawa on Saturday, September 20th, 2025. CAFES was involved in the organization of the Draw the Line March as part of…
CAFES was proud to support our member Ottawa-South Eco Action Network (OSEAN) in organizing a free swap event for fall and winter items on September 13th, 2025! The swap, a pilot collaboration between OSEAN and the City of Ottawa, had an amazing…
CAFES had a fantastic time tabling at the annual Carp Fair from September 25th to 28th! The Carp Fair is a wonderful agricultural fair celebrating community, family, local artisans, farmers, businesses, and agricultural learning and education. This year’s theme was “Celebrating Our…
Your CAFES team,
Angela, Mitzi, Erica and Sarah
