Community Environment & Climate Calendar

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March 2023

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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  • Dark Ice @ Ottawa Art Gallery
  • Action: Rally to support Bay du Nord project legal challenge
  • Climate Cafe
2
  • Dark Ice @ Ottawa Art Gallery
  • Noons for Now: Climate Grief with Stefania Maggi and Jennifer Baker
  • Story of Self Workshop - Council of Canadians
  • The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change
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4
  • Dark Ice @ Ottawa Art Gallery
  • Seedy Saturday 2023
5
6
  • What Municipalities Need to Know About Net Zero Emissions Building Codes
  • BIPOC Perspectives on Climate Change Reading Group
7
  • Action: Suncor Protest led by Extinction Rebellion Ottawa
  • Webinar: Cities for People. Guest: Helle Søholt
  • Community Vigil for the Rideau Canal Skateway
  • Public Info session on Impact of Recent Provincial Legislation affecting Urban Development
  • MG lecture 1 - How to live with what lives in your garden
  • Video Club on the Eco Crisis: The Dark Side of Green Energy
8
  • Climate Cafe
  • Talk: Counter-flows: solidarity-based research on water justice with Meera Karunananthan
  • Green Drinks at Lieutenant's Pump Ottawa
9
  • Noons for Now: Forms that Work: Organizing Ourselves for Effective Action on Climate with Caroline Levine
  • Robin Wall Kimmerer - Webcast - I must return the Gift: Reciprocal Restoration
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12
  • Rally to stop Tewin clear-cutting!
13
  • Council of Canadians Ottawa Chapter - monthly meeting
14
  • CAFES Climate Caucus Meeting
  • Webinar: Becoming a Building Science Consultant
  • 1ère Rencontre de la Table de Concertation Environnementale de Quartiers
15
16
  • Register today for the spring Cleaning the Capital campaign
  • Noons for Now: Debt and Reparations with Armond Towns
  • Environment-Themed Trivia Social Night
  • WEbinar: Ontario's Biodiversity Strategy - Add your voice!
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  • Register today for the spring Cleaning the Capital campaign
  • City of Ottawa: Planning and Housing Cmmttee
21
  • The Better Buildings Breakfast: Benchmarking and Beyond
  • Register today for the spring Cleaning the Capital campaign
  • City of Ottawa: Environment & Climate Change Committee Meeting
22
  • WORLD WATER DAY!
  • Register today for the spring Cleaning the Capital campaign
  • Climate Cafe
  • Protest against Bill 23!
  • CAFES 2023 Annual General Meeting
23
  • Register today for the spring Cleaning the Capital campaign
  • Transportation Committee Meeting
  • Carbon Removal at Scale: A Call to Action from the IPCC Report
  • Webinar: Perspectives from a Thought Leader on the Landscape of Impact Investing and Climate Action
  • Noons for Now: World-Wide Teach-In on Climate & Justice
  • PPC Webinar | Safe Drinking Water for All: Protecting Communities from Plastic During U.S. Lead Pipe Replacement
  • Webinar: Community Energy & Energy Democracy
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  • Register today for the spring Cleaning the Capital campaign
  • BottleWorks Bottle Drive
  • OREC at Manor Park 'Sip & Shop'
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Thursday, 23 March 2023
  • Register today for the spring Cleaning the Capital campaign

    When:
    8:30 am to 9:00 am

    Description:

    https://ottv3.ottawa.ca/en/living-ottawa/environment-conservation-and-climate/public-spaces-and-environmental-programs/cleaning-capital-program

    Important dates for the spring campaign:

    • Wednesday, March 15: Registration opens
    • Saturday, April 15 to Wednesday, May 31: Spring Cleaning the Capital campaign
    • Saturday, April 22: Earth Day 2023
    • Monday, May 1: Registration closes
    • Thursday, June 15: Deadline to submit your online cleanup report 
  • Transportation Committee Meeting

    When:
    9:30 am to 11:30 am

    Where:
    Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1, Canada

    Description:

    Transportation Committee – Thursday, March 23 at 9:30 am, Champlain Room

    • Status Update – Transportation Committee inquiries and motions for the period ending March 14, 2023
    • 2022 Electric Kick Scooter Pilot report (Year 3)
    • Right of Way Patio By-law update and new Urban Design Guidelines for Commercial Patios
    • Strategic Road Safety Action Plan annual report
  • Carbon Removal at Scale: A Call to Action from the IPCC Report

    When:
    10:00 am to 11:30 am

    Description:

    Join us on March 23 for a high-level webinar featuring IPCC authors, government representatives and leading carbon removal experts to discuss how carbon removal is a critical tool in our toolbox to address the climate crisis. Speakers will examine what the IPCC report says about carbon removal, which approaches are progressing the fastest, who are the frontrunners in the carbon removal market, how to address equity concerns, and what investments governments and businesses need to make now to rapidly scale up CDR deployment over the next 10 years if we are to avert climate disaster. 
    https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sEisau1kT_GCBLHOkYn2Gw

  • Webinar: Perspectives from a Thought Leader on the Landscape of Impact Investing and Climate Action

    When:
    11:00 am to 12:00 pm

    Description:

    https://councilgreatlakesregion.org/webinar-perspectives-from-a-thought-leader-on-the-landscape-of-impact-investing-and-climate-action/?mc_cid=b17c8d2f2e&mc_eid=a343bcaad0

    Join the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) on March 23rd for a timely discussion about the impact investing landscape, balancing economic and environmental prosperity, and key takeaways from the 2023 World Economic Forum.

    Attendees will tune in to hear an engaging discussion with our guest speaker, John Stackhouse, Senior Vice-President, Office of the CEO, Royal Bank of Canada, on the following:

    • Investing in Impact
    • Business’s role in climate action
    • Global innovation and disruption trends
    • Ramping up North America’s energy transition
  • Noons for Now: World-Wide Teach-In on Climate & Justice

    When:
    12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

    Description:

    https://carleton.ca/climatecommons/noonsfornow/

    On and around March 29, 2023, we hope you’ll join us to #MakeClimateAClass! This means devoting your regular class time, in part or fully, to a discussion of how your field contributes to the understanding of climate change, climate solutions or climate justice. There are multiple resources available (in various languages) to help you develop an inventive and engaging class that connects climate change with any course or discipline in the natural sciences, social sciences, or humanities. Any single one of the teach-ins and any style count!

    If you are interested in participating, please, let us know by including your name and university on the form below. On March 23rd, we will be hosting a special virtual Noons for Now, (our weekly Teach-In series) to prepare for the wave of Teach-Ins. On March 30th, we will host another special virtual teach-in to discuss and debrief about how the experience went.

  • PPC Webinar | Safe Drinking Water for All: Protecting Communities from Plastic During U.S. Lead Pipe Replacement

    When:
    5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

    Description:

    https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/event/ppc-webinar-032323

    All people deserve access to safe drinking water. As part of the UN 2023 Water Conference, we are highlighting the need to keep plastic—and its toxic impacts—out of our water systems. Plastics are a health threat at every stage of their existence and are a critical environmental injustice issue disproportionately harming rural, low-income, and communities of color on the front lines of plastic production and disposal. That’s why plastic is not the solution for replacing the toxic lead pipes...

  • Webinar: Community Energy & Energy Democracy

    When:
    6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

    Description:

    Did you know that: 

    🤜 community-owned and -operated energy providers are leaders in the transition to clean, renewable, and affordable energy? 

    🤜 the revenue they generate is returned to the community or reinvested in the electrical grid and infrastructure?

    🤜 community energy undermines the excessive rates and profits of utility monopolies, and supports low-income households?

    🤜 decentralized and diversified energy systems are more resilient to extreme weather events and geopolitical conflicts?

    Join Tynette Deveaux, from Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Atlantic campaign, on March 23 at 6pm ET for a presentation on community energy in Canada and where it fits in the context of the global energy democracy movement. Register here.

Friday, 24 March 2023
Saturday, 25 March 2023
  • Register today for the spring Cleaning the Capital campaign

    When:
    8:30 am to 9:00 am

    Description:

    https://ottv3.ottawa.ca/en/living-ottawa/environment-conservation-and-climate/public-spaces-and-environmental-programs/cleaning-capital-program

    Important dates for the spring campaign:

    • Wednesday, March 15: Registration opens
    • Saturday, April 15 to Wednesday, May 31: Spring Cleaning the Capital campaign
    • Saturday, April 22: Earth Day 2023
    • Monday, May 1: Registration closes
    • Thursday, June 15: Deadline to submit your online cleanup report 
  • BottleWorks Bottle Drive

    When:
    9:30 am to 12:30 pm

    Where:
    Kunstadt Sports, 680 Bank St, Ottawa, ON K1S 3T9, Canada

    Description:

    If you happen to have accumulated some empty wine, liquor and beer bottles and cans... Well, you are in luck! It's time for the monthly BottleWorks bottle drive in support of the Operation Come Home. All revenue generated through the bottle drive supports employment opportunities for young adults facing barriers to employment, vocational skills development, as well as social supports.

    BottleWorks will be outside Kunstadt Sports on Bank Street between 9:30 AM and 12:30 PM!

  • OREC at Manor Park 'Sip & Shop'

    When:
    3:00 pm to 7:00 pm

    Where:
    1805 Gaspé Ave, Ottawa, ON K1K 0A4, Canada

    Description:

    Meet reps of the Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-op (OREC) for an informal chat at the Manor Park 'Sip & Shop' on Saturday March 25th between 3 and 7pm at 1805 Gaspe Ave off St. Laurent (near the RCMP Stables) while enjoying local goodies, craft beers, Ontario wine, prepared meal options, and other treats. This event is organised by the Manor Park Community Council in cooperation with Ottawa Street Markets. Free parking on site.

Sunday, 26 March 2023
Monday, 27 March 2023
Tuesday, 28 March 2023
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
Thursday, 30 March 2023
Friday, 31 March 2023
Saturday, 01 April 2023
  • Register today for the spring Cleaning the Capital campaign

    When:
    8:30 am to 9:00 am

    Description:

    https://ottv3.ottawa.ca/en/living-ottawa/environment-conservation-and-climate/public-spaces-and-environmental-programs/cleaning-capital-program

    Important dates for the spring campaign:

    • Wednesday, March 15: Registration opens
    • Saturday, April 15 to Wednesday, May 31: Spring Cleaning the Capital campaign
    • Saturday, April 22: Earth Day 2023
    • Monday, May 1: Registration closes
    • Thursday, June 15: Deadline to submit your online cleanup report 
  • Volunteer Recruitment @ Experimental Farm

    When:
    10:00 am to 11:30 am

    Where:
    Dominion Arboretum, Arboretum, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada

    Description:

    Drop in anytime between 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

    WHERE: Behind Building 72 in the Arboretum at the Central Experimental Farm, east of the Prince of Wales roundabout.

    DETAILS:

    • If you’re thinking of becoming a volunteer, this is your chance to find out everything you want to know about this wonderful experience!
    • What better way to enjoy nature, fresh air, and exercise – and to contribute to the beauty of the Farm – than to join one of the Friends’ gardening teams
    • For more information on garden team duties, days, and times, see Volunteer Activities.
    • If you’re interested in volunteering, come out and meet the garden team leaders and event coordinators at this event.

    INFO: Email volunteer@friendsofthefarm.ca or call 613-230-3276

  • Fossil Fools Day Rally

    When:
    2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

    Where:
    99 Bank St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5A3, Canada

    Description:

    FOSSIL FOOLS DAY RALLY
    Decolonial Solidarity Ottawa-Gatineau is hosting an event in support of Wet'suwet'en land defenders for the nation-wide Fossil Fools Day on April 1, to stir up media attention about RBC's AGM that is taking place in Saskatoon on April 5.

    Come and tell RBC to divest from the Coastal GasLink pipeline and to implement Free, Prior and Informed Consent!
    Join us at the corner of Bank St and Queen St. Parking at the World Exchange Plaza is free on weekends.

    Check out LeadNow's action map to see what's happening across Canada on April 1!
    https://act.leadnow.ca/FossilFoolsDay/

Sunday, 02 April 2023
Monday, 03 April 2023
Tuesday, 04 April 2023
  • Register today for the spring Cleaning the Capital campaign

    When:
    8:30 am to 9:00 am

    Description:

    https://ottv3.ottawa.ca/en/living-ottawa/environment-conservation-and-climate/public-spaces-and-environmental-programs/cleaning-capital-program

    Important dates for the spring campaign:

    • Wednesday, March 15: Registration opens
    • Saturday, April 15 to Wednesday, May 31: Spring Cleaning the Capital campaign
    • Saturday, April 22: Earth Day 2023
    • Monday, May 1: Registration closes
    • Thursday, June 15: Deadline to submit your online cleanup report 
  • Webinar: Finding Equity in a Low-Car City

    When:
    11:00 am to 12:00 pm

    Description:

    Guests: Chris Bruntlett, Marketing & Communication Manager, Dutch Cycling Embassy, and Melissa Bruntlett, Communications & Engagement Advisor, Mobycon. 
    Register here.

  • Webinar: Overheated: The Far Right, Climate Change Disinformation and Culture Wars

    When:
    4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

    Description:

    Join us for a CHBE Webinar with Jennie King on the far-right, climate change disinformation and the culture wars. Right-wing extremists have long stoked fear of immigrants, multiculturalism and so-called “political correctness.” But over the past few years, they have turned attention online to the alleged threat of the green agenda – with an eye to discrediting COP-26 and COP-27. In this Webinar, Jennie King examines right-wing extremism’s tactics of climate change denial, deception and delay, and outlines a roadmap for countering the anti-environmental front in the culture wars.
    https://carleton.ca/climatecommons/cu-events/webinar-overheated-the-far-right-climate-change-disinformation-and-culture-wars/

  • Event: Coming to Our Senses About Climate Change

    When:
    5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

    Description:

    Coming to Our Senses About Climate Change
    Apr. 4, 5-7PM
    Mike's Place Pub

    We're organizing a social event for the end of the semester featuring speakers that bring together all five senses on the topic of climate change--more info coming soon, but if you're a musician, artist, or other creative working in relation to climate, we'd love to hear from you!

    https://carleton.ca/climatecommons/2023/coming-to-our-senses-about-climate-change-april-4/

  • MG lecture 2 - Getting Started, Taking Stock

    When:
    7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

    Where:
    zoom

    Description:

    Registration for this event ends on April 4, 2023 at 12:00 noon.

    Homeowners need to consider numerous details before embarking on a garden renovation. Rebecca will discuss the key questions and the three pillars of garden design. She will also talk about “getting grounded,” assessing your space, determining what stays and what goes, sketching it out, scoping the work, DIY versus hiring professionals, and conclude with some brief notes on budgeting.

    More Info here.

Wednesday, 05 April 2023
Thursday, 06 April 2023
Friday, 07 April 2023
Saturday, 08 April 2023
Sunday, 09 April 2023
Monday, 10 April 2023
Tuesday, 11 April 2023
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
  • Register today for the spring Cleaning the Capital campaign

    When:
    8:30 am to 9:00 am

    Description:

    https://ottv3.ottawa.ca/en/living-ottawa/environment-conservation-and-climate/public-spaces-and-environmental-programs/cleaning-capital-program

    Important dates for the spring campaign:

    • Wednesday, March 15: Registration opens
    • Saturday, April 15 to Wednesday, May 31: Spring Cleaning the Capital campaign
    • Saturday, April 22: Earth Day 2023
    • Monday, May 1: Registration closes
    • Thursday, June 15: Deadline to submit your online cleanup report 
  • Green Drinks at Lieutenant's Pump Ottawa

    When:
    5:30 pm to 9:00 pm

    Where:
    361 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1M7, Canada

    Description:

    Our next Green Drinks is happening on April 12thTwo people stand and two people sit in a bar, talking., 2023 at The Lieutenant’s Pump! Feel free to stop by to discuss all things sustainability. The format consists of 3 x 2-minute presentations at the start of the evening, followed by a lively night of networking. Follow along with the Green Drinks dates and guest speakers on the Green Drinks Ottawa site.

Thursday, 13 April 2023
Friday, 14 April 2023
Saturday, 15 April 2023
Sunday, 16 April 2023
Monday, 17 April 2023
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
  • Register today for the spring Cleaning the Capital campaign

    When:
    8:30 am to 9:00 am

    Description:

    https://ottv3.ottawa.ca/en/living-ottawa/environment-conservation-and-climate/public-spaces-and-environmental-programs/cleaning-capital-program

    Important dates for the spring campaign:

    • Wednesday, March 15: Registration opens
    • Saturday, April 15 to Wednesday, May 31: Spring Cleaning the Capital campaign
    • Saturday, April 22: Earth Day 2023
    • Monday, May 1: Registration closes
    • Thursday, June 15: Deadline to submit your online cleanup report 
  • MG lecture 3 - Your Dreams and Nature's Needs

    When:
    7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

    Where:
    Zoom

    Description:

    Registration for this event ends on April 18, 2023 at 12:00 noon.

    What do you need in your garden? What do you dream of having? Candace will discuss garden design, plant selection and purpose. She will look at the pros and cons of vegetable gardens, annual plantings, perennial beds, shrub borders, gardening trends and traditional designs. An overarching concern will be how styles contribute positively to the environment and how garden design is changing to align more closely with the needs of wildlife.

    More info here.

Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Thursday, 20 April 2023
  • 🏢 Triple Threat: Sustainable, Smart and Healthy - BOMA BEST 4.0🏠

    When:
    8:00 am to 9:00 am

    Where:
    Queen St. Fare, 170 Queen St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5E1, Canada

    Description:

    The Better Buildings Breakfast presents:
    Benjamin L. Shinewald, President and Chief Executive Officer, BOMA Canada

    BOMA BEST 4.0 will be released this April 2023 and the completely overhauled program represents the latest version of Canada’s leading sustainability certification for commercial real estate. In this lively and interactive session, BOMA Canada CEO Benjamin Shinewald will provide an overview of BOMA BEST 4.0 and explain the approach to the new Sustainable Buildings content, the integration with the new Smart Buildings certification and the forthcoming Healthy Buildings certification – a “triple threat” that will enable mass certification of large numbers of buildings across three critical areas of assessment.
    https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/triple-threat-sustainable-smart-and-healthy-boma-best-40-tickets-596701579487

  • Register today for the spring Cleaning the Capital campaign

    When:
    8:30 am to 9:00 am

    Description:

    https://ottv3.ottawa.ca/en/living-ottawa/environment-conservation-and-climate/public-spaces-and-environmental-programs/cleaning-capital-program

    Important dates for the spring campaign:

    • Wednesday, March 15: Registration opens
    • Saturday, April 15 to Wednesday, May 31: Spring Cleaning the Capital campaign
    • Saturday, April 22: Earth Day 2023
    • Monday, May 1: Registration closes
    • Thursday, June 15: Deadline to submit your online cleanup report 
Friday, 21 April 2023
Saturday, 22 April 2023
  • Living Well Living Green Show at EY Centre

    When:
    12:00 am to 11:59 pm

    Where:
    4899 Uplands Dr, Gloucester, ON K1V 1S2, Canada

    Description:

    https://livingwellottawa.ca/

    What is Living Well Living Green Show:

    The purpose of the Living Well Living Green Show is  to create a forum to bring together businesses and innovators that are providing products and services meeting the needs for individual health and a more sustainable future. It is our goal to provide an opportunity for you to come face to face with people who are seeking healthy products and solutions. This also allows consumers to make educated choices how they can contribute to their health and the health of our planet.
    This gives exhibitors a platform to reach thousands of people searching for information, education and access to wellness and green products and services. This show allows EVERYONE to lock arms to create a better future.

  • 🌎EARTH DAY🌍 LOOK FOR ACTIVITIES IN YOUR AREA!

    When:
    12:00 am to 11:59 pm

    Description:
  • Register today for the spring Cleaning the Capital campaign

    When:
    8:30 am to 9:00 am

    Description:

    https://ottv3.ottawa.ca/en/living-ottawa/environment-conservation-and-climate/public-spaces-and-environmental-programs/cleaning-capital-program

    Important dates for the spring campaign:

    • Wednesday, March 15: Registration opens
    • Saturday, April 15 to Wednesday, May 31: Spring Cleaning the Capital campaign
    • Saturday, April 22: Earth Day 2023
    • Monday, May 1: Registration closes
    • Thursday, June 15: Deadline to submit your online cleanup report 

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