On April 23rd, CAFES spent a wonderful afternoon celebrating Earth Day at the Our Power Our Planet: Working Together for the Next Generations event, hosted by the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg - Nagadjitòdjig Akì Land Guardians and the Ottawa chapter of Seniors for Climate Action Now! (SCAN). This event was one of 76 nation-wide Earth Day events organized by […]
On Sunday May 4th from 9:30 - 11:00am CAFES will be organizing a Tree Walk in Coronation Park as part of the annual Jane’s Walk initiative. Tree expert Owen Clarkin will be leading this walk to share his knowledge with community members on native tree species, identification, the importance of trees, tree health, and much more. This walk is organized in partnership […]
Are you a resident of the Hintonburg neighbourhood? Celebrate spring by planting a tree for Mother Nature on your property! The Hintonburg Community Association is giving away 50 potted trees and 100 seedlings of native species this spring for planting on private property in Hintonburg, in partnership with CAFES Ottawa and the Hintonburg Community Centre. […]
CAFES will be hosting our third annual Mother's Day tree initiative on Sunday May 11th from 9:30am - 12:00pm at Laroche Park in Mechanicsville, in partnership with the Mechanicsville Community Association. The purpose of this annual event is to increase backyard planting and overall tree canopy by supporting kids and families in gifting a tree to their parent for […]
Join us on Monday, May 12th from 11:30am to 1:00pm for a fun, family-friendly rally for climate justice on Parliament Hill! The demonstration is the culminating point of the two-day 194 kilometre bike ride, Pilgrimage for the Planet, which will be riding from Montreal to Ottawa to demand that Canada sign the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty (FFNPT) - to end expansion […]
Mark your calendars! On Saturday May 24th, 2025 from 8:00am to 2:00pm at 166 Glebe Avenue, CAFES will once again be holding our annual Pollinator Plant Fundraiser at the Great Glebe Garage Sale. We will have a wonderful assortment of native pollinator perennial plants for sale, as well as a lovely selection of herbs, and […]
Help Grow Ottawa’s Urban Canopy – Volunteer with EnviroCentre! EnviroCentre is excited to partner with the City of Ottawa to deliver the new Plant Your Place! program. Through this initiative 1,200 free trees will be distributed across the city to help residents green their private properties. Registered participants will pick up their trees at one […]
CAFES has launched a NEW petition to urge the City of Ottawa to report on the city's greenhouse gas emissions and release missing inventory reports from the past four years. The City of Ottawa committed to ANNUAL reporting of both community and corporate greenhouse gas emissions, but has failed to do since the 2021 emissions […]
On April 22nd, CAFES delivered a public delegation to the Community Services Committee regarding the staff report and strategic proposal for a new Community-led Green Initiatives and Garden Program. We were joined by other impactful delegations by Just Food, Maitland Area Pollinator Projects (MAPP), and many more! As a background - on October 25th, 2023, […]
We would like to share another significant win for the Kebaowek First Nation as the federal court recognized the approved plans for a Near-Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF) at Chalk River as a threat to several key species at-risk, including two species of endangered bats and the Blanding's Turtle. This ruling will require the Environment Minister […]
