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 and non-faith backgrounds completed a climate-friendly pilgrimage from Montreal. The demonstration occurred just […]
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 out our assortment of native pollinator perennial plants, herbs, and annuals. Our coffee […]
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 is holding three public consultation open houses - the first one was just […]
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 to flood municipal councils with climate misinformation, countering these pervasive myths is more […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
