Enbridge St. Laurent Boulevard Pipeline
On November 21st, CAFES delivered a presentation to the City of Ottawa’s Environment and Climate Change Committee meeting to address Councillor Tierney’s motion for the City to retract the testimony…
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Green Infrastructure – Making the Trees & Stormwater Management Connection!
The latest draft of the Infrastructure Master Plan (IMP) will come to a joint Planning & Housing and Environment & Climate Change Committee expected in February 2024. The committee meeting…
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Site Alteration By-Law Review – Do we have tools to protect woodlands and wetlands in the rural area?
Also at the Nov 30 2023 ARAC meeting was a review and recommendations for updates to the Site Alteration By-law. The purpose of this 2018 by-law is to prevent drainage…
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CAFES & Carleton University’s Reducing Bird-Window Collisions Project
During autumn 2023, CAFES Ottawa partnered with a 2nd year sociology/anthropology class from Carleton University, four local community associations and Safe Wings Ottawa to carry out the 3rd annual CAFES…
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Save Hunt Club Forest
The Hunt Club pine forest is at immediate risk of being clear cut by the Ottawa International Airport Authority (OIAA). On Monday November 28th, the OIAA moved forward with their…
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Bird Window Collision Workshop
On November 13th, CAFES partnered with SafeWings Ottawa and Carleton University to host an informational workshop to support Ottawa residents in their efforts to prevent bird-window collisions. About 250,000 birds…
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Help Save Plouffe Park
The City of Ottawa has plans to sell Plouffe Park, the only large green space and playing field in the Dalhousie Centretown West neighbourhood. Neighbours and friends of Plouffe Park…
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Climate Resiliency Community Dialogues – Final Report
CAFES is excited to share our final report on the Climate Resiliency Community Dialogues. The first document below is the main final report, the second document is the annexes.
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CAFES Fundraiser Success – Brother Bones in Concert at Red Bird Live
On Friday June 30th, the musician group Brother Bones hosted a fundraiser for CAFES Ottawa in partnership with and held at the music venue Redbird Live. The fundraiser featured special…
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Mother’s Day Backyard Tree Planting Project
In May 2023, with support from the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation, CAFES partnered with Forêt Capitale Forest, Forest Ontario, and the office of M.P. Yasir Naqvi to pilot…
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