On Thursday June 20th, CAFES gave a public delegation to the City of Ottawa's Joint Committee for their review of the Infrastructure Master Plan (IMP), which covers clean water, sewage and storm water infrastructure. The review of the IMP concerned the Tewin projected expansion in the South East of Ottawa. The controversial decision of adding […]
On Saturday June 8th from 9:30 - 11:30 am, we had an excellent final session of the Coffee Houses on Sustainability series, where the topic was on Climate Risks: Basement Flooding. The June 8th session on Basement Flooding was a wonderful gathering of industry partners, the insurance sector, community members, City of Ottawa staff and […]
On Saturday June 22nd, CAFES and the Dalhousie Community Association, with support from Mechanicsville Community Association, planted 6 new Chokecherry trees in the planter boxes along the Somerset Street Bridge. This event was part of a Community Tree Planting Initiative led by CAFES to increase tree canopy in neighbourhoods, like Dalhousie, that need it most. A […]
On Wednesday June 12th from 7:00 - 9:00 pm, People's Official Plan hosted an excellent virtual community dialogue to give resources and support for residents to SPEAK UP for accelerated climate action in the City. Research shows that 71% of Canadians are concerned about climate change, but only about 20% are actually speaking up. This […]
CAFES has published version 1.0 of a position paper on Trees and the new Zoning By-law. The paper demonstrates how zoning can regulate and protect space for trees and what specific zoning by-law regulations and metrics can create spaces for canopy trees to thrive to maturity. Some of our recommendations include minimum soil volume requirements, larger front yard setbacks, […]
We're excited to share CAFES' Climate Risk Keynote presentation delivered by Craig Stewart, VP Climate Change and Federal Issues at the Insurance Bureau of Canada. Craig spoke about the the 'dollars and sense of climate risk', the estimated cost and damages, and municipal financial sustainability. Watch the full presentation below! Special thanks to Craig for […]
CAFES held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 27, 2024. The meeting was well attended and a great chance for all our members to be involved. Some of the key outputs of AGM included: Directly preceding the the AGM, we hosted a Climate Risk Keynote event open to the public. It was our great […]
This Mother's Day weekend on May 11-12th, in partnership with Yasir Naqvi, MP for Ottawa Centre, Mechanicsville Community Association and Dalhousie Community Association, CAFES will be hosting our second annual school-based tree sapling give-away event to help increase Ottawa's urban tree canopy by encouraging backyard tree planting, care and education. We will be promoting this […]
February 28th, 2024: CAFES Launch of the CAFES Climate Misinformation Resource Page! Congratulations to the members of the CAFES Climate Misinformation team! Much work, editing and collaboration has gone into this new resource for the climate-aware community in Ottawa. Check it out here! Where did this project come from? It may be news to some, that there's […]
The beginning, the middle and awaiting the end of a revised strategy for coexistence By Pragati Parajuli, CAFES Carleton practicum student A crucial conversation is unfolding about the city’s wildlife strategy- a journey that started with the aim of fostering coexistence between residents and the diverse wildlife of Ottawa. According to city staff, the Wildlife […]
