On November 26th 2025, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe announced that the City of Ottawa would move forward with a competitive bid to acquire the Taggart-Miller site in Carlsbad Springs. Ottawa is looking for a waste management solution once the Trail Road landfill reaches capacity. The Taggart-Miller site has already acquired provincial permits and approvals to operate […]
By: Harry Fischer, CAFES Board Member Gardening used to be simple – find some bare ground, stick a seed in and wait for Mother Nature to do the rest. Well, times have changed and so has gardening in Ottawa, especially with regards to growing on city property. After years of tangled rules and processes, a bit […]
by Lynn Jones The site chosen for the giant above ground-nuclear waste dump upstream of Ottawa has been a point of contention since this saga began in 2015. First Nations, municipalities and many others object to the site because it is on unceded Algonquin land and very close to the Ottawa River. But the site also happens […]
On September 20th, 2025, Ottawa showed up en masse for Draw the Line, a rally for people, for peace, and for the planet. This was not only Ottawa-Gatineau's annual climate march, but this year it was part of a Canada-wide Day of Action to stand up against injustice and work together for a better future. […]
On Saturday, October 18th, 2025, CAFES, the Mechanicsville Community Association and MP Yasir Naqvi are planting 50 new native tree saplings at our Mother's Day Woods site at Tunney's Pasture! We are looking for volunteers to help out - all are welcome, no prior planting experience required. Planting equipment and snacks will be provided. Date: […]
Event and Communications Coordinator Energy Program Lead CAFES is currently hiring! We are looking for motivated candidates to fill two full-time contract positions for the term of November 2025 to March 31st, 2026. See details of each position below. We will be screening the first batch of applicants starting Monday November 3 -- apply now! […]
CAFES had a strong presence at the September 16th 2025 City Environment and Climate Change Committee (ECCC) meeting across a variety of issues on a heavy Agenda. Here's what we presented: 4.1.1 Invasive Plants We gathered the feedback from our September 3 Community Dialogue on invasive plants management to present recommendations to the City. Erica […]
On Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025 CAFES hosted a successful in-person community dialogue event in partnership with Councillor Marty Carr on the management of invasive plant species in Ottawa, at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre in Alta Vista. Thank you to Councillor Carr for your generous support towards this event, and thank you as well to […]
On Saturday, October 18th, the Mechanicsville Community Association in partnership with CAFES volunteers planted over 70 new native tree saplings at our Mother's Day Woods site at Tunney's Pasture! It was a glorious fall day. We were thrilled to share this exciting day with over 30 volunteers. Thank you so much for everyone who came […]
In the past month, CAFES delegated at both the Environment and Climate Change Committee and the Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee in support of three proposed large ground-mount solar projects in Ottawa. We are pleased to see that City Council has granted municipal support confirmations (MSCs) to all three projects in Kanata, Dunrobin, and Carp […]
