Community Associations for Environmental Sustainability

Here is what has been happening at CAFES recently

CAFES at Capital Pride

We had an incredible weekend at the Capital Pride Festival in Ottawa! CAFES Ottawa was thrilled to connect with the community, distribute handbills for our upcoming Climate March in September alongside Fridays for Future Ottawa, and engage in meaningful conversations about pressing environmental issues. Our table was a hub of activity where we gathered even […]

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Idling Control By-Law Review: A Milestone?

Over the past four years, several Community Associations and CAFES members, along with Ecology Ottawa, have advocated for strengthening the City’s outdated 2007 Idling Control By-Law. On Thursday September 19th, Councillors will review a staff report recommending changes to the by-law. Two Committees are involved in the review, ECCC and Emergency Preparedness. The documents have now […]

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CAFES Member Group of 78: Citizens Confront Climate Crisis conference

CAFES member Group of 78 is doing fantastic organizing work! An amazing conference for us right here in Ottawa. Join up on September 27th and 28th for their exciting in-person Citizens Confront Climate Crisis conference. Featuring reknown keynote speaker Tzeporah Berman, this conference focuses on citizen-involvement and re-activation of hope. Come out and learn from expert speakers to […]

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CAFES at West Side Pride

On July 27th, we attended the West Side Pride event in Stittsville, Ottawa. We celebrated the 2SLGBTQIA+ community with incredible music, dazzling drag performances, and inspiring local speakers. We also connected with local organizations and vendors showing their support and solidarity. It was a vibrant and memorable event!

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City Tree Programs: Pro-Active & Private Land Planting

On Tuesday June 18th, CAFES presented a public delegation to the City of Ottawa's Environment and Climate Change Committee, which met to review early actions of the City's Tree Programs. City Forestry staff prepared a report outlining: The proposal for Forestry Services to begin pro-active tree planting on the Right-of-Way is a huge victory that […]

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Wildlife Strategy Review

On Monday June 17th, CAFES gave a public delegation on the City of Ottawa's Wildlife Strategy Review at the Joint Agriculture & Rural Affairs and Environment & Climate Change Committee Meeting. A report on City staff's review of the decade-old 2013 Wildlife Strategy was submitted to the joint committee, and outlined a 10-point plan to […]

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Climate CAFES with Angela on CKCU FM 93.1

Every second Monday of the month from 8:00 - 9:00 am, join CAFES' Executive Director Angela Keller-Herzog as she sits down with hosts Nathaniel Newton and Chris White for CKCU's Morning Blend program! CKCU FM 93.1 is a campus-based community radio station at Carleton University dedicated to diversity, alternative content and independent voices in the […]

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ACORN Eco-Tenant Platform Launch

CAFES attended an excellent event on Wednesday, July 3rd hosted by Ottawa ACORN, for the kick-off and public launch of their new Eco-Tenant Platform. At the event, we heard the results of ACORN's Eco-Tenant Survey. Nearly 300 tenants were surveyed on climate change issues such as extreme heat in apartments, neglected repairs that result in […]

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Renewable Energy Petition

CAFES has created a new petition to encourage the City of Ottawa to participate in the TRANSITION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY in the face of the Climate Crisis. We want our City to welcome and encourage the development of renewable energy and energy storage projects so as to enable Ottawans to benefit from energy affordability, increased […]

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Our Power Grid Community Workshop

In September 2023, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the deployment of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). However, by December of the same year, concerns emerged among Ward 5 residents and Councillor Clarke Kelly due to perceived insufficient community consultation and worries about potential risks associated with large-scale […]

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