Archives: Green Economy

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Event: Low Carbon Potluck and Reconciliation (Nov 16)

Low Carbon Potluck and Reconciliation 16 November beginning at 6:30 at St. Mathews Anglican Church, 217 First Ave, Ottawa. You are invited to share new recipes that feature ingredients selected for their low impact on climate and the environment - less beef, more vegetarian. Jenn Hayward, a Metis woman and speaker, will join us... More

Monday, November 11, 2024

Event: Green Drinks- David Chernushenko on Fossil Fuel Misleading Advertising (Nov 14)

Green Drinks Location: Good Eats, 207 Bell Street (inside the LIV building) Date and time: 14 November 2024; 5:30-9:00 p.m. Speaker: David Chernushenko at 7:30 p.m. "David Chernushenko will speak on the subtle and not-so-subtle campaigns by fossil fuel companies and lobbyists to influence public opinion though disinformation, just when fact and... More

Monday, October 28, 2024

Event: Native Seed Giveaways from the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library (Nov 9

Free native seed giveaways The Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library is proud to announce our native seed giveaway schedule for Fall 2024. Join us to learn about native plant gardening and receive free native seeds for winter sowing. No gardening experience required! November 9: 1:00-3:00 at McNabb Recreation Centre, 180 Percy St., Centretown (Facebook... More

Monday, October 7, 2024

Volunteer: Pollinator Garden Work Party(Oct 10-12)

Join The Overbook Community Association and Ecology Ottawa on October 10-12 to prep and plant a pollinator garden! Address: 1 Donald Street, Overbrook October 10: 4-6PM October 11: 4-6PM October 12: 9-12:30PM To Register: Contact... More

Monday, September 23, 2024

Event: Kidical Mass September 2024 (Sept 28)

When: Sep 28, 2024 at 9:30am – 11:30am EDT Where: Laroche Park 52 Bayview Station Rd, Ottawa, ON Let's come together as a community, promote cycling, and create lasting memories. Mark your calendars and get ready for a wheely good time at Kidical Mass Ottawa! Kidical Mass is an international movement inspired by ‘critical mass’ events... More

Monday, September 9, 2024

Online Event: It’s easy! Seed saving 101 (Sept 14)

Date: September 14th, 2024 Time: 10-11 a.m. Where: Online Blooming Boulevards presents a free webinar Perfect for native plants, heritage veggies and garden favorites! All the basics on how to collect and save seeds from native wildflowers as well as your garden favorites. We will learn how to determine when various types of seeds are ripe, how... More

Monday, September 9, 2024

Event: Free Transit Ottawa- Bank Street Transit Forum (Sept 28)

Free Transit Ottawa is hosting a Bank Street Transit Forum Fares too high? Buses always late or crowded? Nowhere to sit at your stop? Come join us to discuss how we can fix these problems TOGETHER! After a brief introduction explaining the format, people will be divided into groups of 10-12 to share their... More

Monday, August 26, 2024

Online Event: Four-Season Beauty & Biodiversity (Sept 7)

Learn how to create a habitat garden that works year-round with Blooming Boulevards! Discover how to extend the color and textural interest in your landscape through fall and winter with beautiful foliage, striking structure, and colorful branches, berries, seed pods that support the wildlife around you while you enjoy the show. Saturday, Sep 7... More

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Event: Training Session – Speak out Against LRT Cuts! (Aug 20)

Tuesday, August 20th at 7:00pm. Zoom. Are you mad about the recent LRT cuts and Sutcliffe's recent announcement trying to shift away the blame for this transit financial crisis of his own making? Want to learn how to speak up against these cuts? Learn how to craft and deliver a public delegation and how... More

Monday, June 24, 2024

Call for Participation: Neighbourhood Narrative: Share your story!

The 15-Minute Neighbourhood program is calling on you to share your experience of getting around your neighbourhood with to inform the City’s zoning-bylaw. (Read Board Member Jeffrey Ren’s helpful explainer about why this matters.) Ecology Ottawa will be accepting short video submissions of areas across the city to be featured in a... More

Monday, May 13, 2024

Event: Ecology Ottawa- Tree Giveaway at Great Glebe Garage Sale 2024 (May 25)

Ecology Ottawa is distributing free native seedlings to Ottawans again! Adopt a White Spruce, Red Pine, White Cedar, Balsam Poplar, or Pussy Willow at our May 25 giveaway. RSVP here! If you don't have a place to plant a tree, we'll also have other ways to support the strengthening of Ottawa's tree canopy and the... More

Monday, May 13, 2024

Event: Ecological Gardening (May 14)

From the Old Ottawa South Garden Club After decades of conventional gardening, Sundaura Alford-Purvis, owner of “A Cultivated Art” (www.acultivatedart.com), has transitioned from conventional gardening to tending native plants to foster thriving plant communities. Based on ecological gardening principles, she will share her learning and offer... More

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