by Nicole Roach | May 30, 2022 | Transportation
Singing, bubble blowing, chalk drawing, and many more activities were enjoyed along a temporary car-free Havenwood Drive as part of the City of Mississauga’s School Streets pilot project. To celebrate the initiative, students, elected officials, and community members...
by Christine Mettler | May 27, 2022 | Green Infrastructure
Pic Courtesy: Chesapeake Bay Program. CC BY-NC 2.0 Cities in Canada are losing greenspace at an alarming rate, per a recent satellite study conducted by Statistics Canada. The research found that three quarters of Canada’s largest urban centres were detectably less...
by Nicole Roach | May 24, 2022 | Transportation
Light rain did not deter elected officials from gathering with students at John McCrae Public School in Markham to celebrate the kick-off of their School Street – a temporary car-free zone in front of the elementary school on Sticker Avenue. The celebration included...
by Eric Ta | May 19, 2022 | Green Infrastructure
Tired of your garden getting soggy during a heavy rain and drying up with the summer heat? Building a water wise rain garden with the right plants will help soak up excess rainwater and bank it for those hot and dry days. We have compiled a list of plants that will...
by Mary Anna Zakula | May 13, 2022 | News
An estimated 2.2 million Canadian children take the school bus each year, exposing them to air pollution from diesel-fueled vehicles. Green Communities Canada, in partnership with Équiterre, is working to change that by greening the school bus commute. The Canadian...
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