by Emily Amon | Apr 20, 2023 | Green Infrastructure
Green Communities Canada (GCC) is excited to launch our National Mini Forest Pilot program on Earth Day, April 22, 2023. The kickoff planting event will take place Saturday at Terra Nova Rural Park, in the City of Richmond, British Columbia. The site is the first...
by Mary Anna Zakula | Apr 14, 2023 | News
In 2020, responding to the ongoing and widely publicized police violence against Black people and communities, Green Communities Canada embarked on a process to review whether and how its School Travel Planning framework might perpetuate racism and other forms of...
by Eric Ta | Apr 12, 2023 | Energy
Insulation is a key component of every Canadian home. It acts as a thermal barrier to keep heat inside our homes in the winter and outside in the summer. Even though the outside environment can vary dramatically, an energy efficient Canadian home can be comfortable...
by Tianna Mighty | Apr 4, 2023 | Green Infrastructure
Have you ever been on a walk through your neighborhood and spotted a fish symbol painted on a storm drain and wondered what it’s there for? The use of a fish or other aquatic species on storm drains aims to get you thinking about your connection to local...
by Xuedan Xu | Apr 3, 2023 | Transportation
School Travel Planning (STP), a community-based approach to increase rates of active travel to school, was brought to Toronto in the mid-1990s to address such concerns. Since then, Green Communities Canada (GCC) has been a major contributor to the growth of STP in...
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