Green Communities Canada (GCC) welcomes Teresa Lawson as its newest Board member. Teresa, Executive Director of member organization City Green Solutions, was appointed to the…

Cindy Toth, a tireless advocate for environmental sustainability, received the Green Community Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 Green Communities Awards ceremony. Currently serving as…

Green Communities Canada is piloting a 4-day work week. For the remainder of 2024, staff will work a 32-hour week that will either consist of…

By: Jared Kolb, GCC Interim Executive Director, and Jenn McCallum, Green Infrastructure Program Lead  Starting May 6 until December 31, 2024, Green Communities Canada (GCC)…

A new three-year funding commitment from the Peter Gilgan Foundation, in addition to existing funding from the McConnell and Trottier Family Foundations, will be used…

Little Forests Kingston installed three new little forests (also known as mini forests) at the Kingston Seniors Centre in Kingston, Ontario. One of these mini forests replaced existing…

In the fall of 2023, the Kahnawà:ke Environment Protection Office installed two pollinator gardens (each 20 m2) in the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke, near Montréal, Québec. Over 900 plugs of native wildflowers were installed, including…

Through their Forests for the Future initiative and with permission from the City of Moncton, the Fundy Biosphere Region installed a new mini forest in New Brunswick at a former landfill site along…

The highly successful Canada Greener Homes Grant program was abruptly cancelled this month. Instrumental in stimulating home energy retrofits, the program supported homeowner actions to…

Happy New Year! As we kick off 2024, I’m reflecting on Green Communities Canada’s Impact Model and the role we play in partnership with our members to…