Watersheds Canada and Greening Sacred Spaces Ottawa supported three Ottawa-area faith communities in planning and installing new green infrastructure sites in the fall of 2023. These included a…

The Project In 2023, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s (TRCA) Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Program (SNAP) transformed an under-utilized urban space in the Pocket Neighbourhood in Toronto into…

Scadding Court Community Centre installed 40 m2 of new pollinator garden spaces around the centre in Toronto, Ontario, in early November 2023. Thirty volunteers took part in the…

The Project Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS) planted a 100m2 mini forest at the Derek Doubleday Arboretum in the Township of Langley, BC. The site was…

Sandy Hill Community Health Centre (SHCHC) along with Ottawa Community Housing staff and community residents created benches and planters at three locations within the Strathcona Heights community housing neighbourhood in Ottawa,…

After wildfires swept through their community in 2017, a project led by Ashcroft Indian Band (AIB) regreened and beautified the landscape, planting trees and shrubs on the…

Green Communities Canada (GCC) is pleased to share the 2023 Living Cities Canada Impact Report, a testament to the transformative power of community-led urban green…

REVE Nourricier worked with community volunteers and partners to depave 105m2 of asphalt in the parking lot of Conseil Sports Loisirs de l’Estrie (CSLE), a sports complex and community center in…

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…