by Tianna Mighty | May 16, 2024 | Green Infrastructure
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 walking trails throughout their community with support from the Living Cities Canada Fund. Click...
by Emily Amon | May 8, 2024 | Green Infrastructure
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 infrastructure (GI) projects. This report celebrates a significant milestone in our journey towards...
by Tianna Mighty | Apr 4, 2024 | Green Infrastructure
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 Sherbrooke, Québec. They planted over a 200m2 area. The Project The...
by Jenn McCallum | Apr 4, 2024 | Uncategorized, Green Infrastructure
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 turfgrass, and one involved first removing invasive species. The third was in an...
by Jenn McCallum | Apr 4, 2024 | Uncategorized, Green Infrastructure
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 Swamp Milkweed, Pearly...
by Jenn McCallum | Apr 4, 2024 | Uncategorized, News, Green Infrastructure
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 Petitcodiac River. Twelve volunteers planted over 700 trees and...
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