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 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 Eric Ta | Mar 30, 2022 | Green Infrastructure
As they say, “April-showers bring May-flowers.” Planning ahead is important to build and maintain a garden that will have flowers blooming throughout the year. A low-maintenance rain garden is a great landscape feature that can beautify your property, as well as...
by Emily Amon | Mar 8, 2022 | Green Infrastructure
Join Green Communities Canada (GCC) on Wednesday 6 April for a FREE half-day forum, Breaking Ground: Collaborative Community Greening where we will celebrate the wide-reaching impacts of Depave Paradise, and explore the many ways non-profit organizations,...
by Sabat Ismail | Feb 28, 2022 | News, Transportation, Green Infrastructure
Since the early 20th century, Black History Month has provided Black people and the general public an opportunity to learn from and honour Black history, cultural production, and knowledge. In commemoration of Black History Month, this Resource List has been prepared...
by Emily Amon | Feb 9, 2022 | News, Green Infrastructure
Urbanization and climate change are causing increased flooding in communities across Canada. This has motivated conservation authorities, local municipalities, and Indigenous communities to assess and establish accurate regional floodplain maps. Floodplain mapping...
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