by Jenn McCallum | May 16, 2024 | News, Green Infrastructure
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, Ontario. Forty-four volunteers...
by Mary Anna Zakula | May 14, 2024 | News
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 8-hour days Monday to Thursday with Fridays off, or shortened workdays Monday through Friday. “We’re excited about this latest...
by Jared Kolb | May 6, 2024 | News
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) is piloting a 4-day, 32-hour work week comprising two streams: Stream A: Staff work 8-hour...
by Mary Anna Zakula | Apr 12, 2024 | News
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 by Green Communities Canada to help ensure houses are fitted with the right-sized heat pump to...
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...
by Jenn McCallum | Mar 19, 2024 | News, Green Infrastructure
The movement to plant mini forests is growing all across Canada, as more communities recognize the great addition these unique plantings provide to backyards, boulevards, and public spaces. In 2023 alone, GCC and the Network of Nature supported over 15 local...
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