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 movement to plant mini forests is growing all across Canada, as more communities recognize the great addition these unique plantings provide to backyards, boulevards,…

In November 2023, Green Communities Canada was thrilled to receive funding for the continuation of the Canadian Electric School Bus Alliance (CESBA). The funding for…

Hon Jonathan WilkinsonMinister, Natural Resources Canada580 Booth StreetOttawa, ONCanada  K1A 0E4 Dear Minister Wilkinson, We are writing to express our dismay over the government cancelling…

The Manchester industrial area of southeastern Calgary is a grey locale with less than six per cent tree cover. In summer of 2023 Calgary Climate…

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…

In September 2023, the City of Markham partnered with Honda Canada and Aviva Canada volunteers to install new mini forests at two sites within the Rouge River watershed:…

The Canada Greener Homes Grant has been helping Canadian homeowners pay for energy efficiency upgrades since its introduction in 2021. As noted in our Retrofitting Canada’s…