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Ontario Trillium Foundation funding for Depave Paradise wraps up restoring 9,000 m2 of green space
Green Communities Canada is celebrating the accomplishments of a 40-month Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) Grow Grant for our Depave Paradise program. Depave Paradise is a fun and engaging multi-community program that brings communities together to rip up unused...
Top Strategies to Encourage Parents to let their kids Walk and Wheel to School
The Ontario Active School Travel Council’s Parent Engagement Working Group has gathered information on engaging parents in active school travel. The key findings of this work have been summarized into a report available for download.
Women leading on climate
GCC Executive Director Brianna Salmon and Water Programs Lead Emily Amon posted videos in response to former Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna’s Women Leading On Climate campaign. The campaign called on women and girls to share stories about...
Creating car-free ‘School Streets’ around Ontario schools
Green Communities Canada (GCC) is proud to introduce the Ontario School Streets Pilot project, which is testing the creation of car-free zones in streets adjacent to schools in three Canadian cities: Hamilton, Markham, and Mississauga. Each local pilot is being led on the ground by the local municipality and will develop recommendations for the planning, permitting, and implementation of School Streets programs in municipal settings.
Identifying best practices in walking and wheeling skills training programs
Green Communities Canada and Stuckless Consulting Inc. have partnered on a new project focused on walking & wheeling skills training in schools. Funded through Ontario Active School Travel, the core objective of the project is to enable efficient collaboration across communities on the delivery of in-school training by providing expert guidance, as well as access to vetted processes and tools.
Brianna Salmon talks about her new role and plans as the Executive Director of Green Communities Canada
Green Communities Canada’s (GCC) new Executive Director Brianna Salmon came on board in July 2021. After completing a quarter in their new role, Brianna shares thoughts on what working for GCC is like and what lies ahead for the organization.
GCC has a new member!
Saskatchewan Environmental Society (SES) is Green Communities Canada’s newest member organization. SES has been working on environmental issues in Saskatchewan for the past 50 years. Formed as a local Saskatoon, volunteer-run organization, SES has grown into a...
Request for Proposal: Active School Travel Parent Engagement Tools
Green Communities Canada (GCC) is seeking a marketing and communications consultant to undertake a project to develop, test, and evaluate new social marketing messages, tools, and tactics targeting parents who drive their children to school. The goal will be to...
Depave Paradise is Expanding Across Canada!
Green Communities Canada (GCC) is excited to announce the start of 15 green infrastructure projects through Depave Paradise with partners all across Canada.
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