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Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) installs a new mini forest in the Pocket SNAP Neighbourhood
Photo Credits: Canadian Geographic The Project In 2023, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s (TRCA) Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Program (SNAP) transformed an under-utilized urban space in the Pocket Neighbourhood in Toronto into a 150 m2 mini forest...
GCNews June: Celebrating our champions
Cindy Toth, a tireless advocate for environmental sustainability, received the Green Community Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 Green Communities Awards ceremony. Currently serving as Vice-Chair of the Halton Environmental Network’s Board of Directors, Cindy had...
Green Communities Canada Receives $3 Million to Support School Streets Nationwide
Green Communities Canada and partners are funded to lead the National Active School Streets Initiative to support physical activity in communities across six provinces.
127-year-old Brick House Insulated with Cellulose to Achieve 133 GJ of deep energy savings!
In the picturesque hamlet of Walters Falls in central Ontario, Barb Sheperd had decided it was time to bring her 2,600 square foot detached, red-brick 19th-century former church manse into the 21st century by deeply retrofitting it into a forever home for the future. ...
Scadding Court Community Centre installs new flower gardens to support people and native pollinators
Scadding Court Community Centre installed 40 m2 of new pollinator garden spaces around the centre in Toronto, Ontario in early November 2023. Thirty volunteers took part in the planting, including youth, seniors, new Canadians, and individuals from equity-deserving...
Langley Environmental Partners Society Cultivates Community With Mini Forest Planting
The Project Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS) planted a 100m2 mini forest at the Derek Doubleday Arboretum in the Township of Langley, BC. The site was on a berm between a sustainable horticulture park and a major road. Constructed by the Township of...
Sandy Hill Community Health Centre installs seating and planters in the Strathcona Heights neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario
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...
Ashcroft Indian Band regreens following wildfire losses
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...
GCNews May: GCC moves to a 4-day work week
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...
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