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GC News Recap: October 2024
In this issue... Our top story Green Communities Canada granted $400,000 to lead the provincial expansion of the National Active School Streets Initiative in B.C. The Government of British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure granted Green...
City of Hamilton Plants 900 trees and shrubs as a Mini Forest at Johnson Tew Park
The City of Hamilton brought new vibrance and interest to the Johnson Tew Arboretum by installing a 300-square-metre mini forest in the fall of 2023, which included over 900 plants of 38 different species. The Project In October 2023, 30 volunteers came together to...
Guelph homeowners give house handsome makeover, save 51% of annual energy consumption!
Emily Hansen and Andrew Learmonth live in a two-storey, 1930s sunset-facing ~1500 ft² (~140 m²) detached house in Guelph, Ontario. This house, a short walk from old city hall, had a pebbledash stucco finish when the young couple purchased it in the Summer of 2021. The...
GCNews September : Where your old clunker can rest in parts
If it’s time to part with your old clunker, Car Heaven will make sure it’s recycled responsibly. Green Communities Canada is a proud partner of Car Heaven, the only national charitable end-of-life vehicle program dedicated to using only auto recyclers who comply with...
Green Communities Canada Receives $400,000 to Expand School Streets in British Columbia
Green Communities Canada and The Society for Children and Youth of BC receive funding to support School Streets in up to ten communities across British Columbia.
Green Venture plants a mini forest at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario
Green Venture aimed to breathe new life into a 100-square-metre plot by planting 300 native trees and shrubs and creating a new mini forest at Mohawk College. Alongside volunteers from the Mohawk College Sustainability Green Team and Hillfield Strathallan College...
Hundred-year-old house doubles square footage, uses 54% less energy than before deep energy retrofit!
Before their deep energy retrofit, David and Krista Claus and their three teens lived in a fair bit of discomfort in their house in Prince George, B.C. Cold winters caused condensation to freeze beloved stuffed animals to walls, and the family’s cherished tropical...
En 2021, le gouvernement fédéral avait promis 5,000 autobus scolaires électriques. Où sont-ils?
CBC’s The National speaks with a representative from Green Communities Canada and the Canadian Electric School Bus Alliance (CESBA) as part of an investigation into federal funding delays causing lack of EV school buses.
Ottawa promised 5,000 electric school buses back in 2021. Where are they?
CBC’s The National speaks with a representative from Green Communities Canada and the Canadian Electric School Bus Alliance (CESBA) as part of an investigation into federal funding delays causing lack of EV school buses.
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