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Green Communities Canada Publishes 2023 Living Cities Canada Impact Report
Green Communities Canada (GCC) is pleased to share the 2023 Living Cities Canada Impact Report, a testament to the transformative power of community-led urban green infrastructure (GI) projects. This report celebrates a significant milestone in our journey towards...
Just from draft-proofing and insulation, recent retirees retrofit bungalow and reach 52% in energy savings!
Sian Leyshon and Angus Doughty bought their 2000 square foot, 1965 post-war bungalow in early 2021, moving ~90km northwest to Collingwood, Ontario from their previous town of Bolton in the GTA. For this couple, the added promise of living just minutes from the ski...
Green Communities Canada pilots a 4-day work week!
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...
GCNews April: Deep Energy Retrofit project expands
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...
GREEN COMMUNITIES CANADA RECEIVES $450K TO IMPROVE HEAT PUMP DEEP ENERGY RETROFITS
Green Communities Canada (GCC) is proud to announce the expansion of our Deep Energy Retrofit project to improve heat pump deep energy retrofits. This work is made possible by a new 3-year funding commitment from the Peter Gilgan Foundation, along with continued...
REVE Nourricier Transforms Parking Lot into Urban Mini Forest
REVE Nourricier worked with community volunteers and partners to depave 105m2 of asphalt in the parking lot of Conseil Sports Loisirs de l’Estrie (CSLE), a sports complex and community center in Sherbrooke, Québec. They planted over a 200m2 area. The Project The...
Little Forests Kingston Plants Three New Mini Forests at a Seniors’ Centre
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 turfgrass, and one involved first removing invasive species. The third was in an...
Grade 3 and 4 Students Plant Pollinator Gardens in the Community of Kahnawà:ke, near Montréal, Québec
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 Swamp Milkweed, Pearly...
Fundy Biosphere Region Plants a New Mini Forest on a Former Landfill Site
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...
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