Do you work for an environmental group/organization in Ottawa or Eastern Ontario? Don’t miss this fall’s networking session with Sustainable Eastern Ontario / NCENN. Friday Oct 26 from 10am to noon. More info & register: www.NCENN.ca
Author: Peter Blanchard
Founder and coordinator.
Eco-Gala Ottawa 2018
Ecology Ottawa’s annual Eco Gala & Dinner, Thursday October 11 at 6pm. Don’t miss this annual gathering of Ottawa’s environmental community!
https://ecologyottawa.ca/events/annual-events/join-us-for-the-eleventh-eco-gala-on-october-11/
https://facebook.com/events/233554243992250/
Ottawa tornado & how to help
How to help: “If you’ve been affected by the tornadoes that struck our region, or if you want to help, CBC Ottawa has created a spot to connect. The “Ottawa-Gatineau Tornado Community Connector” Facebook group is a place for anyone to share their ideas to help people without power or looking for shelter and supplies”: Ottawa-Gatineau Tornado Connector page
Ottawa outdoors in summer, naturally!
Want to get outdoors in nature in the Ottawa area this summer? Meet other nature-inspired people? Here’s a few places to start.
Outdoor activities & events: Ottawa outdoor clubs & activities (scroll down to see the list) | Meetups 
| MEC Ottawa Event Calendar — hiking, biking, sailing, skiing, you name it
Camping near Ottawa: Gatineau Park | Quebec Parks | Ontario Parks | and yes, there’s more, but only for those who want to leave no trace (2)
Stay in town: Rent a bike and explore (more) | Ottawa walking tours | Native plant gardens | Ottawa parks & nature (more) | More Outdoor Activities in Ottawa | Volunteer in Ottawa
Moving Towards Sustainable Energy – Symposium (Oct 20 – 21)
Symposium 2016 – Moving Towards Sustainable Energy
Thu Oct 20 to Fri Oct 21, 2016
Westin Hotel | Ottawa, ON
Symposium 2016 will bring together distinguished leaders and innovators to address critical sustainable energy issues: the future of the electricity grid, carbon pricing, energy storage, health implications, bioenergy, sustainable transportation, and ways to mobilize Canadians to embrace the greener and cleaner economy of tomorrow.
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Green Energy Doors Open 2016
GREEN ENERGY DOORS OPEN – FREE EVENT
September 9-10-11, 2016
100% Sustainable | 100% Achievable
Green Energy Doors Open (GEDO) is a province-wide FREE 3 day showcase of individual, community, and commercial sustainable energy projects. It is organized and spearheaded by the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA). The initiative aims to showcase advancements in the sector, demonstrating that Ontario is already on the path to building a 100% clean and sustainable energy system.
Sustainable Mobility Summit – the Future of Urban Transportation
2016 Sustainable Mobility Summit : The Future of Urban Transportation
Oct 23 – 26, 2016
Ottawa-Gatineau
The Sustainable Mobility Summit is Canada’s only event that focuses exclusively on sustainable, multi-modal and integrated mobility. Sustainable mobility strategies can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, boost physical activity, improve air quality, reduce congestion and increase access to opportunity. We expect more than 200 delegates to attend our three-day event at the University of Ottawa, a venue chosen for its proud focus on youth and dedication to evidence-based decision-making.
ACT Canada is a national professional association dedicated to positively influencing sustainable travel choices by Canadians. We help governments, non-governmental organizations and private businesses implement sustainable mobility policies, programs, services and products that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, boost public health, fight traffic congestion and improve the quality of life.
For more information or to register: http://www.actcanada.com/summit2016
Event: Climate Change Policy – Friday Sept 16, 2016
The gravity of the climate change threat demands bold measures. “The Leap 
Manifesto” is a sweeping and ambitious plan, but it also entangles climate policy with a host of other matters that are part of a larger ideological agenda. So it’s a profoundly divisive document at the very moment that we need to find common ground on climate change. Is there an alternative climate policy that would both unite us and make a real difference?”
Thomas Homer-Dixon, the Centre for International Governance Innovation Chair of Global Systems, Balsillie School, University of Waterloo will present the 2016 FPA Currents Lecture “Leap to Where? Elements of a Canadian climate policy that could be both feasible and enough.” as part of Carleton University’s Throwback celebrations. Mr. Homer-Dixon is a Carleton alumnus with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science… (more)
Protecting Wild Bees: Workshop and Film
Protecting Wild Bees: Workshop and Film
Wed Jul 13, 2016, Ottawa, ON (and Sunday too)
Join Friends of the Earth Canada at Fletcher Wildlife Garden at 7-8PM on Wednesday, July 13th and 9-11AM on Sunday, July 17 to learn how to protect native and wild bees. Includes a showing of a new documentary film (A Ghost in the Making: Searching for the Rusty-patched Bumble Bee) and a tutorial on how to participate in the Great Canadian Bumble Bee Count. On Sunday, we will be going out into the garden to practice taking photos of and identifying bees. Everyone is welcome! http://www.ofnc.ca/fletcher/
Break free from fossil fuels
It’s no secret that 2015 was one of the hottest years on record and one of the world’s biggest contributors to our rapidly changing climate is Canada’s tar sands. It’s time for us to break free from fossil fuels. You and I both know that dangerous tar sands infrastructure, such as the proposed Energy East pipeline, will only lock us into the fossil fuel economy of the past, and make the shift to 100% renewables that much harder.
Green Ottawa 