Category: Community

Community, Community Action, Education, Ottawa, Partner Organizations

Not Just Theory: Communications Course for Engineering Students Helps Groups

by OETN We’ve already interviewed Deep Blue Clean Up about their project using these students, but that’s not all the students did. Carleton University has introduced several communications course that are specific to different disciplines, which are designed to help students going into those professions to develop communication skills necessary to succeed academically and professionally in their chosen fields. Communication Skills for Engineering Students is … Continue reading Not Just Theory: Communications Course for Engineering Students Helps Groups

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Community, Education, Partner Organizations, Sustainability, Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Living

Advisor Interview: Jonathan Rausseo

by Cora Sinclair Jonathan is an alumnus of the University of Ottawa and has worked for the NCC as well as being the Campus Sustainability Coordinator at his alma matter since 2005. As an OETN adivisor, he has experienced many angles on community-campus partnerships. OETN: Thanks taking the time to answer some questions. Could you talk a bit about why you chose to become an … Continue reading Advisor Interview: Jonathan Rausseo

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Community, ENGOs, Partner Organizations

Community-Campus Engagement Structure

by OETN Community-campus engagement is a hot topic in post-secondary circles these days – with universities in particular wanting to move away from the “ivory tower” image and benefit their communities while also helping their students learn in the real world. A lot of eco-groups need help with various projects, and a lot of students and researchers want real-world connections and experience, but matching those … Continue reading Community-Campus Engagement Structure

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Air Quality, Biodiversity, Canada, Community, Community Action, conservation, Nature, Ottawa, Public Health, Uncategorized

Citizen Science- a Way to Help Make Our World a Better Place

by Jessie Lozanski, PERC Intern Citizen science is a means by which ordinary people who are not formal experts or professionals can volunteer in helping their world. Scientific research within environmental fields is generally limited because, unlike in a lab, elements of nature like wildlife, water, and air span large ranges and diverse locations such that there are simply not enough researchers to observe every … Continue reading Citizen Science- a Way to Help Make Our World a Better Place

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Community, Complete Streets, conservation, Cycling, Energy, Energy Conservation, Housing, Ottawa, Outdoors, Partner Organizations, Public Transit, Sustainability, Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Living, Waste Reduction

The Glebe Community Sustainability Plan Workshop – A Recap

By Stefan Klietsch, PERC Intern Ottawa Biosphere Eco-City (OBEC) is an organization dedicated to pursuing an “environmentally sustainable City that support a high quality of life, now and for future generations”, by fostering a partnership with “stakeholders by sharing ideas, knowledge, and experience”. As such, on September 25th OBEC hosted a Glebe Community Sustainability Workshop at the Glebe Community Centre. Organizers solicited participants to share … Continue reading The Glebe Community Sustainability Plan Workshop – A Recap

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Air Quality, Community, Community Action, Complete Streets, conservation, Ottawa, Outdoor Greening, Sustainability, Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Living

A Lesson on Urban Trees from Toronto

by Hugh Kruzel Hugh is a long-time PEN reader and contributor currently based in Sudbury, who has become known as “the tree guy” at PERC for his many contributions on this delightful and important topic. Here, PERC staff have added a few tweaks to tie in current arboreal affairs in Ottawa with Hugh’s main points. What do we do about urban trees? New approaches to … Continue reading A Lesson on Urban Trees from Toronto

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Community, Ottawa, Partner Organizations, Sustainability

NCENN – Fostering the Local Sustainability Community

by Larissa Diamantopoulos Larissa is a Sustainability Intern at Sustainable Eastern Ontario who helped organize and host her first NCENN session as part of a student placement program. In many ways, the National Capital Environmental Non-profit Network (NCENN) is the flagship program of Sustainable Eastern Ontario. Originally hosted by Tucker House, another local eco-group, the NCENN was based on a clear need for the region’s … Continue reading NCENN – Fostering the Local Sustainability Community

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Climate Change, Community, Community Action, Events, Ottawa, Sustainable Cities

Community Action Protecting Ottawa’s Green Spaces

As development continuously encroaches on Ottawa’s green spaces, one community in Kanata has decided to fight back in response. Back in the 1980s, a “40%” agreement was drafted to support a Master Development Plan mandated by Campeau Corporation in Kanata North. The 40% agreement stipulated that a minimum of 40% of open space including a golf course, Kizell wetland, other natural environments, and parklands would … Continue reading Community Action Protecting Ottawa’s Green Spaces

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Agriculture, buy local, Canada, Climate Change, Community, conservation, Sustainability

Fungi, Microbes, and Soil: An Interview with ON Fungi

Ontario Fungi is a grassroots group dedicated to saving the world through soil. Last Friday I met up with them at their farm near White Lake. Emma Roy, an intern with ON fungi showed me two experimental plots she has been growing since August. One had been planted with a compost created by ON fungi while the other was left as a control. The compost … Continue reading Fungi, Microbes, and Soil: An Interview with ON Fungi

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Community, Partner Organizations

Sustainable Eastern Ontario: Farewell to Our Founder

by Sustainable Eastern Ontario This regular column celebrates the work of Sustainable Eastern Ontario, a key partner of the Peace & Environment Resource Centre. Contact support@perc.ca if your group or business would like to sponsor a regular column. If you have worked in the local environmental sector, then you’ve probably come across the Executive Director and Founder of Sustainable Eastern Ontario. Kristina Elizabeth Inrig has … Continue reading Sustainable Eastern Ontario: Farewell to Our Founder

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