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April 20, 2013

Living Green Expo in Ottawa April 27-28, 2013

Posted by denisedeby under building, clothing, energy, fair trade, flora and fauna, food, health, household, Ottawa
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Guest post written by Jill Sturdy, Coordinator, Living Green Expo.

Banner courtesy Living Green Expo

Image courtesy Living Green Expo

Join us for an exciting new event coming to Ottawa!

Discover Sustainable Healthy Living

Living Green Expo
April 27 & 28, 2013, 10am – 4pm
Ottawa Convention Centre
Downtown at 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa

Living Green Expo will provide an exciting opportunity for residents of the National Capital Region to discover sustainable healthy living through local companies offering products and services offering environmental stewardship and health and wellness.

Features over 125 exhibitors, thought-provoking presentations, an eco-fashion show, a children’s fun zone, and the announcement of the winners of the Home Sweet Home Student Challenge, a competition to design Rick Mercer’s green “granny flat”.

It’s easy to get to Ottawa Convention Centre, located in the heart of downtown–take a bus, bicycle, walk or drive (or even canoe down the canal!).

Admission is by donation and proceeds collected will be donated to Ecology Ottawa and Canadian Organic Growers (Ottawa–   St.Lawrence – Outaouais Chapter).

For more information visit www.livinggreenexpo.ca.

Living Green Expo is presented by the Ottawa Convention Centre, and has a number of generous sponsors that helped make the event possible including terra20, the City of Ottawa, Mediaplus, St. Joseph Communications, Ottawa Business Journal, Metro News and AVW-Telav. The event will also be Bullfrog powered, using 100% green electricity.

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Green Living Ottawa also received a guest post on the Living Green Expo from Barbara Moore, a local green activist, a small sustainable business owner (EcoOttawa.com will be an exhibitor at the show) and a member of Ottawa Local Motives, which contributes to several sustainable events in Ottawa, including The Living Green Expo. Thanks, Barbara.

 

April 14, 2013

Greenpeace Ottawa-Gatineau

Posted by denisedeby under climate change, energy, flora and fauna, Ottawa, volunteering
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Guest post written by Brett Hodnett.

Arctic sea ice by Nasa Goddard Photo and Video, Creative Commons

Arctic sea ice by Nasa Goddard Photo and Video, Creative Commons http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/6151061591/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Get Involved With Your Local Ottawa Greenpeace Group

There is now an Ottawa Local Group of Greenpeace! With decisions made in our city every day that imperil a sustainable future, there is an urgent need to build a grassroots movement here in the Nation’s Capital.

For our next action we will be joining thousands of people around the world who will be coming together on April 20 to form human banners spelling out I ♥ Arctic. Together we will call on our political leaders to protect the Arctic from activities that put this fragile environment at risk, such as oil drilling and industrial fishing. Have a look at the video [below].

Become a part of this global mobilization in cities from Buenos Aires to Bangkok and from Berlin to Bangalore: join our human banner event here in Ottawa! What happens in the Arctic affects us all -that’s why we are coming together on April 20 to take joint action across the globe.

In Ottawa, with the backdrop of the Parliament Buildings, we have the unique opportunity to show the world that Canada cares about the fate of the Arctic. Meet at noon at the eternal flame on Parliament Hill and bring your friends.

We also hold monthly meetings where discussion is wide open about how, as a group, we can best bring change to Ottawa and inform the public about the many threats to our future. If you would like to get involved, send us an email at ottawagreenpeace@yahoo.ca or look for us on Facebook as Greenpeace Ottawa-Gatineau.

I hope we’ll see you on the 20th.

 

March 20, 2013

Popular Events in Ottawa March 2013

Posted by denisedeby under climate change, energy, food, Ottawa, transportation
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Written by Denise Deby.

Early spring cycling photo by Peter Blanchard http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterblanchard/ (Flickr Creative Commons)

Early spring cycling photo by Peter Blanchard http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterblanchard/ (Flickr Creative Commons)

Three environment-related events coming up this weekend have already sold out—a sure sign that people are looking for ways to get involved in making Ottawa more sustainable. I’m posting them here in case you’d like more information:

  • The City of Ottawa is holding a Greenhouse Gas Roundtable on Saturday, March 23, 2013. It’s a long-awaited event, and sold out within a few days of being announced. The aim is to identify how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced in the city, and encourage the city to update its Air Quality and Climate Change Management Plan that expired last year. If you didn’t register but are interested in what happens, follow @ecologyottawa or #ottghg on Twitter (you don’t have to be signed up to Twitter—just search online for “#ottghg on Twitter”), or check Ecology Ottawa’s website after the event.
  • The Spring Bike Ottawa event run by Citizens for Safe Cycling last year is back on March 23, 2013, due to popular demand, with updates on cycling initiatives in the city. I expect Citizens for Safe Cycling will report on the event on their website, so check it out to find out what’s new.
  • If you’re interested in living more sustainably, you might want to check out Permaculture Ottawa, a group that looks for ways that people can live in accordance with natural ecosystems. Their Eastern Ontario Permaculture Convergence 2013 this Saturday is sold out, but you can have a look at their website or contact them to find out what’s happening with the permaculture movement in the region.

If you attend any of these events and want to drop us a line to let us know how it went, please do so!

 

March 2, 2013

Skeena River Swim and Film with Ali Howard in Ottawa

Posted by denisedeby under energy, media, Ottawa, water
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Sent to Green Living Ottawa by Frances Ann Smeaton.

Poster courtesy Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition

Poster courtesy Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition

Ali Howard, originally from Ottawa, swam the Skeena river from the Sacred Headwaters all the way to the Pacific Ocean (610 km) to raise awareness about the potential impacts to this special area by Shell.

A film of her journey will be shown at St. Paul’s University Amphitheatre on Main Street in Ottawa at 7:00pm on Saturday, March 2nd. Ali will be present to talk about her experience and answer questions. Ali is a passionate, energetic person cares deeply about our planet and our country.

The Sacred Headwaters is the birthplace of the Skeena, Nass and Stikine Rivers. These three rivers are among British Columbia’s greatest salmon rivers. The Skeena is the second longest river in British Columbia. In 2004, Shell Canada (now Royal Dutch Shell) was awarded a 400,000 hectare tenure to develop coalbed methane (CBM) in the Sacred Headwaters in northwest British Columbia. This movie documents Ali’s swim raise awareness and help protecting this pristine region.

Please visit the websites below for more information about this event, Ali’s swim and the Skeena Watershed Coalition:

http://skeenawatershed.com/swim

http://skeenawatershed.com/events/detail/awakening_the_skeena_screening_ottawa

Film Preview: http://video.patagonia.com/video/Awakening-the-Skeena

 

February 26, 2013

The Eco Tour with David Suzuki and Jeff Rubin in Ottawa

Posted by denisedeby under books, energy, Ottawa
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Written by Denise Deby.

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Environmentalist David Suzuki and economist Jeff Rubin are coming to town. Tickets to their talk today sold out quickly, but I thought I’d post some links to their work. (They’re speaking at Centretown United Church on February 26, 2013 at 7 p.m., with Elizabeth May, environmentalist and Green Party of Canada leader, moderating.)

What’s particularly appealing about this Eco Tour—besides the chance to hear these inspiring and powerful people in person—is that Suzuki and Rubin come from different perspectives but share a concern about the future we’re creating for our world. They’re bringing the “eco” from ecology and the “eco” from economics together to find some common ground and a way forward.

David Suzuki–geneticist, environmentalist, broadcaster and author–reflects on ecological change and what he’s learned in The Legacy: An Elder’s Vision for Our Sustainable Future. Economist and author Jeff Rubin was CIBC World Market’s chief economist and managing director before leaving to publish Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller and The End Of Growth, on peak oil and what it means for the way we live.

You can find more on David Suzuki’s work at the David Suzuki Foundation website. Jeff Rubin’s website is http://www.jeffrubinssmallerworld.com/. If you do get to this evening’s event, let us know how it went.

 

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