Fredericton – Six provincial city mayors and the minister of environment will fight against climate change by participating in the Mayor’s Eco-Challenge 2009 for the next three months. The announcement was made today in Fredericton by Environment Minister Roland Haché. Continue reading Six New Brunswick mayors to compete in ‘eco-challenge’
A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY *Submissions due March 23, 2009* If we look upstream for the ultimate cause of the economic … Continue reading Alternatives Journal: Call for Submissions
Published by Green Communities Canada 622: 9 March 2009 BIG DAY OUT. Green-Up was invited to join businesses and organizations … Continue reading Green Communities News – GCNews #622
Municipalities and regional transportation authorities can now apply for federal funding to encourage and promote green public transit or other … Continue reading ecoMOBILITY – Municipalities and regional transportation authorities can now apply for federal funding
A new report from the Ecology Action Centre (EAC) is urging decision-makers to act now to protect Nova Scotia’s troubled beaches. Continue reading Saving Nova Scotia’s Troubled Shorelines
Media release from Ecology Action Centre: February 25, 2009 – The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – Nova Scotia Chapter … Continue reading Environmentalists decry aquaculture expansion in Nova Scotia’s Port Mouton Bay
Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Montréal and Halifax are the first Canadian cities to join Earth Hour in 2009. Already, hundreds of … Continue reading Lights out across Canada for Earth Hour on March 28
621: 2 March 2009 NEW NAME. Green Communities Canada’s Active & Safe Routes to School program has simplified its French … Continue reading Green Communities News – GCNews #621
Media release from the David Suzuki Foundation: February 24, 2009 – The federal government must implement and enforce new methods … Continue reading Canada must protect Atlantic sharks, turtles
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) in Canada is pleased to see the significantly amended Organic Products Regulations (OPR) published in Canada Gazette (Part I). Continue reading Organic Trade Association Applauds New Canadian Organic Regulations
Media release from the Pembina Institute: February 13, 2009 – Today the Pembina Institute submitted comments on a draft Alberta … Continue reading Alberta’s Oil Sands Just Got Dirtier
620: 13 February 2009 A PLUS. The Town of Perth received the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Community Leadership. … Continue reading Green Communities News – GCNews #620
