Environment

Help bring wildlife back to Manor Park: Volunteer with Invasive Species Action Team 

Project aims to improve local ecosystems by removing common buckthorn, dog-strangling vine

The Manor Park Community Association Environmental Sustainability Committee is pleased to introduce the Invasive Species Eradication Project. The project will… Continue reading “Help bring wildlife back to Manor Park: Volunteer with Invasive Species Action Team “

Screenshot of cover of 2024 Federal Government of Canada Fall Economic Statement

Nature groups speak out against Kettle Island bridge

The owner of Kettle Island has said it will do all it can to protect the forested island in the… Continue reading “Nature groups speak out against Kettle Island bridge”

Screenshot of cover of 2024 Federal Government of Canada Fall Economic Statement

Feds continue push for Kettle Island bridge

Plan already facing stiff opposition at local, neighbourhood levels

An issue that many residents in this area thought had long since been put to bed continues to rear its… Continue reading “Feds continue push for Kettle Island bridge”

Cropped section of illustration by Assama Basalamah of bird on tree trunk fro feature article about soft landings

Why your trees need a soft landing this spring

We have many keystone trees in Manor Park such as sugar maples and oaks, but too many simply have grass… Continue reading “Why your trees need a soft landing this spring”

A cropped portion of a photo of seedlings available at micronursery A Cultivated Art

Micro-nursery fuels growth in native plants

Sundaura Alford-Purvis became passionate about native plants after adding a few to their small Vanier backyard and watching the dramatic… Continue reading “Micro-nursery fuels growth in native plants”

Area resident Dylan Trebels shows off his newly-capped gas line after severing his house’s connection to fossil fuels.

Pure energy—How to cut the cord of fossil fuels

Shortly after moving into his new home, Dylan Trebels knew he wanted to free himself from fossil fuels--the question was how?

I grew up on the CFB Rockcliffe air force base. We were one of the last families to move out… Continue reading “Pure energy—How to cut the cord of fossil fuels”

According to Ecology Ottawa, in Ottawa, about 80,000 children take buses to get to school. Across the province, that number is over 830,000. Photo: Stoneyridgefarmky from Pixabay

MPCA chair among group urging province to switch to electric school buses

A coalition of environmental groups want to see all of Ontario’s yellow school buses turned green. The groups, including Ecology… Continue reading “MPCA chair among group urging province to switch to electric school buses”