“What I see as really exciting about the mini forest method is that it helps to create a forest area in a matter of decades versus a matter of centuries,” Jenn McCallum, manager of green infrastructure for Green Communities Canada: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/24/n... @nationalobserver.com

Bundle up and get ready, Winter Walk Day (WWD) is on February 4, 2026 and will be here before you know it! Register your school and start planning your WWD event at buff.ly/EUj6xop ☃️ ✨

Earlier this fall, we tested an idea we couldn’t stop thinking about: what if live music became part of the commute? Turns out, a little joy goes a long way. What should we pilot next?

We are so grateful to EnviroCentre for showing up for our community again and again. This year, they're running a fundraiser in support of our 2025 Annual Giving Campaign & matching all donations up to $5,000. Thank you, EnviroCentre for believing so deeply in the power of community! #Ottawa

What Toronto and Montreal have done, Ottawa / Gatineau is overdue to try. I continue to work with @shawnmenard.bsky.social and @envirocentre.bsky.social to bring bike share to the National Capital Region. In Toronto, from 2.4 million rides in 2019 to 8.1 million (projected) in 2025.

High-speed rail in Canada? Today’s announcement brings us one step closer 👀 Shifting travel from cars and planes to trains is essential for cutting emissions. This is the future we need. Our strategic lead on transporation @cassiesmith.bsky.social explains on CBC ⤵️ www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Join our team at EnviroCentre! We’re hiring a Lead Installer and a Corporate Administrative Coordinator to help drive climate action. Apply by January 4: envirocentre.ca/careers/

Social housing is essential housing. EnviroCentre is focused on rectifying the systemic inequities experienced by households in eastern Ontario. The EnviroCentre Retrofit Accelerator Carver Place project was the first big step in this work.

We are hiring! We are looking for a Training Coordinator and Manager to support our newest program: Build Your Path. Both positions are full-time, include benefits and give you the chance to make a visible difference every day. Apply today via our website! #Ottawa #Jobs #Hiring #JobOpening

Phew — 2025 was busy! We launched a new website, delivered 28 projects, and connected with 200,000+ people across eastern Ontario. And we’re gearing up for an even bigger 2026. Thanks for being part of our journey. Happy holidays! 🎄✨

Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. More than 1 in 5 Canadians self-identify as living with at least one disability. This tool by GCC member @envirocentre.bsky.social helps climate orgs be accessible & inclusive to people with disabilities.

I helped with @envirocentre.bsky.social's "extend your cycling season" #OttBike Tour this afternoon. We welcomed cyclists looking to try #WinterBiking for the first time and some new to Ottawa residents with hands-on tips and tricks about year-round cycling and the winter maintained network. 1/2

Tiny Forests are taking root across Ottawa thanks to the Josette Robertson and Joan Johnston Family Foundation 🌱 Their support is growing greener, healthier spaces — from schools to The Ottawa Hospital Campus: bit.ly/3LWWzL2

Thank you to Councillor @stevedesroches.bsky.social for joining us at Ottawa Rotary Home for the planting of a new Tiny Forest in Findlay Creek! This Tiny Forest was made possible thanks to the support of the Josette Robertson & Joan Johnston Family Foundation & the Ottawa Rotary Home Foundation.

C’était un plaisir de se joindre à @envirocentre.bsky.social ainsi qu’à d’autres groupes et personnes engagés pour le climat à l’occasion de leur réception annuelle — et un honneur d’être reconnus parmi les Climate Magic Makers d’EnviroCentre, dont nous sommes des bénéficiaires reconnaissants.

It was wonderful to join @envirocentre.bsky.social and other climate groups and individuals for their Annual Reception—and to be honoured as one of EnviroCentre’s Climate Magic Makers, as we are grateful beneficiaries of their support. What a community!

What a beautiful evening at EnviroCentre annual reception! We’re so grateful to EnviroCentre, and to Jennifer Stelzer and Sharon Coward, for their incredible support for our Hop on Bikes, Pack-a-Sack and EV Car Share programs this year. We couldn't have done it without you! #Ottawa #Sustainability

Watch Part 1 Heating or Eating to learn about the origins of the EnviroCentre Retrofit Accelerator. This is the first mass deep energy retrofit of an entire social housing community in eastern Ontario: youtu.be/Sxw87i2tttE?... @timtierney.ca @ymcaottawa.bsky.social @mcgill.ca @carleton.ca

Good data builds better cycling systems 🚲 Ontario By Bike is surveying cyclists across Ontario to shape future cycling and tourism planning. 📊 Take the 2025 Cycling & Cycle Tourism Survey: surveymonkey.com/r/2025CyclingSurvey 🗓️ Open until Nov 17, 2025

Some great tips here! @envirocentre.bsky.social also has a fantastic resource page about winter cycling, including for families: envirocentre.ca/winter-cycli...

The @envirocentre.bsky.social Tunes and Tracks programmed with the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition continues today until 2 o’clock at South Keys station. Beautiful.

Beautiful music during this special busking performance today at South Keys Station, organised by @envirocentre.bsky.social. Music provides a calm, pleasant atmosphere and ambiance to the transit experience. I hope busking becomes a permanent reality in Ottawa O-Train network. @octranspo.com

Thanks Ottawa Music Industry Coaliton and @envirocentre.bsky.social for doing these! Next one is Sunday from 11-2 at South Keys / Merci à la Coalition de l'industrie musicale d'Ottawa et à @envirocentre.bsky.social pour ces événements ! Le prochain aura lieu dimanche de 11 h à 14 h à South Keys.

What if your daily commute became a place for joy? With Tunes & Tracks, we’re bringing live local music to Ottawa’s transit stations to test how creative placemaking can make public transit more welcoming and connected. Thanks to @octranspo.com & Ottawa Music Industry Coalition!

Enjoy another edition of Tunes and Tracks at Bayview through the PM peak today with OK Naledi!

🎶Vous avez manqué « Le train en musique » d’ @envirocentre.bsky.social à la station Hurdman mardi dernier? Rassurez-vous, la musique continue!🎸✨ Assistez à des spectacles à la station Bayview aujourd’hui de 15 h à 18 h et égayez votre trajet avec de la musique. www.octranspo.com/fr...

🎶Missed the @envirocentre.bsky.social Tunes and Tracks fun at Hurdman Station last Tuesday? Don’t worry, the music isn’t over yet!🎸✨ Catch live performances today at Bayview Station from 3 pm to 6 pm and let the music brighten your commute. Find out more: www.octranspo.com/en...

Who says your transit ride can’t come with a soundtrack?! Did the live music this morning make your commute better? Thanks to @octranspo.com, the Ottawa Music Coalition and to Dr Jazz for making this happen!

Ce matin, j'écoute Dr. Jazz à la station Hurdman ! Ils sont là jusqu'à 11 h grâce à CIMO et @envirocentre.bsky.social. Felicity interroge les usagers.

Personal vindication after saying on CFRA yesterday afternoon that Tunes & Tracks is a good idea. www.octranspo.com/en/news/arti...

Listening this morning to Dr. Jazz at Hurdman station! They’re here till 11 thanks to OMIC and @envirocentre.bsky.social. Felicity is surveying riders.

🎵🛤️We're celebrating local talent today at Hurdman Station for @envirocentre.bsky.social's Tunes and Tracks event! Listen to live music from 8 am to 11 am and let the rhythms move you through the city. Find out more: www.octranspo.com/en/news/arti...

🎵🛤️Aujourd’hui, nous célébrons les talents locaux à la station Hurdman pour l’événement « Le train en musique » d’ @envirocentre.bsky.social ! Écoutez de la musique en direct de 8 h à 11 h et laissez le rythme vous transporter à travers la ville. En savoir plus: www.octranspo.com/fr/nouvelles...

J'ai hâte de passer mardi matin à la station Hurdman pour assister à la première des trois représentations de Le train en musique, organisées et programmées avec la Coalition de l'industrie musicale d'Ottawa et @envirocentre.bsky.social ! www.octranspo.com/fr/nouvelles...

I'm looking forward on Tuesday morning to swinging by Hurdman station to enjoy the first of three performances of Tunes & Tracks, organized and programmed with the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition and @envirocentre.bsky.social! www.octranspo.com/en/news/arti...

It’s Circular Economy Month! Our ReUse Pilot at Run Ottawa’s Run to Empower race kept 603 cups out of landfill, hit a 96% return rate, and saved ~15 kg CO₂e. Circularity in action — simple, scalable, and impactful: youtube.com/shorts/wSmvv...

Very cool to see a @ridecargob.bsky.social on the streets of Montreal for the NABSA Conference. We heard about that system plus the Evolve cargo bike pilot in BC and BIXI trailer in Montreal. And the panel is moderated by an @envirocentre.bsky.social colleague. The future of bikeshare is here 💗

🎶🚇@envirocentre.bsky.social ajoute de la musique à vos trajets avec le train en musique.🎤🎸 📍Assistez à des performances en direct à : 🎵station Hurdman – 21 octobre, de 8 h à 11 h. 🎵station Bayview – 23 octobre, de 15 h à 18 h. 🎵station South Keys – 26 octobre, de 11 h à 14 h. 1/2

🎶🚇@envirocentre.bsky.social is bringing music to your commute with Tunes and Tracks 🎤🎸 📍Catch live performances at: 🎵 Hurdman Station – Oct 21, 8 am – 11 am 🎵 Bayview Station – Oct 23, 3 pm – 6 pm 🎵 South Keys Station – Oct 26, 11 am – 2 pm 1/2

At the Ottawa Tool Library’s Repair Cafés, neighbours fix what’s broken, share skills and keep useful things out of the landfill. This Circular Economy Month, we celebrate practical, local actions that make a lasting impact ⚒️ youtube.com/shorts/2EkKc...

This program wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible support of our partners RBC, whose generous $250,000 donation powered this program into reality & to @och-lco.bsky.social, @envirocentre.bsky.social & @communauto.bsky.social for driving this collaboration forward. #GreenerFuture

Happy to see @envirocentre.bsky.social at today’s Taste of Wellington event! Ravi de voir @envirocentre.bsky.social à l'événement Taste of Wellington d'aujourd'hui !

We’re proud to be partners in this project that will bring sustainable, reliable and affordable transportation to OCH tenants living in Mikinak! Thanks to RBC for generously funding this and to @communauto.bsky.social and @envirocentre.bsky.social for collaborating to make this a reality! #Ottawa

Have you heard? We’ll be at Taste of Wellington on Sept 20 with a FREE Bike & Scooter Valet! Bike Valet = secure, staffed parking for all bikes & scooters — including e-bikes, cargo bikes, & adaptive bikes. Park with ease & enjoy the event worry-free! 📍 Event location #13 (1137 Wellington St. W)

Le 18 sept., nous lançons un nouveau programme d’autopartage de véhicules électriques à Mikinàk. LCO est fier de s’associer à @ochfoundation.bsky.social Communauto, RBC + @envirocentre.bsky.social pour proposer aux résidents une option de transport pratique, à faible coût + durable. bit.ly/47NgFQV

½ On Sept. 18, we’re launching a brand-new electric vehicle car share program at Mikinàk. OCH is proud to partner with @ochfoundation.bsky.social, Communauto, RBC, + @envirocentre.bsky.social to provide residents with convenient, low-cost, + sustainable transportation. Info: bit.ly/4mrq18F #ottnews

Bike Day on the Hill is back! 🚲 Join @velocanadabikes.bsky.social, Parliamentarians, EnviroCentre & the cycling community on Oct 8 at 5 PM on Parliament Hill. Fun, free, family-friendly—let’s fill the hill & celebrate the power of cycling! Register & bring your friends: simpli.events/e/bikedayont...

Heading to Taste of Wellington? We’ve got you covered with FREE Bike & Scooter Valet at 1137 Wellington St. W. Secure, staffed parking for all rides — e-bikes, cargo & adaptive included. ✅ Plan your route (Search Ottawa Cycling Map or Guide App) ✅ Check in your ride ✅ Enjoy the event, worry-free!

Great to see the team from @envirocentre.bsky.social at CARDELREC today, to demonstrate how to use rack & roll! @octranspo.com