How the Sault Climate Hub is rewilding urban spaces and building community in Sault Ste. Marie Amid vanishing greenspace and growing ecological urgency, one grassroots project in Northern Ontario is planting hope and watching it grow. This spring, the Sault Climate Hub launched its first Little Forest at East View Public School in Sault Ste. Marie, kicking off a long-term community greening initiative that blends climate action with hands-on learning, Indigenous-informed ecol

Summer is in full swing, and across our Community Climate Hubs, the energy is electric. This month, our Hubs are creating space for storytelling, skill-building, celebration and sustainability... and you’re invited! Curious what's happening near you? Scroll down to explore this month’s lineup and see how you can plug in, speak up and make change right where you are. ALBERTA Calgary Climate Hub Citizen Science Training 📍 Thursday, July 12 | 10AM–12PM | Centre for Spiritual Li

Earth Day may be behind us, but here in our Hubs network, we’re just getting started. As we head into the summer months, our Community Climate Hubs are turning up the heat on local climate action! This June is jam-packed with opportunities to get inspired and get involved, including film screenings, green energy expos, bird-watching tours, deep-dive discussions on climate solutions and much more. Want to make your summer count for the planet? Find out what your local hub has

On April 22, we will celebrate Earth Day! Members of our Community Climate Hubs network have some exciting events planned all throughout the week! From Nelson to Scarborough to Fredericton, find out more about a host of fun activities near you! British Columbia Nelson Earth Week – West Kootenay Climate Hub 📅 April 21–27 | 📍 Nelson, BC A week of Earth-focused programming: Green Film Festival, Youth Re-Design competition, birding walks, guided meditations, solution cafés, an

Celebrating Successes and Embracing Challenges This year has been one of transformation and transition, with incredible victories from our hubs network across Canada. From policy wins, inspiring events, and growing our capacity for change, we’ve seen the power of local grassroots organizing. Together, we’ve celebrated milestones, overcome challenges, and created ripples of change that will resonate far into the future. Let’s take a moment to reflect on the achievements we’ve

As we prepare to launch the 6th edition of the National Climate League standings report on October 3rd, we interviewed several volunteers who helped collect data from their local municipalities for this latest edition. The NCL 6th edition standings report is a critical tool that activists can use to hold their local municipalities' climate action plans accountable by comparing each city to one another and tracking their performance. Without volunteer participation, a project

Let's meet "Seniors For Climate," a citizen initiative led by several of our climate reality leaders aimed at building a cross-Canada community of seniors committed to creating a livable future.   Interview with Roland Montpellier, participant at our Advocacy Training - Prairies   Edition, member of the Seniors For Climate project. 1. Can you introduce the Seniors For Climate initiative to those who may not be familiar   with it?   Seniors For Climate is a Canada-wide initiat

Maple Ridge Climate Hub Maple Ridge Climate Hub will be joining the Earth Day celebrations at Memorial Peace Park on Saturday, April 20 from 10am to 2pm planned by the city and other partners ( learn more about the day here ) . They will be announcing their annual local Climate Champions at the Earth Day event. See videos of last year’s winners on their Youtube Channel . Okanagan Climate Hub Mark your calendars and register now   to be part of an engaging and informative week

"Partnerships are crucial to gaining credibility and action in any community." Can you present the Sault Climate Hub for those who do not know you? The Sault Climate Hub is a non-partisan group of concerned citizens advancing climate change mitigation and adaptation to align Sault Ste. Marie with scientific, aspirational and global targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions through action, education, engagement and other activities. The hub is part of the Climate Reality

Montreal - Quebec, February 14, 2022 - As the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec prepares to release its annual results, the Sortons la Caisse du carbone  coalition is releasing for the fifth year in a row its analysis of the stock market performance of the CDPQ's top 50 oil and gas investments (n.b. report available in French only) again showing losses in returns between 2011 and 2021 and pointing to the financial and climate risks of the Caisse's increased presence in

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE       Fighting Grime With Data—The Climate Reality Project Canada Recipient of the 2022 Canada’s Clean50 Top Project Awards For Its Astounding Citizen-Led And Data-Driven Yearly Project: The National Climate League Standings     MONTREAL, October 5th, 2021—  The Climate Reality Project Canada was amongst the   2022   Clean50 Top Projects  Honourees, recognized last Friday at the Clean50 Summit 11.0 in Toronto. It was not only a chance to receive this imp

By Joy Kwak Jennifer McKelvie is the City Councillor for Ward 25, Scarborough – Rouge Park, City of Toronto. A Scarborough – Rouge Park resident for 15 years, she is a graduate of the University of Toronto Scarborough ( B.Sc . Environmental Science) and is a Geoscientist. Her graduate (Ph.D. 2006) and postgraduate research was supported by numerous provincial, national and international awards. Prior to becoming Councillor, she managed industrial-academic partnerships and env

By Julie Johnson, Climate Reality Leader Trained in 2015 Julie Johnson is a mom, educator and writer, trained as a Climate Reality Leader in Toronto in 2015. She is the co-creator/facilitator of a youth empowerment program for grades 3-8 centred on the UN Global Goals. Her climate activism comedy novel, Hill of Greens , is available on Amazon, Apple, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble. She lives in Oro Medonte, Ontario, and is actively involved in local social and climate justice ini

By Sofia Vedechkina Climate Reality Canada recently sat down with Canadian Climate Reality Leader Dan Vivian, who joined The Climate Reality Project in 2018, having been trained in Mexico City that same year. Dan is an engineer who specializes in energy conservation in buildings, and is the owner of The Building Science Trust Inc. , which focuses on creating tailored plans to move buildings to net-zero energy consumption. Confident that we can move away from fossil fuels for

July 4, 2018 - The following members of Canada’s Clean50 are alarmed about the recent debate surrounding carbon pricing in Ontario, and the announced cancellation of the Cap-and-Trade program now in effect. While the Clean50 understands that the new government wishes to deliver on a campaign promise, The Clean50 asks that they consider doing so in a more measured fashion that will not be so costly to Ontario taxpayers. Ontario committed to the Cap and Trade program with Calif