Jan 26
Rachelle Thibodeau, Environment Committee A few years ago, when I moved to Orleans, I was immediately drawn to the natural beauty of the area, especially the mature trees in our backyard and the river just a short walk away. But when I looked at my front lawn, I realized it wasn’t doing much to absorb …
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Dec 21
A Pathway Alliance ad on a Vancouver bus. These kinds of ads were quickly removed after Bill C-59 passed in Parliament. Amrit Khosla, Environment Committee What is greenwashing and why do businesses do it? After many decades of public concern over the climate warming, the Paris Accord was signed by 196 countries. Resulting from its …
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Nov 29
Gillian Cantello, Environment Committee I have always loved gardens, but I am far from being an accomplished gardener. I had never grown anything from seed. That changed when I became part of the Convent Glen Orleans Wood Community Association’s Environment Committee and got to know some of the members, who are wonderful gardeners. One of …
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Nov 19
Starting with the rest of the month of November, the Convent Glen Orleans Wood Community Association’s Outreach Committee will be running a monthly photo contest. For this first (shortened) month, the theme will be ‘Fall’ while the leaves change and drop off their trees. The only ‘rule’ for this contest will be that to win, …
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Oct 29
Starting in November 2024, the Convent Glen Orleans Wood Community Association will be launching a new pilot initiative: a community forum (minus the Facebook algorithm). I wanted to share some of the reasons we wanted to try this out for the community and what we hope to do to keep it as a safe, productive …
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Oct 28
Matthieu Gagnon, Vice-President, CGOWCA Board Last spring, I did a series on my personal blog about what I consider the top priorities for active transportation in Orléans. I came up with four general objectives and wrote a post about each of them: Allowing kids to move around the neighbourhood Getting people to the …
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Oct 27
Photo credit: Seetal SungaNadia Ouellette, Environment Committee This time of year, many neighbours are vigilantly raking and disposing of leaves. Last November, our newsletter highlighted the benefits of leaving the leaves. The effort to remove leaves from your property is harmful to pollinators, but well-meaning people may not realize the harm they are inadvertently …
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Sep 28
Savanna Symons, CGOWCA Environment Committee Reducing our waste to benefit environmental conservation is something we can all do. Thanks to Earthub, it’s easier than you think! Earthub is a local organization on a mission to empower individuals, businesses, and communities to embrace eco-friendly solutions that preserve our planet for future generations. It was founded in …
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