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Bird Walk at Petrie Island (Walk #3 – 9:45 AM)

May 31 @ 9:45 am – 12:00 pm

Join the Environment Committee and Bird Friendly Ottawa for a morning discussion and a guided bird identifying walk on Petrie Island! Space is limited and only open to those who have registered. Please bring reusable water bottles and binoculars.

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Bird Walk at Petrie Island (Walk #2 – 9:45 AM)

May 31 @ 9:45 am – 11:30 am

Join the Environment Committee and Bird Friendly Ottawa for a morning discussion and a guided bird identifying walk on Petrie Island! Space is limited and only open to those who have registered. Please bring reusable water bottles and binoculars.

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Bird Walk at Petrie Island (Walk #1 – 9:00 AM)

May 31 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Join the Environment Committee and Bird Friendly Ottawa for a morning discussion and a guided bird identifying walk on Petrie Island! Space is limited and only open to those who have registered. Please bring reusable water bottles and binoculars.

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Pedal and Play – Monday, May 19

May 19 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Since we will likely not gather a huge crowd on a long weekend (and most of the weekend looks like rain anyhow), we’ll plan for something a little different on the holiday Monday, May 19 …

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10 Ways to Reduce Car Dependence in Ottawa

By focusing on active mobility and becoming a transit-first city, Ottawa has enormous potential to shift away from car dependence by reorienting infrastructure, policy, and land use toward walking, cycling, and transit. Below are ten revolutionary interventions that could reshape how Ottawa movesβ€”dramatically reducing car mode share and making sustainable options the default choice for …

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Stage 2 LRT Info Session

May 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The Stage 2 LRT project is in its final stretch of construction. Join us for a virtual information session next month to hear the latest updates, learn about upcoming impacts, and get your questions answered. More info TBD

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Community Clothing Swap

May 24 @ 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm

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Ideas For A More Green and Resilient City

Engage Ottawa just launchedΒ a new wave of public consultations on making the city more green and resilient. I’m sure I won’t be pitching any new ideas, but I went through the exercise of putting together a few key thoughts on this. Go ahead and steal any of these ideas when you …

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