by Clara Blakelock | Mar 15, 2019 | News
Photo: a 2014 depaving project by Ecology Ottawa at Kitchissippi United Church turned a paved courtyard into a thriving pollinator garden Depave Paradise is an exciting project in which volunteers tear up areas of unused pavement by hand and replace them with green...
by Clara Blakelock | Feb 1, 2019 | News
Engineers are some of green infrastructure’s biggest champions – but they also include some of its critics. On January 30th, the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers hosted a roundtable to bring together members of the engineering profession (and some outside it)...
by Clara Blakelock | Nov 2, 2018 | News
In a recent article in the Financial Post, Terrance Corcoran claims that discussion of increased flood risk is part of a hoax perpetuated by the insurance industry to line their pockets. He argues that, together with NGOs, insurers are nefariously promoting green...
by Clara Blakelock | Sep 14, 2018 | News
NEWS Calling all Ontarians! Have you ever been flooded? If you were flooded today, what would you lose? Have you done anything to stop water getting in your basement? What does your community need to do to reduce flood risk? The Ontario Urban Flooding Collaborative,...
by Clara Blakelock | Jul 20, 2018 | News
Photo: Volunteers in Peterborough install a rain garden If you’re out for a walk in the Avenues neighbourhood of Peterborough, the Castlegreen housing cooperative in Thunder Bay, or the Kingscourt neighbourhood of Kingston, you might notice some new gardens sprouting...
by Clara Blakelock | Jun 8, 2018 | News
Photo: Fairford Parkette, City of Toronto Rights of way provide great opportunities for managing rain where it falls. These are publicly owned spaces that are regularly excavated for road reconstruction and other infrastructure repairs. Why not throw some green...
