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Since 1995, we have been working with community-based non-profit organizations across Canada to build a national network that shares resources, co-creates innovative programming, and elevates our collective impact: https://greencommunitiescanada.org
@greencommunities.bsky.social👏 Good News ⚡️ Federal government announces landmark investment of $2 billion to retrofit one million homes over the next 8 years and help homeowners switch to #HeatPumps.
⬇️ Our response ⬇️
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@greencommunities.bsky.socialHappy International Walk to School Day! 🍂👟🚸 The weather may be getting cooler, but Walktober is warming up! 🍵 We encourage your child to embrace the Autumnal weather and walk, cycle, and wheel to school today and every day this month. 👟🚲🦽🛴🏫
@greencommunities.bsky.socialInternational Walk to School Day is this Wednesday!
It’s not too late to register your school and encourage students and families to join the fun. 👟 🍂
This event poster is here to help!
Learn more: buff.ly/Swgau03
@greencommunities.bsky.social🌍 #WorldHabitatDay calls on us to protect the right to shelter & healthy spaces.
In 2024, GreenUP & One City Peterborough worked together through our #LivingCitiesCanada Fund, to plant for resilience, building greener, more inclusive communities. 🌿
@wdgpublichealth.bsky.socialReposted by @greencommunities.bsky.socialHappy #IWALKandIWHEEL Month! 👟 🚴 🦽 🛴
Walking & wheeling to school =
✅ Healthy bodies
✅ Sharper minds
✅ Less traffic
✅ Greener planet 🌍
Join the movement this October! 💪🍂
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@greencommunities.bsky.socialWest Sechelt Elementary School est l’une des 23 collectivités qui font partie du mouvement rues-écoles à l’échelle du pays.
Cette semaine, West Sechelt Elementary School a lancé sa rue-école dans le cadre de ce mouvement.
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@greencommunities.bsky.socialWelcome to West Sechelt Elementary School, one of the 23 communities that are part of the nationwide #SchoolStreets movement.
This week, West Sechelt Elementary launched their School Street as part of this movement.
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@greencommunities.bsky.socialGCC will be closed today to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. On this day, we recognize the tragic legacy and ongoing harm of residential schools. We honour the children who never returned home, the families of the missing children, and the survivors.🍂
@greencommunities.bsky.socialAttention, Canadian school boards!
Annual student travel data collection helps your schools establish a baseline and set active travel targets for years to come.
Get started this Walktober by using Green Communities Canada’s student travel survey data collection tool.
@greencommunities.bsky.social🌊 Sept 28 is #WorldRiversDay, a reminder that healthy rivers mean healthy communities.
🌱 Rain gardens filter runoff & protect waterways. Since 2016, GCC has supported communities, and we offer free courses to help you start.
@greencommunities.bsky.socialThis #WorldEnvironmentalHealthDay, we’re thinking about the connection between clean air and healthy communities.
🚍⚡ CESBA’s first Electric School Bus Report Card tracks Canada’s progress on school bus electrification—and where more action is needed to get cleaner rides on the road: buff.ly/V4dw4tl
@greencommunities.bsky.socialButtonbush Woods has a lot of work to do for the @townofoakville.bsky.social
That’s why Oakville is doing work for Buttonbush Woods.
GCC was pleased to mark #NationalTreeDay + #NationalForestWeek with volunteer planting with Oakvillegreen + Definity: buff.ly/sZ5sYq4
@greencommunities.bsky.socialThis #NationalForestWeek, we’re celebrating how greener spaces can strengthen food security.
In 2024, Hope Blooms youth planted trees and created a food garden in Halifax with support from GCC’s Living Cities Canada Fund & Tree Canada, helping to grow food, skills, and community.
@greencommunities.bsky.socialHow is your Walktober planning going? Need some help? We’ve got you!
Check out Green Communities Canada’s resources to take your celebration to the next level.
@greencommunities.bsky.social🌳 Happy #NationalTreeDay!
In 2024, Hamilton community members planted nearly 870 trees along Pritchard Trail. Two years later, the project shows how one day of action can keep creating habitat, building climate resilience, and supporting greener communities. 🌱
@greencommunities.bsky.social🌍September 22 is #WorldCarFreeDay!
At GCC, we champion #ActiveSchoolTravel for healthier kids & communities. Next time you grab the keys 🔑, think twice—walking, biking & wheeling to school benefits us all. 🚶♀️🚲🛼🛴
@greencommunities.bsky.social🌍 On #ZeroEmissionsDay, meet Emily & Andrew. Their deep energy retrofit cut 4.8 tonnes of carbon a year, the same as taking a fossil-fuel car off the road! 🚗❌
Read their story 👉 buff.ly/FtSFH6f
@greencommunities.bsky.socialThis #ZeroEmissionsDay, how close is Canada to zero-emission school transportation?
CESBA’s first Electric School Bus Report Card tracks progress across Canada and highlights where more action is needed to get electric school buses on the road.
@greencommunities.bsky.social🌲This #NationalForestWeek, we’re celebrating the power of community-led greening!
In 2026, GCC & @cdntreesforlife.bsky.social are providing $350K+ to support 26 projects across Canada, helping grow greener, healthier, and more climate-resilient communities. 🌳
@greencommunities.bsky.social"I go to school by bike ...the intersection is quite busy & awkward with all the cars. I'm glad it is car free now."
@cbcradiocanada.bsky.social spoke with students & parents at the 1st #SchoolStreet in Ottawa: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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