Carleton Place sees big uptake of new pilot program to manage food waste

By Tara Gesner, InsideOttawaValley, March 16, 2022

Carleton Place residents have an appetite for a compact food recycler pilot program.

Two and a half hours after the initiative launched on March 7, all 100 FoodCycler countertop units were spoken for and the reserve list was full.

...“It will allow us to assess whether or not this is a product which can be added to the mix of our waste management system going forward — especially as Ontario moves to streaming organic waste out of what goes to landfill,” he continued.

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Ontario desperately needs to play catchup on EVs, and jobs are on the line

By Matt Bubber, Globe and Mail, March 16, 2022

News that Honda is retooling its plant in Alliston, Ont., to produce hybrid vehicles, including the 2023 CR-V Hybrid crossover, is a precious bit of good news for the province, which is struggling to gain a slice of the US$515-billion that the auto industry is investing in an unprecedented pivot to electric vehicles.

...As it stands, Ontario is lagging way behind when it comes to EV adoption, and is at risk of missing out on the EV and battery manufacturing boom as well. The provincial government needs to get much more serious about EVs, and fast.


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Westboro residents upset trees cleared for LRT construction without consultation

By Sara Kester, CBC News Ottawa, March 16, 2022

Residents in Westboro are upset after trees were cleared from a patch of land near Kìchì Sìbì station to prepare for construction of the LRT.

The City of Ottawa said approximately 25 trees and shrubs were removed with approval from the National Capital Commission (NCC) after it was determined the current pedestrian pathway needed to be moved south to make space for future light rail infrastructure.

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Today's letters: On lifting the mask mandate; on cutting down mature trees

By Roger Webber-Taylor and Carolyn Herbert, Ottawa Citizen letter to the Editor

...The woods should be a playground for children

Re: Deforestation frustration: Woods behind Stittsville school set to be cut down, March 11.

Are these people out of their minds? They want to cut down part of a
wood because it’s a hazard, in order to make a playground. Children need to be children; these woods should be their playground.

...We must preserve mature trees to fight climate change

I am horrified that any mature trees would be removed from school properties in a time when we must preserve as much of our urban forest as we can to help our city’s adapt to climate warming.

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Trop chère, l’essence? Des Ottaviens s’intéressent aux vélos électriques

Par Giacomo Panico, Radio Canada Ottawa, le 12 mars 2022

Alors que le prix de l’essence a fait un bond vertigineux ces dernières semaines, des Ottaviens s’intéressent à une solution de remplacement : les vélos électriques. C'est ce que constatent des commerçants de la capitale.

...[Les clients] entrent et me disent : "Écoutez, le prix de l’essence va encore continuer à augmenter, alors je veux un vélo électrique", rapporte ce commerçant dont la boutique se situe dans le quartier d'Hintonburg.


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Frustrated car owners turning to e-bikes, say local shops

By Giacomo Panico, CBC News Ottawa

The recent rise in fuel prices is leading to more calls and visits from people looking to rethink the way they get around, say owners of shops selling e-bikes in Ottawa.

Carlos Ascencio, owner of eBike Plus in Hintonburg, says in the past two weeks he's had more visits than normal from people looking to substitute their car use with a bike ride that's power-assisted by an electric motor.

 

Deforestation frustration: Woods behind Stittsville school set to be cut down

By Joanne Laucius, Ottawa Citizen

When a letter landed in his mailbox on March 3 with the news that the wooded area behind his The woods, a thin strip of forest about 100 metres long and 30 metres deep, is on the grounds of Westwind Public School on Hartsmere Drive.

Last week, the school informed neighbours that most of the woods would be cut down before April 15 to make room for a play area and small sports field, leaving a smaller wooded area and a buffer of trees.Stittsville home would be cut down within weeks, Blair Jackson had to reread it a few times to make sure it wasn’t a hoax.

...Jackson considers the wooded pocket to be a community ecological asset that should be used as a living classroom. 


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La Fondation forêt Boucher sollicite l’aide de la population pour un important projet

Par Ismael Sy, ICI Radio Canada Ottawa Gatineau, le 9 mars 2022

La Fondation forêt Boucher a présenté, mercredi, son plus grand projet depuis sa création en 2007. Elle demande l’aide de la population pour financer la création d'un parc écoresponsable pour les Gatinois au sein de la dernière grande forêt d'Aylmer.

La Ville de Gatineau et des entreprises locales ont jumelé leurs efforts pour amasser la moitié de la somme visée, soit 1 750 000 $. L’entreprise Brigil a offert 250 000 $.


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L’action climatique a-t-elle un genre?

Par Aurore Lehman, Le Devoir, le 5 mars 2022

Les femmes sont plus préoccupées que les hommes par les changements climatiques et plus proactives au quotidien quand il s’agit de les combattre. Un écart qui trouverait principalement sa source dans la place qu’elles occupent (ou pas) au sein de la société, à la maison comme dans la sphère publique. Et si, pour renverser la vapeur, il fallait d’abord briser les stéréotypes ?


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Dump-saving short list of ideas doesn't include hazardous waste pickup, but keeps most options alive

By Jon Willing, Ottawa Citizen, March 8, 2022

Several of the initial proposals to extend the life of the municipal landfill remain on the table as the City of Ottawa launches a new round of public consultations on a new solid waste master plan.

... The city recently released a report with options as it tries to collect more feedback on new measures to drastically reduce the amount of garbage being trucked to the Trail Road dump. The landfill, which takes in Ottawa’s household waste, could be full within 15 years if the city doesn’t divert more garbage to recycling and green bin programs.

...For now, the city wants to hear people’s feedback about the short list. More information about the list and upcoming information sessions are posted on the city’s engagement website at engage.ottawa.ca/solid-waste-master-plan.


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Manor Park redevelopment application brings intensification, displacement, community benefits discussion to planning committee

By Taylor Blewett, Ottawa Citizen

One day in the not-so-distant future, if all goes according to their owner’s plan, aging mid-century townhouses that line Brittany Drive off Montreal Road, backing onto National Capital Commission parkland, will disappear and be replaced by new apartments.

Something similar will happen to 654 other townhomes that populate Manor Park Estates’ 35 acres as its developer carries out what’s said to be a 50-year vision to transform the neighbourhood from the affordable, but deteriorating low-rise housing that characterizes it to a mixed-use development with nearly all housing in apartment buildings of varying heights.

It’s what’s allowed after the existing townhomes are torn down that the City of Ottawa planning committee is to vote on Thursday. They’ll consider an official plan amendment and new secondary plan setting out maximum building heights and land use designations for both parcels slated for redevelopment...


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