Green Communities Canada
@greencommunities.bsky.social
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
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We're hiring!
- Lead Installer, EnviroCentre Build
- Energy Ambassador, Power-Up
Why EnviroCentre? We’re a mission-driven environmental non-profit with a collaborative culture, flexible working conditions, and meaningful work.
Learn more & apply: envirocentre.ca/careers/
- Lead Installer, EnviroCentre Build
- Energy Ambassador, Power-Up
Why EnviroCentre? We’re a mission-driven environmental non-profit with a collaborative culture, flexible working conditions, and meaningful work.
Learn more & apply: envirocentre.ca/careers/
January 20, 2026 at 1:18 AM
We're hiring!
- Lead Installer, EnviroCentre Build
- Energy Ambassador, Power-Up
Why EnviroCentre? We’re a mission-driven environmental non-profit with a collaborative culture, flexible working conditions, and meaningful work.
Learn more & apply: envirocentre.ca/careers/
- Lead Installer, EnviroCentre Build
- Energy Ambassador, Power-Up
Why EnviroCentre? We’re a mission-driven environmental non-profit with a collaborative culture, flexible working conditions, and meaningful work.
Learn more & apply: envirocentre.ca/careers/
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In a National Observer feature, Jenn McCallum, Manager of Green Infrastructure at Green Communities Canada, spoke about the benefits of mini forests and their role in expanding urban tree growth.
Check it out!
Check it out!
Japanese tree-planting technique helps combat climate change in cities
This method has become popular globally, with different organizations worldwide vouching for its effectiveness, especially as they can grow 10 times faster than normal plantings. The method employs…
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January 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
In a National Observer feature, Jenn McCallum, Manager of Green Infrastructure at Green Communities Canada, spoke about the benefits of mini forests and their role in expanding urban tree growth.
Check it out!
Check it out!
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🎆 As we ride into the new year, it's a good time to reflect on the work we did in 2025 to provide a voice for everyday cycling at the federal level.
📄 Check out our 2025 Impact Report: velocanadabikes.org/2025-impact-...
📄 Check out our 2025 Impact Report: velocanadabikes.org/2025-impact-...
2025 Impact Report - Vélo Canada Bikes
Over the past year we have taken tangible steps to advance everyday cycling in Canada by securing more dedicated federal funding for cycling infrastructure, hosting the 10th Bike Day on the Hill, and ...
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January 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
🎆 As we ride into the new year, it's a good time to reflect on the work we did in 2025 to provide a voice for everyday cycling at the federal level.
📄 Check out our 2025 Impact Report: velocanadabikes.org/2025-impact-...
📄 Check out our 2025 Impact Report: velocanadabikes.org/2025-impact-...
“What I see as really exciting about the mini forest method is that it helps to create a forest area in a matter of decades versus a matter of centuries,” Jenn McCallum, manager of green infrastructure for Green Communities Canada: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/24/n... @nationalobserver.com
Japanese tree-planting technique helps combat climate change in cities
This method has become popular globally, with different organizations worldwide vouching for its effectiveness, especially as they can grow 10 times faster than normal plantings. The method employs de...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:15 PM
“What I see as really exciting about the mini forest method is that it helps to create a forest area in a matter of decades versus a matter of centuries,” Jenn McCallum, manager of green infrastructure for Green Communities Canada: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/24/n... @nationalobserver.com
❄️ Winter Walk Day (WWD) is a month away!
We’ve got everything you need to celebrate. Posters, graphics + activity sheets make it easy (+fun!) to show that it’s cool to walk to school—even in winter. Find all the resources you’ll need in one cool place - buff.ly/EUj6xop
We’ve got everything you need to celebrate. Posters, graphics + activity sheets make it easy (+fun!) to show that it’s cool to walk to school—even in winter. Find all the resources you’ll need in one cool place - buff.ly/EUj6xop
January 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM
❄️ Winter Walk Day (WWD) is a month away!
We’ve got everything you need to celebrate. Posters, graphics + activity sheets make it easy (+fun!) to show that it’s cool to walk to school—even in winter. Find all the resources you’ll need in one cool place - buff.ly/EUj6xop
We’ve got everything you need to celebrate. Posters, graphics + activity sheets make it easy (+fun!) to show that it’s cool to walk to school—even in winter. Find all the resources you’ll need in one cool place - buff.ly/EUj6xop
The team at Green Communities Canada will be taking a pause from December 25 through to January 1 inclusive. We appreciate your understanding, as our team will not be responding to messages until we return. We wish you and your loved ones good health and happiness for 2026!
December 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The team at Green Communities Canada will be taking a pause from December 25 through to January 1 inclusive. We appreciate your understanding, as our team will not be responding to messages until we return. We wish you and your loved ones good health and happiness for 2026!
Bundle up and get ready, Winter Walk Day (WWD) is on February 4, 2026 and will be here before you know it! Register your school and start planning your WWD event at buff.ly/EUj6xop
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December 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Bundle up and get ready, Winter Walk Day (WWD) is on February 4, 2026 and will be here before you know it! Register your school and start planning your WWD event at buff.ly/EUj6xop
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Mark your calendars, Winter Walk Day (WWD) is coming! ❄️ 📅 👟 On Wednesday February 4, and throughout the month of February, we encourage all schools across Canada to embrace winter active travel and celebrate WWD!☃️ More details to follow.
December 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Mark your calendars, Winter Walk Day (WWD) is coming! ❄️ 📅 👟 On Wednesday February 4, and throughout the month of February, we encourage all schools across Canada to embrace winter active travel and celebrate WWD!☃️ More details to follow.
Every step counts. Many GCC members are making remarkable progress with their active transportation programming!
GreenUP is celebrating achievements for 2025: 5.5 tonnes of CO2 were avoided locally in 2025 through their Shifting Gears May Challenge alone!
GreenUP is celebrating achievements for 2025: 5.5 tonnes of CO2 were avoided locally in 2025 through their Shifting Gears May Challenge alone!
December 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Every step counts. Many GCC members are making remarkable progress with their active transportation programming!
GreenUP is celebrating achievements for 2025: 5.5 tonnes of CO2 were avoided locally in 2025 through their Shifting Gears May Challenge alone!
GreenUP is celebrating achievements for 2025: 5.5 tonnes of CO2 were avoided locally in 2025 through their Shifting Gears May Challenge alone!
Explore GCC’s Green Infrastructure course catalogue!
Learn how to plant mini forests, develop green infrastructure policies, coordinate Depave Paradise projects, + more. All courses are FREE + designed to help you make a real impact in your community.
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Learn how to plant mini forests, develop green infrastructure policies, coordinate Depave Paradise projects, + more. All courses are FREE + designed to help you make a real impact in your community.
buff.ly/Y8UqYv6
December 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Explore GCC’s Green Infrastructure course catalogue!
Learn how to plant mini forests, develop green infrastructure policies, coordinate Depave Paradise projects, + more. All courses are FREE + designed to help you make a real impact in your community.
buff.ly/Y8UqYv6
Learn how to plant mini forests, develop green infrastructure policies, coordinate Depave Paradise projects, + more. All courses are FREE + designed to help you make a real impact in your community.
buff.ly/Y8UqYv6
On Nov 27, GCC hosted an inspiring panel discussion with leaders driving change across Canada's most populous city, Toronto.
The conversation explored how local green infrastructure can transform Canada’s urban communities, one mini project at a time.
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The conversation explored how local green infrastructure can transform Canada’s urban communities, one mini project at a time.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
On Nov 27, GCC hosted an inspiring panel discussion with leaders driving change across Canada's most populous city, Toronto.
The conversation explored how local green infrastructure can transform Canada’s urban communities, one mini project at a time.
buff.ly/MtZG2gF
The conversation explored how local green infrastructure can transform Canada’s urban communities, one mini project at a time.
buff.ly/MtZG2gF
On World Soil Day, GCC is highlighting their partnership with the Vineland Research Centre in digging deep into soil research to support thriving mini forests across Canada.
Learn more in our latest blog: buff.ly/3PztyV0
Learn more in our latest blog: buff.ly/3PztyV0
December 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
On World Soil Day, GCC is highlighting their partnership with the Vineland Research Centre in digging deep into soil research to support thriving mini forests across Canada.
Learn more in our latest blog: buff.ly/3PztyV0
Learn more in our latest blog: buff.ly/3PztyV0
For #ThankYouThursday we thank our supporters: buff.ly/4gaxHJP
Green Communities Canada is a non-profit charity that has been leading community-based climate action since 1995. Our supporters are vital to our work with non-profit environmental organizations across Canada!
Green Communities Canada is a non-profit charity that has been leading community-based climate action since 1995. Our supporters are vital to our work with non-profit environmental organizations across Canada!
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
For #ThankYouThursday we thank our supporters: buff.ly/4gaxHJP
Green Communities Canada is a non-profit charity that has been leading community-based climate action since 1995. Our supporters are vital to our work with non-profit environmental organizations across Canada!
Green Communities Canada is a non-profit charity that has been leading community-based climate action since 1995. Our supporters are vital to our work with non-profit environmental organizations across Canada!
Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. More than 1 in 5 Canadians self-identify as living with at least one disability.
This tool by GCC member @envirocentre.bsky.social helps climate orgs be accessible & inclusive to people with disabilities.
This tool by GCC member @envirocentre.bsky.social helps climate orgs be accessible & inclusive to people with disabilities.
Accessibility and Inclusion Toolkit for Organizations | EnviroCentre
Accessibility and Inclusion Toolkit Diverse Voices for a Greener Tomorrow Access Our Toolkit with Support from EnviroCentre and CAWI. Champion climate inclusivity and make your organization a
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December 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. More than 1 in 5 Canadians self-identify as living with at least one disability.
This tool by GCC member @envirocentre.bsky.social helps climate orgs be accessible & inclusive to people with disabilities.
This tool by GCC member @envirocentre.bsky.social helps climate orgs be accessible & inclusive to people with disabilities.
Today is #GivingTuesday, a global movement to unleash the power of people + organizations to transform their communities + the world.
Today, get to know our member organizations.
Please connect with & support your local environmental non-profit: buff.ly/4g1ZETO
Today, get to know our member organizations.
Please connect with & support your local environmental non-profit: buff.ly/4g1ZETO
December 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Today is #GivingTuesday, a global movement to unleash the power of people + organizations to transform their communities + the world.
Today, get to know our member organizations.
Please connect with & support your local environmental non-profit: buff.ly/4g1ZETO
Today, get to know our member organizations.
Please connect with & support your local environmental non-profit: buff.ly/4g1ZETO
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Hey teachers, get your class outdoors with a #CommunityScience project this winter! Now is the perfect time of year to learn about invasive spongy moths.
Email education@greenventure.ca or see our website
#CommunityScience #HamOnt #HamiltonOntario #HWDSB #HWCDSB #EcoEducation #OutdoorEducation
Email education@greenventure.ca or see our website
#CommunityScience #HamOnt #HamiltonOntario #HWDSB #HWCDSB #EcoEducation #OutdoorEducation
December 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Hey teachers, get your class outdoors with a #CommunityScience project this winter! Now is the perfect time of year to learn about invasive spongy moths.
Email education@greenventure.ca or see our website
#CommunityScience #HamOnt #HamiltonOntario #HWDSB #HWCDSB #EcoEducation #OutdoorEducation
Email education@greenventure.ca or see our website
#CommunityScience #HamOnt #HamiltonOntario #HWDSB #HWCDSB #EcoEducation #OutdoorEducation
We're starting in a few minutes, but you can still register! You don't want to miss this!
Save the Date! Voices for Action: The Many Mini Solutions Urban Communities Need
📅 Nov 27
🕑 2:00 PM ET
Together, we’ll explore how local green infrastructure can transform Canada’s urban communities, one mini project at a time.
Register now: buff.ly/BuMg3Q7
📅 Nov 27
🕑 2:00 PM ET
Together, we’ll explore how local green infrastructure can transform Canada’s urban communities, one mini project at a time.
Register now: buff.ly/BuMg3Q7
November 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We're starting in a few minutes, but you can still register! You don't want to miss this!
In community gardens + at homes, rain barrels divert runoff & reduce demands on municipal water supply 🌧️🛢️
⤵️Here are the steps you need to take to protect your rain barrel as the temperature drops🌡️
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#WaterManagement
⤵️Here are the steps you need to take to protect your rain barrel as the temperature drops🌡️
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#WaterManagement
How to Prepare Your Rain Barrels for Winter - Green Communities Canada
Rain barrels are vulnerable during the winter. Here are the four easy steps to winterize your rain barrels so they can serve you in years to come.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In community gardens + at homes, rain barrels divert runoff & reduce demands on municipal water supply 🌧️🛢️
⤵️Here are the steps you need to take to protect your rain barrel as the temperature drops🌡️
buff.ly/3Wbacq7
#WaterManagement
⤵️Here are the steps you need to take to protect your rain barrel as the temperature drops🌡️
buff.ly/3Wbacq7
#WaterManagement
Celebrate World Sustainable #TransportDay! Active transportation—walking, wheeling, & biking—keeps us moving & reduces CO2 emissions.
GCC programs like School Streets, School Travel Planning & CESBA advocate for sustainable transport and infrastructure for kids.
Learn more: buff.ly/4i1mOf0
GCC programs like School Streets, School Travel Planning & CESBA advocate for sustainable transport and infrastructure for kids.
Learn more: buff.ly/4i1mOf0
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Celebrate World Sustainable #TransportDay! Active transportation—walking, wheeling, & biking—keeps us moving & reduces CO2 emissions.
GCC programs like School Streets, School Travel Planning & CESBA advocate for sustainable transport and infrastructure for kids.
Learn more: buff.ly/4i1mOf0
GCC programs like School Streets, School Travel Planning & CESBA advocate for sustainable transport and infrastructure for kids.
Learn more: buff.ly/4i1mOf0
Happening tomorrow! Voices for Action: The Many Mini Solutions Urban Communities Need!
📅 Nov 27
🕑 11:00 AM ET
Together, we’ll explore how local green infrastructure can transform Canada’s urban communities, one mini project at a time.
Register now: buff.ly/BuMg3Q7
📅 Nov 27
🕑 11:00 AM ET
Together, we’ll explore how local green infrastructure can transform Canada’s urban communities, one mini project at a time.
Register now: buff.ly/BuMg3Q7
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Happening tomorrow! Voices for Action: The Many Mini Solutions Urban Communities Need!
📅 Nov 27
🕑 11:00 AM ET
Together, we’ll explore how local green infrastructure can transform Canada’s urban communities, one mini project at a time.
Register now: buff.ly/BuMg3Q7
📅 Nov 27
🕑 11:00 AM ET
Together, we’ll explore how local green infrastructure can transform Canada’s urban communities, one mini project at a time.
Register now: buff.ly/BuMg3Q7
Less than 1 week to apply to 2026 Demonstrate Stream-Living Cities Canada Fund
Grants up to $15k for equity-embedded green infrastructure projects like rain gardens, mini forests, etc..
Open to nonprofits, Indigenous orgs, municipalities & schools. buff.ly/DRlm8nj
Grants up to $15k for equity-embedded green infrastructure projects like rain gardens, mini forests, etc..
Open to nonprofits, Indigenous orgs, municipalities & schools. buff.ly/DRlm8nj
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Less than 1 week to apply to 2026 Demonstrate Stream-Living Cities Canada Fund
Grants up to $15k for equity-embedded green infrastructure projects like rain gardens, mini forests, etc..
Open to nonprofits, Indigenous orgs, municipalities & schools. buff.ly/DRlm8nj
Grants up to $15k for equity-embedded green infrastructure projects like rain gardens, mini forests, etc..
Open to nonprofits, Indigenous orgs, municipalities & schools. buff.ly/DRlm8nj
Happening this week!
Climate change is reshaping our cities. Floods, heat, fires & inequities demand local action.
Join us Nov 27, 11am ET for Voices for Action: The Many Mini Solutions Urban Communities Need.
Register 👉 buff.ly/BuMg3Q7
Climate change is reshaping our cities. Floods, heat, fires & inequities demand local action.
Join us Nov 27, 11am ET for Voices for Action: The Many Mini Solutions Urban Communities Need.
Register 👉 buff.ly/BuMg3Q7
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Happening this week!
Climate change is reshaping our cities. Floods, heat, fires & inequities demand local action.
Join us Nov 27, 11am ET for Voices for Action: The Many Mini Solutions Urban Communities Need.
Register 👉 buff.ly/BuMg3Q7
Climate change is reshaping our cities. Floods, heat, fires & inequities demand local action.
Join us Nov 27, 11am ET for Voices for Action: The Many Mini Solutions Urban Communities Need.
Register 👉 buff.ly/BuMg3Q7
Over the past year, @envirocentre.bsky.social has been working with project participants to scale deep energy retrofits at Carver Place, a Multifaith Housing Initiative community.
Heating or Eating is the first part of the story. Watch at the link below:
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Heating or Eating is the first part of the story. Watch at the link below:
buff.ly/MWCCkHV
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Over the past year, @envirocentre.bsky.social has been working with project participants to scale deep energy retrofits at Carver Place, a Multifaith Housing Initiative community.
Heating or Eating is the first part of the story. Watch at the link below:
buff.ly/MWCCkHV
Heating or Eating is the first part of the story. Watch at the link below:
buff.ly/MWCCkHV
We are officially a week away from Voices for Action: The Many Mini Solutions Urban Communities Need!
📅 Nov 27
🕑 11:00 AM ET
Together, we’ll explore how local green infrastructure can transform Canada’s urban communities, one mini project at a time.
Register now: buff.ly/BuMg3Q7
📅 Nov 27
🕑 11:00 AM ET
Together, we’ll explore how local green infrastructure can transform Canada’s urban communities, one mini project at a time.
Register now: buff.ly/BuMg3Q7
November 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We are officially a week away from Voices for Action: The Many Mini Solutions Urban Communities Need!
📅 Nov 27
🕑 11:00 AM ET
Together, we’ll explore how local green infrastructure can transform Canada’s urban communities, one mini project at a time.
Register now: buff.ly/BuMg3Q7
📅 Nov 27
🕑 11:00 AM ET
Together, we’ll explore how local green infrastructure can transform Canada’s urban communities, one mini project at a time.
Register now: buff.ly/BuMg3Q7