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Follow us on BlueSky: https://t.co/CMfSF2wpuS Driving climate action through our network of 20+ community-based environmental organizations.
Peterborough, Ontario
Joined February 2010
X may not always mark the spot. Green Communities Canada is now on Bluesky. Follow us: https://t.co/8Q2g7SQLpH 🦋 We are here to foster ongoing conversations about how to drive transformative change and create healthier & more sustainable, inclusive, and equitable communities.
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❄️ 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: https://t.co/XEgHW70RoG
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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!
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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 https://t.co/XEgHW70RoG ☃️ ✨
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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.
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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!
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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. https://t.co/Vwx60GeIQH
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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. https://t.co/5lKmheQDlv
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On World Soil Day, GCC is highlighting their partnership with @vinelandrsrch in digging deep into soil research to support thriving mini forests across Canada. Learn more in our latest blog: https://t.co/ne3qFxuLqr
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🦁🌿 Dec. 4 is #WorldWildlifeConservationDay ! We celebrate wildlife that share our planet, from the tiniest pollinators to the mightiest predators. Unfortunately, climate change, habitat loss & pollution threaten countless species every day & our wildlife need us more than ever
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For #ThankYouThursday we thank our supporters: https://t.co/xXBC3KkHZu 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
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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 helps climate orgs be accessible & inclusive to people with disabilities.
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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: https://t.co/pM8mi6q9OX
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📣🌲 Calling all nature lovers to join us for our Treevia Night! Fun facts, snacks, and prizes await!🎁 📅 Dec 18, 2025 |🕖 7–9 PM |📍 Haven Music Hall, 210 Union St., SJ 👥 No team? No problem. We’ll match you! Register: https://t.co/eMPBfyzmQo Let’s get trivia hats on! 💭
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This year’s Healthy Roots Cooking workshops were bursting with flavor, culture, and creativity! Youth built on their skills from growing food this summer by preparing delicious dishes featuring local, cultural foods. @MississaugaFnd @novonordiskfond
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We're starting in a few minutes, but you can still register! You don't want to miss this!
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: https://t.co/Cr1OAb4iIs
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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🌡️ https://t.co/GN2Pf1yURo
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Happy 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 + infrastructure for kids. https://t.co/XaSRt2nmFJ
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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: https://t.co/Cr1OAb4iIs
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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. https://t.co/XYolRgfhr7
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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 👉 https://t.co/Cr1OAb4iIs
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