Environment & Anti-Litter

The committee has a number of interesting projects and welcomes new members.

Tree Inventory

In partnership with the City of Ottawa Forestry Department, we are doing an inventory of trees in the Glebe. The inventory allows us to determine the location and health of trees in the Glebe on City rights of way. Carol MacLeod organizes this project.

Garden Angels

volunteers look after the many flower planter boxes throughout the Glebe, planting, watering, clearing etc. Judith Slater organizes the Garden Angels

Graffiti

Graffiti on mail boxes and utility boxes is unfortunately rampant throughout the Glebe. Volunteers report vandalized boxes and/or clean them with materials provided by the City of Ottawa through the City graffiti management program. Virginia Carver organizes this project.

As well as these three major projects, the Environment Committee does a twice annual clean up of Bank Street as part of Adopt a Bank Street agreement with City of Ottawa, provides input to other committees on environmental/anti-litter issues, e.g. the Bank Street Reconstruction Committee, and has organized two Glebe Envirofairs with a possible third one planned for March 2011.

The committee also participates in CAFES (Community Association Forum on Environmental Sustainability) which approximately twice a year brings together representatives of downtown community associations to discuss issues of common concern.

The GCA Environment and Anti-litter Committee meets at 7.00 pm on the first Monday of the month at the Glebe Community Centre. If you are interested in joining the committee and/or volunteering for any of the projects, please email environment@glebeca.ca