Latest Ottawa Insights theme to provide indicators on Energy & Climate;
Land Use & Ecology; Water, Waste & Sewage; and Transportation.

On Friday, June 24, the Ottawa Community Foundation will release the theme of Environment & Sustainability on its Ottawa Insights community knowledge centre, in partnership with Ecology Ottawa and Sustainable Eastern Ontario.

Examples of indicators are:

  • Ottawa is steadily getting warmer. Between 1890 and 2010 the city experienced an overall mean temperature increase of 1.7 degrees Celsius.
  • Only 1% of waterways in Ottawa’s agricultural areas meet the recommended vegetative buffer to protect water quality and habitat.
  • Local household water consumption has declined continuously and significantly since 2007.
  • Discharges of untreated sewage to the Ottawa and Rideau Rivers have also dropped significantly.
  • In a comparison of cities in 17 countries between 2010 and 2015, Ottawa had the third highest growth rate in cycling.
  • Ottawa has made little direct progress, however, in reducing its Greenhouse Gas emissions – 40% of which are associated with transportation.

To learn more, join us on Friday for the live launch and then visit: www.ottawainsights.ca

Friday, June 24, 2016
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Ottawa South Community Centre
260 Sunnyside Ave.

Established in 1987, the Ottawa Community Foundation is a public, non-profit organization created by and for the people of Ottawa. Working directly with its community of donors, partners and stakeholders, the Foundation is committed to acting as a catalyst for positive, systemic and sustainable change in Ottawa and beyond. Priding itself on enabling generous citizens to enhance the quality of life in their community while achieving their own charitable objectives, the Community Foundation currently manages assets worth almost $120-million, and has provided close to $100-million in grants to the community since its inception. For more information about the Ottawa Community Foundation, visit www.cfo-fco.ca.

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For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact:

Iona Green
Manager, Marketing and Communications
Ottawa Community Foundation
(B) 613-236-1616 X 232
(C) 613-408-1616
igreen@cfo-fco.ca