🌭🍟This weekend, we are going to be tabling at 3 Summer BBQ events! Come say hi and have a great weekend!

🦋🌱Meet a couple of the amazing journalists we will be hearing from this Thursday, September 10 at Green Drinks! RSVP FREE today at www.eventbrite.ca/e/green-drin... and we’ll see you at: 📍 Sala San Marco, 215 Preston St. 📅 Date: Thursday, September 10 | 5:30 - 7:00 PM See you on Thursday!!

Join us at the upcoming CAFES Climate Caucus on Wednesday, September 9 from 12-2 PM on Zoom. All are welcome to join in on the conversation! REGISTER TODAY us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... On the agenda: ☀️ Status of AI & Data Centre policies ☀️ Discussion: ☀️ Tour de Table See you online on Wednesday!

🗳️Join us on September 17th for a Mayoral Eco-Debate featuring the leading* candidates for Mayor of Ottawa! Send in YOUR questions. forms.gle/BhWqaBfmUbLF... RSVP today to secure your seat: 🔗 www.eventbrite.ca/e/mayoral-ec... 🕕 Doors open 6:00 PM 📍Centretown United Church, 507 Bank Street, Ottawa

On Thursday, September 10, join Green Drinks - Spotlight on Environmental Journalism. Meet Ottawa-based journalists covering environmental topics locally, nationally, and abroad! RSVP: www.eventbrite.ca/e/green-drin... 🚨NEW venue🚨 As of September, Green Drinks will take place at Sala San Marco!

🚶‍♀️🚶Join us at the September 19 Climate March to demand better for our Climate! Find out more: fridaysforfutureottawa.org Saturday 19 September 9:30am - Jacques-Cartier Park (Gatineau): South end of park 10:30am - Mackenzie Ave (Ottawa): top of York Steps 12:00 - Ottawa City Hall (111 Lisgar St)

Photos by Jake Morrison, With Flare Photography from the Mayoral Candidate Forum & Meet and Greet on Wednesday, August 26. Watch the Rogers TV Ottawa recording: www.youtube.com/live/SJ5nqop... RSVP for the Leading Candidate Eco Debate on September 17 2026 at 6pm! www.eventbrite.ca/e/mayoral-ec...

🌿 Want to help make Ottawa greener and more resilient? 🌿 Join CAFES Ottawa! Here’s how you can get involved: 📬 Join our mailing list 📅 Discover local green events on our Environment & Climate Calendar 🤝 Meet others who care about sustainability through our members Slack Visit cafesottawa.ca!

CAFES will be tabling at three events: 🐝 Glengarry Honey & Pollinator Festival Aug 29, 10am - 4pm Alexandria Island Park 🪶 Silver Lake Annual Traditional Pow Wow Aug 29 - Aug 30 Silver Lake Provincial Park 🏳️‍🌈 Capital Pride Festival Aug 29 & Aug 30, 12pm - 8pm Bank Street Come say hi!

🦋 On Thursday, August 13, we hosted a very successful wast reduction trivia night! Don't miss the next Green Drinks! Thursday, September 10th, 5:30–7pm. www.eventbrite.ca/e/1998541410... 🚨NEW venue!🚨 As of September, Green Drinks will take place at Sala San Marco. More details in an upcoming post.

♻️ Waste Reduction Hacks Series 1: Sorting Waste ♻️ CAFES and @ecologyottawa.bsky.social are kicking off our Waste Reduction Hacks series with Ottawa youth! Thanks to The GO Project and to the City of Ottawa's CEPGP program. Share your waste reduction hacks it in the comments!

Stop the burning. On September 19, we hit the streets to defend our climate. OTTAWA-GATINEAU CLIMATE MARCH Saturday 19 September 9:30am - Jacques-Cartier Park (Gatineau): South end of park 10:30am - Mackenzie Ave (Ottawa): top of York Steps 12:00 - Ottawa City Hall (111 Lisgar St)

All Mayoral Candidates for 2026 have now been registered and invited! This is your chance to meet the candidates in person. If you haven't already, RSVP today. Spots limited! www.eventbrite.ca/e/1997619520... 📅 Wednesday, August 26, 2026 🕕 Doors open 6PM 📍Nepean Sportsplex Hall A, 1701 Woodroffe Ave

The Mayoral Candidate Forum is only 5 days away! RSVP today to hear where candidates stand on climate and greenspace and ask questions. www.eventbrite.ca/e/1997619520... @rogerstv.bsky.social is also live broadcasting this forum at rogerstv.com/cafesdebate1 Tune in at 6pm on Wednesday, August 26!

🗳️ Join The Peoples Official Plan (POP) and CAFES Ottawa for the Mayoral Candidate Forum & Meet and Greet on Wednesday, August 26. All Mayoral candidates have been invited to this forum. RSVP🔗 www.eventbrite.ca/e/mayoral-ca... 📅 Wed, August 26, 2026 🕕 6:00 PM 📍Nepean Sportsplex Hall A

CAFES member organization, The Greater Avalon Community Association is hosting its Summer Fun Fest this Saturday! Come with the whole family for a fun-filled day and stop by our table to hear about our projects! 📅 August 15 🕙 10 AM – 2 PM 📍 Aquaview Community Centre | 318 Aquaview Dr., Orléans

🦋🌱Join us on Thursday, August 13 at The Prescott for Green Drinks: Waste Reduction Edition Trivia Night! Bring your team or come and form a team on site. RSVP FREE: cafesottawa.ca/green-drinks/ 📍 The Prescott, 379 Preston St. 📅 Date: Thursday, August 13 | 5:30 - 7:00 PM

Thumbs Up for Renewable Energy! CAFES is going to be at the Navan Fair with our partner OREC. There are lots of fun activities! 📍 Navan Fair, 1279 Colonial Road, Navan, Ontario, K4B 1N1 🗓️ Thursday, Aug 6 to Sunday, Aug 9. 🔗 For more information on the fair, visit navanfair.ca

With @horizonottawa.bsky.social and @cafesottawa.bsky.social I will be hosting a workshop on how to build a DIY air filter. As the air quality gets worse from climate change, building community resilience will be way more important. RSVP at the link below www.horizonottawa.ca/corsi_rosent...

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🦋🌱Join us on Thursday, August 13 at The Prescott for Green Drinks: Waste Reduction Edition Trivia Night! Bring your team or come and form a team on site. RSVP FREE: cafesottawa.ca/green-drinks/ 📍 The Prescott, 379 Preston St. 📅 Date: Thursday, August 13 | 5:30 - 7:00 PM

Recent Statistics Canada report says the majority of Canadians feel high levels of concern about climate change. We invite you to join us, and turn your climate concern into climate action. Full report: Statistics Canada, "Feeling the Heat" (July 2026) www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/pub/75...

🏳️‍🌈CAFES is excited to attend West Side Pride, the annual Pride Festival for Ottawa West and the surrounding regions! This event will take place Saturday July 25 from 11am to 4pm at the Alexander Grove Park in Stittsville. 🔗For more information, click the link below: westsidepride.ca

CAFES member VegOttawa is hosting VegOttawa Fest this Saturday, July 25 and CAFES will be attending! You can expect delicious food, inspiring speakers and family-friendly activities! Saturday July 25, 10am to 5pm at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre. 🔗https://vegottawa.org/fest/

After the Canada Day storm, Angela Keller-Herzog spoke to the Ottawa Lookout about Ottawa’s weather preparedness. CAFES is calling out to the City for better flood mapping and for more flood prevention work targeting Ottawa’s vulnerable areas. Read the article: www.ottawalookout.com/p/canada-day...

We’re excited to welcome our new summer interns to the CAFES team! 🌿 Over the next few weeks, they’ll be diving into climate action, community engagement, and local sustainability projects, helping turn ideas into real impact. Say hello and stay tuned to see their work in action!

Green Drinks last Thursday left our hearts and minds full of ideas. Serena Mendizabal of Sacred Earth Solar shared with us what climate justice looks like when done the Haudenosaunee way! RSVP for the next Green Drinks: Thursday August 13 cafesottawa.ca/green-drinks...

🌿 Want to help make Ottawa greener and more resilient? 🌿 Join CAFES Ottawa – a welcoming community for anyone who cares about sustainability, climate action, and local change. Visit cafesottawa.ca to find out more!

🌳🌳 working in extreme #Ottawa heat - storing CO2s, producing oxygen, ⬇️ nearby temp by up to 8C, filtering water & wind, supporting habitat - human & other - reducing likelihood folks w resp & ❤️ issues of being hospitalized. So why do we pave over them? @cafesottawa.bsky.social #ClimateChange

Green Drinks with MP Steven Guilbeault on June 11 was full of insight and hopeful optimism. His closing message: The climate movement isn’t ending; it’s evolving. And local action matters more than ever. Thank you to @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social! RSVP for July 9: cafesottawa.ca/green-drinks...

🦋🌱Join us on Thursday, July 9 at The Prescott for Green Drinks: Climate Justice Edition with Serena Mendizabal, Managing Director at Sacred Earth Solar! www.sacredearth.solar 📅 Thursday, July 09 | 5:30–7:00 PM 📍 The Prescott, 379 Preston St. 🎟️ RSVP (Free) today: cafesottawa.ca/green-drinks...