We're hiring! Help create safer, healthier school journeys for children. GCC is seeking a School Travel Planner to support safer, more active school travel across Toronto. Bilingualism (FR & EN) strongly preferred. Apply by Sept. 6, 2026. buff.ly/WKGqtb4

A new season of growth is sprouting in communities across Canada! 🌱 Most of our Living Cities Canada Fund projects won’t be complete until the fall. But we are excited to share highlights from a few early birds who have already finished their work! 🎉 🌳 Learn more:

A Season of New Growth: Spring Project Highlights from the Living Cities Canada Fund

A new season of growth is sprouting across Canada. Communities are busy with a wide range of urban greening projects supported by Green Communities Canada through the Living Cities Canada Fund. Most…

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Bienvenue au REVE nourricier au réseau national des communautés vertes! En savoir plus: buff.ly/qERkGFO Le réseau national de membres du GCC soutient l’action climatique communautaire en partageant des ressources, en co-créant des programmes et en amplifiant l’impact collectif. (1/2)

As #BackToSchool nears, consider the benefits of active school travel! Walking, biking, scooting, or wheeling to school benefits students and the community. 🚲 🛴 👣

Less than 25% of kids use active modes of transportation, and less than 1/10 of kids are getting their daily recommended physical activity. Join us August 19 to learn more about creating safer, healthier communities in schools across Canada: buff.ly/xMUUx4V

Green Communities Canada and the Network of Nature are offering a FREE online course to help you plan, plant, and care for a mini forest, with a focus on making green spaces more inclusive and accessible. 💻 Register at the link below!

Mini Forest Training

The goal of this training curriculum is to build an understanding of how to coordinate a Mini Forest project and to support new coordinators through their first Mini Forest event.

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When 9/10 parents witness dangerous driving in school zones, it’s time to talk solutions. Join us August 19 to learn more about creating safer, healthier communities in schools across Canada: buff.ly/xMUUx4V

A great piece about the transformative power of electric school buses not only to be healthier for the kids riding them but also to help create more resilient and clean communities!

Be Giant@be-giant.bsky.social · 2w ago

Why were school buses in B.C. cruising around loaded up with 5,000 pounds of sandbags? It was all part of a pilot testing how EV batteries can store and send power back to the grid during peak hours. Our dive into the potential for this new tech: www.begiant.ca/stories/idea...

Rien qu’en Ontario, le personnel de l’école passe plus de 700 000 heures chaque année à composer avec les problèmes de circulation à l’heure de déposer les enfants & de venir les chercher. 9 parents et tuteurs sur 10 ont remarqué de la conduite dangereuse dans les zones scolaires buff.ly/urBDPua

In Ontario alone, school staff spend >700,000 hours each year coping with traffic problems at drop-off & pick-up. 9/10 parents + guardians observed dangerous driver behaviours in school zones. Our nationwide School Streets initiative is addressing these congestion problems. 👉 buff.ly/urBDPua

Healthy communities and healthy ecosystems go hand in hand! Thanks for shining a light on the importance of protecting Canada's biodiversity!

Canadian Geographic@cangeo.bsky.social · last wk.

Canada's biodiversity is in crisis. This World Conservation Day, join the Network of Nature in protecting the nature that sustains us. We thrive when nature thrives. 🌱 Visit networkofnature.org for more information about restoring and fortifying Canada’s unique biodiversity. 📸: CanGeo Photo Club

Living cities offer greener, safer spaces, but those communities most impacted by climate change are often excluded from planning. With GCC's #LivingCitiesCanadaFund, GreenUP & One City created a more inclusive, resilient community. 🌿 Learn more: buff.ly/SDhQELb

Welcome, Stewardship Pemberton Society, to the nationwide Green Communities Network! Learn more: buff.ly/vTINFuZ GCC’s national member network supports community-based climate action by sharing resources, co-creating programming, and amplifying collective impact.

Summer is a great time to plan family adventures that double as practice for the #BackToSchool commute. Try walking, biking, or rolling different routes to school. It's fun, builds confidence, and helps make the transition to school a little smoother. Read more:

A Back-to-School Guide for Safe, Active Travel

Yes, it’s still summer, but back to school is just around the corner. Thinking now about how you get to and from school can make life easier when school starts in September. Our Active School Travel…

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Meet the panelists! Join us Aug. 19 for a discussion of the problems facing school streets across Canada + the solutions implemented by the National Active School Streets Initiative. Our panelists have been leading implementations in BC, Ontario + Quebec. Details & registration: buff.ly/Dkf1CvV

“My son enjoys the freedom to look around, breathe the natural air, and enjoy nature.” Study findings shared by Mobilizing Justice from Naeva Scott Bouris, Léa Ravensbergen & Meghan Winters show how safe cycling infrastructure helps more families cycle with young children.

Making it safe, Making it work, and Making it fun: strategies for cycling with young children in Hamilton, Canada - Mobilizing Justice

Getting around by bike with young children is not always easy. Children are heavy, family schedules can be busy, and children often need to be transported to a variety of destinations across the…

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Congratulations to Lansdowne Public School on winning Greater Sudbury's 2026 Bike to School Week Challenge! 🚲 It's inspiring to see so many students choosing to walk, roll, and ride to school. Read more about the challenge:

Lansdowne wins Sudbury’s 2026 Bike to School Week Challenge

School recorded 592 active transportation trips, with 25% participation rate

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The @governmentofbc.bsky.social is the only provincial funder of our nationwide School Streets initiative. Their leadership, alongside the Society for Children and Youth of BC, is helping bring safer, more active school travel to more communities across the province. Learn more: buff.ly/rioGWXd

"It’s a win-win in a lot of ways" - Cassie Smith @envirocentre.bksy.social Read more in Ted Raymond's CTV News article on Ottawa's proposed School Streets pilot. It's an step to creating safer spaces for children to walk, roll +cycle to school while building healthier, more connected communities.

Committee approves ‘school streets’ pilot project at 3 Ottawa schools

The City of Ottawa’s public works and infrastructure committee has approved a pilot project that would close streets in front of three Ottawa schools to vehicle traffic during drop-off and pick-up…

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Check out this insightful blog by Sarah Sabry and Anupama Nallari of the Urban Hub @ Save the Children. It explores how Paris transformed 300 school streets into safer, greener spaces for children and shares practical lessons that can inspire communities everywhere.

How Paris transformed 300 School Streets: A Step-by-Step guide - Cities4Children

Between 2020 and 2026, Paris transformed 300 school streets, fully redesigning around 100 of them. This blog shares key lessons from the ground and practical steps to implement school streets…

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In a recent Toronto Star opinion piece, Aweys Isak reflects on why every child deserves a safe journey to school. It's an important reminder that safer streets help more children and their parents/guardians walk, roll, and cycle with confidence.

Getting my child to school safely shouldn’t make me feel like this

If governments remove one safety measure, they have a responsibility to replace it with something real. Parents should not have to rely on luck each morning while walking their children

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Flooding is costly + damaging, but John Stille with the Toronto & Region Conservation Authority shares how nature-based solutions can help. Learn more: buff.ly/Ce8Du0s

Welcome, Hope Blooms, to the nationwide Green Communities Network! Learn more: buff.ly/DnphStS GCC’s national member network supports community-based climate action by sharing resources, co-creating programming, and amplifying collective impact..

TOMORROW! Don't miss this panel! What happens when we use parks & public spaces to break down barriers? What happens when we use community-engagement tools to empower at equity-denied minorities to shape the greenspaces around them? Join us to find out: buff.ly/ssokNcp

Check out this video shared by @wearehub.bsky.social Bike buses are a fun way to help more kids walk, roll, & ride to school while building connected communities. See why students, parents, and volunteers at James Kennedy Elementary in Langley, B.C. love their Bike Bus!

The Morning Routine That Changed This School Forever

Bike buses build community (and they're also probably the coolest way to get to school). 🤝💕 Parents, volunteers & students at James Kennedy Elementary School in #LangleyBC can't gush enough about…

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It's exciting to see the City of @courtenay.ca moving forward with the next phase of its Safe and Active School program! By building on school travel planning recommendations, the city is investing in safer, healthier, and more active journeys to school for children and families. 🚶🚲

City advances next phase of Safe and Active School program

The City of Courtenay is moving forward with its development of a five-year capital planning and framework for the Safe and Active School program following Council’s decision to advance long-term…

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The Black Environmental Initiative was recently featured in GCC's 2025 Living Cities Canada Fund Impact Report. Join us on July 21 to hear how organizations like BEI are using community-led greenspaces to create healthier, more connected communities. buff.ly/whDf8H2

In July's GC News, we highlight CBC's coverage of a Living Cities Canada Fund project in the @charlottetownpe.bsky.social, P.E.I. supported by Green Communities Canada. The project is transforming an underused park into a greener, more welcoming community space. Read more: buff.ly/fv8nKSC

"Living in beautiful spaces creates beautiful minds." Hear from Veronica Gutierrez of Hope Blooms, one of our #VoicesForAction panelists, on how greener public spaces can foster belonging and stronger communities. Join us July 21 at 2 PM ET! Register now: buff.ly/M2SdXfQ

❔ Qu’est-ce qu’une rue-école❔ Il s’agit d’un espace devant l’école sans voitures, pour les enfants, au début et à la fin de la journée scolaire. En apprendre davantage : buff.ly/urBDPua