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| Category: Ottawa Community (17) Links to organizations in the Ottawa Area | |
| La Tierra Coop http://www.latierracoop.com/ La Tierra Co-op in Gatineau (Québec) and Ottawa (Ontario) roasts and distributes coffee from our partner indigenous peasant cooperatives in the South. We assist them in developing and growing their coops under a 100% fair trade model only paying above fair trade prices for all of our coffee. We believe in being fair all the time! | |
| Ecology Ottawa http://www.ecologyottawa.ca Ecology Ottawa is working to promote citizen participation in decisions that shape Ottawa's environment and to hold city council accountable for its environmental performance. Ecology Ottawa is a volunteer organization that wants to make Ottawa the green capital of Canada and believes that Ottawans want sustainable communities and care about issues such as public transit, pollution, greenspace, global warming, renewable energy, waste disposal and recycling. They are working with residents, communities and local organizations across the city to ensure that these voices are heard at City Hall. | |
| Fitzroy Beef Farmers Coop http://www.fitzroybeeffarmers.com The Fitzroy Beef Farmers Co-operative was founded in 2005 in response to the United States border closure which prevented Canadian beef exports from entering that country. Our mission is to provide our members with a local market for their beef. The FBF's fine products are sold directly to the public all over the Ottawa Valley. | |
| Mountain Equipment Coop http://www.mec.ca MEC is Canada's leading supplier of outdoor clothing and equipment. Members can buy quality climbing, watersports, cycling, snowsports, hiking, and camping gear, including MEC tents and backpacks. Use services such as the Online Gear Swap. Learn about trips, clubs, and events in the outdoor community. Shop online, by mail order, or at MEC stores across Canada: Victoria, Vancouver, North Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec and Halifax. | |
| Kanata Environmental Network http://www.kanataenvironmentalnetwork.com/ KEN is a non-profit, non-partisan group of volunteers in the community of Kanata, Ontario. We educate Kanata residents about environmental issues and promote the adoption of sound environment practices and products. We focus on: • promoting sustainable lifestyles that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our homes and cars • promoting the use of ecologically sensitive gardening techniques on Kanata lawns, trees, and gardens | |
| Arbour Environmental Shop http://www.arbourshop.com/ Arbour, an Eco Shop, established in 1990, is a purveyor of quality environmental products for your Home, Body and Spirit. We offer you a diverse selection of popular green products such as Organic Bedding, Natural Body Care, Gardening, Natural Biodegradable Cleaning Products and Soaps, Organic Hemp Clothing, Natural Spectrum Lights and light bulbs, Washable Cloth Diapers, Ecological Books, Nature Music, Cooperative Kids Games, Renewable Energy Products including Solar Wind-up Radios and more! | |
| Tucker House Renewal Centre http://www.tuckerhouse.ca/ Tucker House Renewal Centre is a charitable retreat and environmental learning centre that promotes sustainable living. This 30-acre facility is located in Rockland, Ontario (30 minutes east of Ottawa) and has several environmental programs for the local and wider community. | |
| Ottawa Full Circles http://ottawa.fullcircles.org/ To reduce our individual and collective environmental footprints on our home, the Earth by actively, energetically and positively promoting values of sustainability and conservation of resources. FULL CIRCLES offers education, opportunity, and venues for individuals and communities to learn, to interact, to collaborate, and to take action. | |
| Ten Thousand Villages http://www.tenthousandvillages.ca/ Ten Thousand Villages is a not-for-profit, self-supporting Fair Trade Organization (FTO). FTOs are non-governmental organizations designed to benefit artisans, not to maximize profits. They market products from handicraft and agricultural organizations based in low-income countries, providing consumers with products that have been fairly purchased from sustainable sources. | |
| Bridgehead http://www.bridgehead.ca/ We are a specialty coffee company that offers 100% fairly traded and organic coffees and teas. We link customers with small-scale farmers in developing countries through fair trade coffee and tea. And we are committed to providing excellent quality products from responsible and progressive sources at reasonable prices. | |
| Ottawa Mountain Bike Association http://ottawamba.org OMBA's purpose is to maintain exisiting mountain bike trail access and to gain access to more trails. To this end OMBA is building working relationships with IMBA Canada and land managers in the Ottawa area. If you love mountain biking, then trail access is important to you - and OMBA is working for you. We welcome your support, so join us as we make Ottawa a better place to ride our bikes. | |
| Trailhead http://www.trailhead.ca | |
| Ottawa Green Drinks http://www.greendrinks.org/ Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up for a beer at informal sessions known as Green Drinks. We have a lively mixture of people from NGOs, academia, government and business. Come along and you'll be made welcome. Just say, "are you green?" and we will look after you and introduce you to whoever is there.It's a great way of catching up with people you know and also for making new contacts. Everyone invites someone else along, so there’s always a different crowd, making Green Drinks an organic, self-organising network. These events are very simple and unstructured, but many people have found employment, made friends, developed new ideas, done deals and had moments of serendipity. It's a force for the good and we'd like to help it spread to other cities. Contact your local node to get the latest info about coming along. | |
| Young Environmental Professionals http://www.yepcanada.ca/ottawa/index.html YEP NCR was launched in 2003 and is now a thriving network of environmental and sustainability professionals and engaged citizens. With 300 members and over 500 participants, YEP NCR offers a chance to learn about environmental and sustainability topics, community events, as well as chance to meet some great people. We continue to build upon our successes and provide our members with opportunities to learn, network, collaborate, find employment and get involved. | |
| The Green Door Restaurant http://www.thegreendoor.ca/ The Green Door Restaurant is Ottawa's oldest and best known vegetarian restaurant. We specialize in high quality foods and baked goods made from ingredients that are locally grown and produced. We are located downtown with access to plenty of parking. | |
| Just Food / Alimentation Juste http://www.spcottawa.on.ca/ofsc/ Just Food is a grassroots, non-profit organization that includes staff, volunteers, community partners, members and funders. All projects are community-based. We seek direction from our community partners. We solicit feedback from all members through our monthly e-newsletter. All members are also invited to meet formally once a year and provide feedback into the work of Just Food. Overall direction comes from the Steering Committee and staff. | |
| Electric Vehicle Council of Ottawa http://www.evco.ca/ The Electric Vehicle Council of Ottawa (EVCO) is dedicated to promoting the use of electric vehicles as a viable transportation alternative that is ecological, economical, practical, and available now. | |
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