City of Ottawa Climate Change and Resiliency Walk
This rain garden provides an area with pebble mulch and contouring that help keep rainwater from becoming run-off before it can be absorbed..
Join City of Ottawa and EnviroCentre staff as we walk through the McKellar and Carlingwood neighbourhoods, visiting homes whose owners have made investments to improve their sustainability with the support of the City's Rain-Ready Ottawa and Better Homes programs.
On this walk, you'll have a chance to learn about ways to reduce stormwater runoff to keep the Ottawa River healthy, while at the same time protecting your property from flooding using permeable pavements, soak-away pits, and rain gardens. You'll learn about how the Better Homes Ottawa Program can help you retrofit your home to make it more energy efficient. We'll also visit the new permeable parking lot surface at the Carlingwood Library branch and a rain garden in McKellar Park where we will discuss how the City is taking action to improve sustainability and adapt to climate change.
During the walk, participants will have the opportunity to interact with homeowners who have made changes, as well as speaking with the walk leader about ways the City and EnviroCentre can advise them on making sustainable investments in their property.
Connor would be glad to take questions and converse in French as well as English.
Connor serait ravie de converser en français et en anglais.
