CAFES Ottawa
@cafesottawa.bsky.social
Community Action for Environmental Sustainability (CAFES) is a network of community associations, other organizations and citizens working to promote environmental sustainability in our city. https://linktr.ee/cafesottawa
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Our February events offer deep, practical insights into some of the biggest challenges affecting municipalities, school boards and local leaders working in deeply complex times.
#MunicipalClimateAction #ClimateLeadership #ClimateCaucus #LocalGovernance #cdnpoli
#MunicipalClimateAction #ClimateLeadership #ClimateCaucus #LocalGovernance #cdnpoli
February 3, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Our February events offer deep, practical insights into some of the biggest challenges affecting municipalities, school boards and local leaders working in deeply complex times.
#MunicipalClimateAction #ClimateLeadership #ClimateCaucus #LocalGovernance #cdnpoli
#MunicipalClimateAction #ClimateLeadership #ClimateCaucus #LocalGovernance #cdnpoli
We had an amazing time at the Lunch and Learn on Peak Grid Load and Battery Energy Storage on Thursday!
Thank you to everyone for making it a successful event, especially CAFES members and donors.
A special thank you to our speakers; Michael Barnard, Dr. Kristen Schell, and Devashish Paul!
Thank you to everyone for making it a successful event, especially CAFES members and donors.
A special thank you to our speakers; Michael Barnard, Dr. Kristen Schell, and Devashish Paul!
February 3, 2026 at 5:11 PM
We had an amazing time at the Lunch and Learn on Peak Grid Load and Battery Energy Storage on Thursday!
Thank you to everyone for making it a successful event, especially CAFES members and donors.
A special thank you to our speakers; Michael Barnard, Dr. Kristen Schell, and Devashish Paul!
Thank you to everyone for making it a successful event, especially CAFES members and donors.
A special thank you to our speakers; Michael Barnard, Dr. Kristen Schell, and Devashish Paul!
🌱Want to help make Ottawa greener & more climate-resilient?
Join CAFES Ottawa – a welcoming community for anyone who cares about sustainability, climate action, & local change.
📬 Join our mailing list
📅 Discover local green events
🤝 Meet others through our members Slack
Learn more: cafesottawa.ca
Join CAFES Ottawa – a welcoming community for anyone who cares about sustainability, climate action, & local change.
📬 Join our mailing list
📅 Discover local green events
🤝 Meet others through our members Slack
Learn more: cafesottawa.ca
January 31, 2026 at 2:32 PM
🌱Want to help make Ottawa greener & more climate-resilient?
Join CAFES Ottawa – a welcoming community for anyone who cares about sustainability, climate action, & local change.
📬 Join our mailing list
📅 Discover local green events
🤝 Meet others through our members Slack
Learn more: cafesottawa.ca
Join CAFES Ottawa – a welcoming community for anyone who cares about sustainability, climate action, & local change.
📬 Join our mailing list
📅 Discover local green events
🤝 Meet others through our members Slack
Learn more: cafesottawa.ca
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Congratulations to Angela and the team at @cafesottawa.bsky.social for a packed lunch and learn on Ottawa’s Electric Future at Bayview Yards today. Great to see so many people leaning about new technology to combat climate change a power our city more sustainably.
January 29, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Congratulations to Angela and the team at @cafesottawa.bsky.social for a packed lunch and learn on Ottawa’s Electric Future at Bayview Yards today. Great to see so many people leaning about new technology to combat climate change a power our city more sustainably.
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On the agenda:
💡Invest Ottawa Mini Clean-tech exhibition/networking (11:00 am-12:00 pm)
💡Lunch - Vegetarian buffet (12:00-12:30 pm)
💡Keynote, panel discussion, and audience Q&A moderated by Angela Keller-Herzog (12:30 pm)
💡Invest Ottawa Mini Clean-tech exhibition/networking (11:00 am-12:00 pm)
💡Lunch - Vegetarian buffet (12:00-12:30 pm)
💡Keynote, panel discussion, and audience Q&A moderated by Angela Keller-Herzog (12:30 pm)
Lunch and Learn - Peak Grid Load and Battery Energy Storage
Join us for lunch and learn from experts in the field on the topic of peak grid load and battery energy storage!
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January 16, 2026 at 4:12 PM
On the agenda:
💡Invest Ottawa Mini Clean-tech exhibition/networking (11:00 am-12:00 pm)
💡Lunch - Vegetarian buffet (12:00-12:30 pm)
💡Keynote, panel discussion, and audience Q&A moderated by Angela Keller-Herzog (12:30 pm)
💡Invest Ottawa Mini Clean-tech exhibition/networking (11:00 am-12:00 pm)
💡Lunch - Vegetarian buffet (12:00-12:30 pm)
💡Keynote, panel discussion, and audience Q&A moderated by Angela Keller-Herzog (12:30 pm)
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⚡Join CAFES and Invest Ottawa for a FREE lunch and learn on the topic of peak grid load and battery energy storage! 🔋
📅 Thursday, January 29
🕚 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
📍Bayview Yards: Ottawa's Innovation Centre (7 Bayview Station Rd.)
Register today ➡️ bit.ly/CAFES_Lunch_and_Learn
📅 Thursday, January 29
🕚 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
📍Bayview Yards: Ottawa's Innovation Centre (7 Bayview Station Rd.)
Register today ➡️ bit.ly/CAFES_Lunch_and_Learn
January 16, 2026 at 4:12 PM
⚡Join CAFES and Invest Ottawa for a FREE lunch and learn on the topic of peak grid load and battery energy storage! 🔋
📅 Thursday, January 29
🕚 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
📍Bayview Yards: Ottawa's Innovation Centre (7 Bayview Station Rd.)
Register today ➡️ bit.ly/CAFES_Lunch_and_Learn
📅 Thursday, January 29
🕚 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
📍Bayview Yards: Ottawa's Innovation Centre (7 Bayview Station Rd.)
Register today ➡️ bit.ly/CAFES_Lunch_and_Learn
⚡What did the Ottawa electricity grid say to the battery energy storage system? “You are my BESS friend!”
The Peak Grid Load & Battery Energy Storage Lunch & Learn is happening tomorrow, Thursday January 29th!
Register here ➡️ bit.ly/CAFES_Lunch_and_Learn
🕚 11:00am to 2:00pm
📍7 Bayview Station Rd.
The Peak Grid Load & Battery Energy Storage Lunch & Learn is happening tomorrow, Thursday January 29th!
Register here ➡️ bit.ly/CAFES_Lunch_and_Learn
🕚 11:00am to 2:00pm
📍7 Bayview Station Rd.
January 28, 2026 at 4:13 PM
⚡What did the Ottawa electricity grid say to the battery energy storage system? “You are my BESS friend!”
The Peak Grid Load & Battery Energy Storage Lunch & Learn is happening tomorrow, Thursday January 29th!
Register here ➡️ bit.ly/CAFES_Lunch_and_Learn
🕚 11:00am to 2:00pm
📍7 Bayview Station Rd.
The Peak Grid Load & Battery Energy Storage Lunch & Learn is happening tomorrow, Thursday January 29th!
Register here ➡️ bit.ly/CAFES_Lunch_and_Learn
🕚 11:00am to 2:00pm
📍7 Bayview Station Rd.
Do you have questions about peak grid load, battery storage systems, or how these changes might affect you personally?
Register online and join us on Thursday, January 29th!
bit.ly/CAFES_Lunch_and_Learn
🕚 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
📍Bayview Yards: 7 Bayview Station Rd
Register online and join us on Thursday, January 29th!
bit.ly/CAFES_Lunch_and_Learn
🕚 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
📍Bayview Yards: 7 Bayview Station Rd
January 26, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Do you have questions about peak grid load, battery storage systems, or how these changes might affect you personally?
Register online and join us on Thursday, January 29th!
bit.ly/CAFES_Lunch_and_Learn
🕚 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
📍Bayview Yards: 7 Bayview Station Rd
Register online and join us on Thursday, January 29th!
bit.ly/CAFES_Lunch_and_Learn
🕚 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
📍Bayview Yards: 7 Bayview Station Rd
Meet the amazing speakers at our free Lunch and Learn on peak grid load and battery energy storage!
Register here! ➡ bit.ly/CAFES_Lunch_...
📆 Thursday, January 29
🕚 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
📍Bayview Yards: Ottawa's Innovation Centre (7 Bayview Station Rd.)
Organized in partnership with Invest Ottawa
Register here! ➡ bit.ly/CAFES_Lunch_...
📆 Thursday, January 29
🕚 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
📍Bayview Yards: Ottawa's Innovation Centre (7 Bayview Station Rd.)
Organized in partnership with Invest Ottawa
January 23, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Meet the amazing speakers at our free Lunch and Learn on peak grid load and battery energy storage!
Register here! ➡ bit.ly/CAFES_Lunch_...
📆 Thursday, January 29
🕚 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
📍Bayview Yards: Ottawa's Innovation Centre (7 Bayview Station Rd.)
Organized in partnership with Invest Ottawa
Register here! ➡ bit.ly/CAFES_Lunch_...
📆 Thursday, January 29
🕚 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
📍Bayview Yards: Ottawa's Innovation Centre (7 Bayview Station Rd.)
Organized in partnership with Invest Ottawa
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Canadians have been giving up on #Climate action lately.
Right?
Actually, no! Although many think that *other* Canadians have.
One proven solution? Peer-based dialogues to discuss climate risks and impacts, as well as solutions. From our friends at Re.Climate.
reclimate.ca/canadians-ha...
Right?
Actually, no! Although many think that *other* Canadians have.
One proven solution? Peer-based dialogues to discuss climate risks and impacts, as well as solutions. From our friends at Re.Climate.
reclimate.ca/canadians-ha...
Canadians Haven’t Given Up on Climate Action. They Just Think Everyone Else Has. - Re.Climate
Most Canadians believe it’s not too late to act on climate change. The real barrier is thinking others don’t care.
reclimate.ca
January 21, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Canadians have been giving up on #Climate action lately.
Right?
Actually, no! Although many think that *other* Canadians have.
One proven solution? Peer-based dialogues to discuss climate risks and impacts, as well as solutions. From our friends at Re.Climate.
reclimate.ca/canadians-ha...
Right?
Actually, no! Although many think that *other* Canadians have.
One proven solution? Peer-based dialogues to discuss climate risks and impacts, as well as solutions. From our friends at Re.Climate.
reclimate.ca/canadians-ha...
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A new chapter for nature in Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska.🌲 Over 815 hectares of forests, lakes, rivers and wetlands are now protected, creating a safe haven for plants and wildlife, strengthening climate resilience, and preserving old-growth ecosystems for generations to come.
January 22, 2026 at 3:37 PM
A new chapter for nature in Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska.🌲 Over 815 hectares of forests, lakes, rivers and wetlands are now protected, creating a safe haven for plants and wildlife, strengthening climate resilience, and preserving old-growth ecosystems for generations to come.
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🗑️ ♻️ Join our upcoming Waste and Circular Economy Caucus on Tuesday, January 20th from 12:00-2:00 pm ♻️ 🗑️
All are welcome!
Register here ➡️ us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
All are welcome!
Register here ➡️ us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 16, 2026 at 10:13 PM
🗑️ ♻️ Join our upcoming Waste and Circular Economy Caucus on Tuesday, January 20th from 12:00-2:00 pm ♻️ 🗑️
All are welcome!
Register here ➡️ us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
All are welcome!
Register here ➡️ us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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@forourkidsog.bsky.social @cafesottawa.bsky.social @climateunit.bsky.social @climatecaucus.bsky.social @freetransitottawa.bsky.social @carletonfass.bsky.social @uottawa.ca
The 5th publicly-owned urban forest targeted for destruction & privatization in just 5 years! A green space supporting habitats inc ours. This trend must be reversed. Call your councillors & MPs.
@cape-acme.bsky.social @ecologyottawa.bsky.social @horizonottawa.bsky.social @scan-ottawa.bsky.social
@cape-acme.bsky.social @ecologyottawa.bsky.social @horizonottawa.bsky.social @scan-ottawa.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 5:27 PM
🗑️ ♻️ Join our upcoming Waste and Circular Economy Caucus on Tuesday, January 20th from 12:00-2:00 pm ♻️ 🗑️
All are welcome!
Register here ➡️ us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
All are welcome!
Register here ➡️ us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 16, 2026 at 10:13 PM
🗑️ ♻️ Join our upcoming Waste and Circular Economy Caucus on Tuesday, January 20th from 12:00-2:00 pm ♻️ 🗑️
All are welcome!
Register here ➡️ us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
All are welcome!
Register here ➡️ us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Heat pumps and hot chocolate - that's as good a combo as PB&J!
Check out this event on Sunday in Ottawa's Hintonburg neighbourhood. Making heat pumps simple
visitaheatpump.ca/tours/Sxi832...
@christaggart.bsky.social @eugeniewaters.bsky.social @electrify613.bsky.social
#OttEvents #OttClimate
Check out this event on Sunday in Ottawa's Hintonburg neighbourhood. Making heat pumps simple
visitaheatpump.ca/tours/Sxi832...
@christaggart.bsky.social @eugeniewaters.bsky.social @electrify613.bsky.social
#OttEvents #OttClimate
January 15, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Heat pumps and hot chocolate - that's as good a combo as PB&J!
Check out this event on Sunday in Ottawa's Hintonburg neighbourhood. Making heat pumps simple
visitaheatpump.ca/tours/Sxi832...
@christaggart.bsky.social @eugeniewaters.bsky.social @electrify613.bsky.social
#OttEvents #OttClimate
Check out this event on Sunday in Ottawa's Hintonburg neighbourhood. Making heat pumps simple
visitaheatpump.ca/tours/Sxi832...
@christaggart.bsky.social @eugeniewaters.bsky.social @electrify613.bsky.social
#OttEvents #OttClimate
⚡Join CAFES and Invest Ottawa for a FREE lunch and learn on the topic of peak grid load and battery energy storage! 🔋
📅 Thursday, January 29
🕚 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
📍Bayview Yards: Ottawa's Innovation Centre (7 Bayview Station Rd.)
Register today ➡️ bit.ly/CAFES_Lunch_and_Learn
📅 Thursday, January 29
🕚 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
📍Bayview Yards: Ottawa's Innovation Centre (7 Bayview Station Rd.)
Register today ➡️ bit.ly/CAFES_Lunch_and_Learn
January 16, 2026 at 4:12 PM
⚡Join CAFES and Invest Ottawa for a FREE lunch and learn on the topic of peak grid load and battery energy storage! 🔋
📅 Thursday, January 29
🕚 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
📍Bayview Yards: Ottawa's Innovation Centre (7 Bayview Station Rd.)
Register today ➡️ bit.ly/CAFES_Lunch_and_Learn
📅 Thursday, January 29
🕚 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
📍Bayview Yards: Ottawa's Innovation Centre (7 Bayview Station Rd.)
Register today ➡️ bit.ly/CAFES_Lunch_and_Learn
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After a successful participatory mapping workshop in Centretown, CAWI and Ecology Ottawa are holding another in Merivale. Jan 20th, 1:30-3:30 at NROCRC, residents will explore how care shows up or is missing, and how climate change is experienced, in our neighbourhoods.
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
After a successful participatory mapping workshop in Centretown, CAWI and Ecology Ottawa are holding another in Merivale. Jan 20th, 1:30-3:30 at NROCRC, residents will explore how care shows up or is missing, and how climate change is experienced, in our neighbourhoods.
CAFES was recently featured in @nationalobserver.com discussing Ottawa's budget allocations for climate, avenues to reduce emissions, and the importance of transparency and collaboration with citizens.
Thanks to Ryan Clark for the excellent reporting! Read the article below ⬇️
Thanks to Ryan Clark for the excellent reporting! Read the article below ⬇️
Ottawa is committing more funding to its climate goals. Is it enough?
The city is investing $94 million into projects that “apply a climate lens” in the city, but advocates insist that more is urgently needed.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:28 PM
CAFES was recently featured in @nationalobserver.com discussing Ottawa's budget allocations for climate, avenues to reduce emissions, and the importance of transparency and collaboration with citizens.
Thanks to Ryan Clark for the excellent reporting! Read the article below ⬇️
Thanks to Ryan Clark for the excellent reporting! Read the article below ⬇️
In Ottawa tonight from 6-9 PM?
🍸 Join us at for Green Drinks at Good Eats Cafe (207 Bell St. N) for a conversation with @robb-barnes.bsky.social of @cape-acme.bsky.social!
🩺 This talk will look at the interconnections between health and climate change, with an emphasis on air pollution.
🍸 Join us at for Green Drinks at Good Eats Cafe (207 Bell St. N) for a conversation with @robb-barnes.bsky.social of @cape-acme.bsky.social!
🩺 This talk will look at the interconnections between health and climate change, with an emphasis on air pollution.
January 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
In Ottawa tonight from 6-9 PM?
🍸 Join us at for Green Drinks at Good Eats Cafe (207 Bell St. N) for a conversation with @robb-barnes.bsky.social of @cape-acme.bsky.social!
🩺 This talk will look at the interconnections between health and climate change, with an emphasis on air pollution.
🍸 Join us at for Green Drinks at Good Eats Cafe (207 Bell St. N) for a conversation with @robb-barnes.bsky.social of @cape-acme.bsky.social!
🩺 This talk will look at the interconnections between health and climate change, with an emphasis on air pollution.
⏳ Last chance to give in 2025 — and have your donation DOUBLED.
We're blown away by all the support we received this year, which will give us a strong start going into an important municipal election year.
Every gift made by December 31 is matched 1:1, now up to $10,000 ➡️ cafesottawa.ca/donate
We're blown away by all the support we received this year, which will give us a strong start going into an important municipal election year.
Every gift made by December 31 is matched 1:1, now up to $10,000 ➡️ cafesottawa.ca/donate
December 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
⏳ Last chance to give in 2025 — and have your donation DOUBLED.
We're blown away by all the support we received this year, which will give us a strong start going into an important municipal election year.
Every gift made by December 31 is matched 1:1, now up to $10,000 ➡️ cafesottawa.ca/donate
We're blown away by all the support we received this year, which will give us a strong start going into an important municipal election year.
Every gift made by December 31 is matched 1:1, now up to $10,000 ➡️ cafesottawa.ca/donate
⚡Considering a heat pump in 2026?
Our new Ottawa Heat Pump Consumer Guide draws on interviews with 70+ heat pump owners to help homeowners make informed decisions throughout the installation process!
Read the full version on our website ➡️ bit.ly/HeatPumpsOttawa
Our new Ottawa Heat Pump Consumer Guide draws on interviews with 70+ heat pump owners to help homeowners make informed decisions throughout the installation process!
Read the full version on our website ➡️ bit.ly/HeatPumpsOttawa
December 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
⚡Considering a heat pump in 2026?
Our new Ottawa Heat Pump Consumer Guide draws on interviews with 70+ heat pump owners to help homeowners make informed decisions throughout the installation process!
Read the full version on our website ➡️ bit.ly/HeatPumpsOttawa
Our new Ottawa Heat Pump Consumer Guide draws on interviews with 70+ heat pump owners to help homeowners make informed decisions throughout the installation process!
Read the full version on our website ➡️ bit.ly/HeatPumpsOttawa
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Australian firefighters are tired of the disinformation about battery storage and are speaking up!
australianfirefightersclimatealliance.org/2025/12/17/f...
australianfirefightersclimatealliance.org/2025/12/17/f...
Firefighters counter misinformation on battery storage risks
17 December 2025 Anti‑renewables campaigners are increasingly weaponising community concerns about battery storage systems, spreading misinformation that threatens to derail Australia’s urgent ener…
australianfirefightersclimatealliance.org
December 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Australian firefighters are tired of the disinformation about battery storage and are speaking up!
australianfirefightersclimatealliance.org/2025/12/17/f...
australianfirefightersclimatealliance.org/2025/12/17/f...
♻️🥳 Happy 25th anniversary Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)!
CAFES is proud to be part of the Zero-Waste Canada network.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHek...
CAFES is proud to be part of the Zero-Waste Canada network.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHek...
GAIA's 25th Anniversary: Power of Movement-Building
YouTube video by GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
♻️🥳 Happy 25th anniversary Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)!
CAFES is proud to be part of the Zero-Waste Canada network.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHek...
CAFES is proud to be part of the Zero-Waste Canada network.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHek...
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Huge kudos to Ottawa and groups like @cafesottawa.bsky.social for landing more renewable and energy storage projects in Ottawa.
The renewables revolution is here. The solutions are cheap, safe and better for our health + climate.
@cape-acme.bsky.social
www.theenergymix.com/proponent-fl...
The renewables revolution is here. The solutions are cheap, safe and better for our health + climate.
@cape-acme.bsky.social
www.theenergymix.com/proponent-fl...
Proponent Flags Problems with Provincial Process as Ottawa Battery, Solar Projects Win Council Approval
Environmental organizations and a local renewable energy co-op are applauding Ottawa City Council’s approval of a controversial and hard-fought battery energy storage project, especially coming after ...
www.theenergymix.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Huge kudos to Ottawa and groups like @cafesottawa.bsky.social for landing more renewable and energy storage projects in Ottawa.
The renewables revolution is here. The solutions are cheap, safe and better for our health + climate.
@cape-acme.bsky.social
www.theenergymix.com/proponent-fl...
The renewables revolution is here. The solutions are cheap, safe and better for our health + climate.
@cape-acme.bsky.social
www.theenergymix.com/proponent-fl...
CBC All in a Day reporter Stu Mills came to our Climate & Your Cash event in Kanata to do a segment on green financial investments!
Listen here ⬇️
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Listen here ⬇️
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
www.cbc.ca
December 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
CBC All in a Day reporter Stu Mills came to our Climate & Your Cash event in Kanata to do a segment on green financial investments!
Listen here ⬇️
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Listen here ⬇️
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...