Climate Action Niagara (CAN) is a non-profit environmental organization that provides eco-education and actions on issues relating to climate change to improve resilience in Niagara.  

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Climate Change and Food Security

 CAN Projects and Initiatives

Current initiatives bolded


  • Anti-Idling Car By-Law and Campaigns 2007/08
  • Report - Climate Change Implications for Municipalities 07/08
  • Urban Forestry - Naturalization projects including School Scapes, ACER Planting for Change, ACER Measuring for Change and Circle Greening, including comparative data on species resistance to climate change
  • Eco Educational Workshops for students including composting indoors and out, water conservation, soils health, plant propagation
  • Local Food Harvest Celebration, ongoing 
  • ECO FEST NIAGARA Trade Show -Niagara's greenest trade show!  scheduled for late summer 2012
  • Terry Fox Trail Clean ups
  • Project Porchlight
  • Summer Social Benefit Concerts, annual
  • Earth Day, Week, Hour, and 350 events
  •  Niagara Community Gardens Network, facilitating community gardens, gardening workshops, canning workshops in cities & towns throughout the Region
  • Greener Tomorrow Conference in partnership with City of St Catharines
  • Pesticide Education -presentations with City of St Catharines educational campaign
  • Sustainability Series - Panel Discussions, Films, Tours covering Food Security, Transition Towns, Renewable Energies, Permaculture, Natural Heritage, Economics of Sustainability, Urban Forestry and Waste Issues
  • Niagara Memorial Trees, Niagara Heritage Tree Hunt
  • Hosted 2010 Ontario Urban Forestry Council Conference in Niagara
  • Hosted 2011 Ontario Sustainable Energy Association 'Community Power Workshop'
  • Regional outreach, Newsletters and Community presentations
  • Participate in ReLeaf Niagara, Niagara CarShare, Seedy Saturday, and a host of regional events

  Many thanks to the numerous volunteers and members who make up Climate Action Niagara, to our sponsors and partners, to our mentors and friends.  Thanks for the support of Niagara community individuals and businesses, organizations and institutions.

How can you get involved?  info@climateactionniagara.ca or call 289 434 0474