by Xuedan Xu | 10 Jan, 2023 | Events, Newsletter, Newsletters
Join hundreds of communities across Ontario as they choose to walk, wheel, bike, and scoot to school on Winter Walk Day (WWD)! WWD, celebrated on Wednesday, February 1st, 2023, and throughout the entire month of February, is an annual celebration of active school...
by Xuedan Xu | 15 Nov, 2022 | News
The books that children read growing up can shape how they view and interact with the world. Books can influence children’s environmental worldview, their ways of life, and their ways of interacting with friends and family. Encouraging children to read books focused...
by Xuedan Xu | 9 Nov, 2022 | News, Webinars
Between 2020 and 2022, Green Communities Canada (GCC) and the Human Environments Analysis Lab (HEAL) at Western University conducted extensive policy research on active travel to school, culminating in a final report of 57 key policy recommendations. GCC, in...
by Xuedan Xu | 7 Nov, 2022 | News
School Streets are an innovative solution to encourage active school travel, improve air quality, and increase road safety for children, caregivers, and educators. During spring 2022, Green Communities Canada (GCC) and 8 80 Cities led the Ontario School Streets Pilot...
by Xuedan Xu | 1 Feb, 2022 | Events
The winter season can be a challenging time for many of us – it gets dark early and it can be so cold outside that all we want to do is cuddle up beside our toasty heaters. While the weather outside may look frightful, spending time outdoors during the winter season...
