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Celebrating Our 1000th Issue
Green Communities Canada has been distributing this newsletter since 1995. This newsletter was first faxed out weekly to subscribers from member organizations, industry, educational institutions, government leaders, and the general public.
We now send Green Communities News straight to your inbox once per month with occasional (and exciting) updates in between. As this newsletter enters its third decade and 1,000+ issues, we are thrilled to share an updated design.
Green Communities Canada Urges Fresh Start to Home Retrofit Programs
On April 3, 2025, Green Communities Canada released our 2025 National Progress Report on Retrofitting Canada’s Homes and hosted an in-depth discussion on the future of Canada’s home retrofit industry.
The report analyzes five years of federal data from over 600,000 retrofits. These retrofits reduced fossil fuel emissions and household energy bills in Canada’s low-rise housing sector. However, more than 11 million homes across the country still require retrofitting.
Joint Earth Day Announcement from Green Communities Canada and Trees for Life
Green Communities Canada and Trees for Life are celebrating Earth Day by announcing a pilot partnership. This partnership will provide communities across Canada with over $130,000 to support on-the-ground climate action. Over 3,000 trees will be planted in ten projects located in eight cities spread across five provinces.
More member highlights:
- The Saskatchewan Environmental Society (SES) has released its 2024 Annual Report. Details →
- Join REAL and residents of Smiths Falls, ON, to clean up litter anytime over the two-week period of Saturday. Apr. 19 to Sat. May 3, 2025. Details →
- Book a Backyard Tree Planting consultation with Reep Green Solutions. Details →
- Celebrate 30 years with Green Venture at the iconic Veever’s Estate! Details →
- Green Communities Canada is hiring a Digital Content Specialist. Remote, anywhere in Canada. Apply by May 7, 2025.
- Loads of job opportunities from members.
Click this link to read the complete April issue of GC News.