
Response to 2025 Federal Budget
While Green Communities Canada (GCC) welcomes the confirmation of several commitments in the 2025 Federal Budget, we await crucial details on investments in nature-based solutions, active transportation, and electrifying…
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School Streets Team Gathers in Person for the First Time!
The National Active School Streets Initiative (School Streets) is a 4-year program that aims to create car-free streets in front of schools at the start and end…
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Press Release: Two Million Students Ride the Bus to School – Who Gets Left Behind in the Electric Transition?
Pivotal moment for Canada’s transition to low-carbon student transportation can either exacerbate or alleviate inequities. Peterborough, ON – September 3, 2025 – Over two million children…
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A Back-to-School Guide for Safe, Active Travel
Yes, it’s still summer, but back to school is just around the corner. Thinking now about how you get to and from school can make life easier…
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Why Does Walking or Wheeling to School Matter?
When children walk, bike, or roll to school, they improve their wellbeing and the general health of their surrounding community. Every step or every wheel…
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3 Ways to Get Kids on Bikes for Bike to School Week 2025
From coast to coast, people of all ages are embracing cycling as a safe, accessible transportation option for school trips. Bike to School Week 2025…
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Green Communities Canada Receives $400,000 to Expand School Streets in British Columbia
Green Communities Canada and The Society for Children and Youth of BC receive funding to support School Streets in up to ten communities across British…
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En 2021, le gouvernement fédéral avait promis 5,000 autobus scolaires électriques. Où sont-ils?
CBC’s The National speaks with a representative from Green Communities Canada and the Canadian Electric School Bus Alliance (CESBA) as part of an investigation into…
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Ottawa Promised 5,000 Electric School Buses Back in 2021. Where are They?
CBC’s The National speaks with a representative from Green Communities Canada and the Canadian Electric School Bus Alliance (CESBA) as part of an investigation into…
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Green Communities Canada Receives $3 Million to Support School Streets Nationwide
Green Communities Canada and partners are funded to lead the National Active School Streets Initiative to support physical activity in communities across six provinces.
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