Community Engagement

28 01, 2026

Building Power to Shape a Climate-Equitable Caring City

2026-01-28T12:22:05-05:00

Join Ecology Ottawa and Us for This Workshop Series   People with wealth, and specifically homeowners, are historically over-represented in City Planning consultations and civic engagement. This workshop series is intended to support those who are underrepresented in city planning decisions: low- and moderate- income folks, renters, people with disabilities, newcomers, Indigenous people, and other marginalized identities. Are you looking to influence change in your neighbourhood? Are you impacted by unreliable transit? Do you need better insulation in your apartment to lower your bills and be resilient to extreme weather events? Have you witnessed a loss of trees with new developments? [...]

Building Power to Shape a Climate-Equitable Caring City2026-01-28T12:22:05-05:00
9 10, 2025

Participatory Gendered Budgeting Workshop

2025-10-09T09:27:56-04:00

Participatory Gendered Budgeting Workshop   Since 2008, the City for All Women Initiative (CAWI) has worked with residents to understand and influence the city budget through community workshops, training, and advocacy. Our annual Participatory Gendered Budgeting workshop continues this important work. This workshop is a space where community members can learn how the city budget works and how we can have a say in where public money goes. Participatory budgeting is about people coming together to make decisions, share ideas, and push for equitable use of public funds. This year, we will be guided by the Care Lens - a way [...]

Participatory Gendered Budgeting Workshop2025-10-09T09:27:56-04:00
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