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Sustainability initiatives Plan It Green, Strathroy-Caradoc Transition Guelph TransitionKW, Kitchener-Waterloo Transition Perth Transition Town Peterborough Local sustainability initiatives Please see our local or city pages via the Ontario category, where of course you can share any more information you may have about local sustainability initiatives. Initiatives by topic Climate action EcoPerth Community currencies activism Guelph Wellington Time Bank Food activism Lanark Local Flavour - Perth Farmers' Market - The Table Community Food Centre - Windsor Essex County Community Garden Collective The G-Spot in Ottawa Everyone knows healthy food — be it meat, dairy products, or fresh vegetables — is usually expensive food. For university students, rushing from classes to low-wage jobs with or without family support and grabbing food wherever they can, eating healthy may fall by the wayside, often for financial reasons. The Garden Spot, better known as the G-Spot, is based at Carleton University in Ottawa. It's one of several student-organized kitchens across Canada that has been founded in response to a rising student cost of living. "Rising tuition and rent in Ottawa meant that average food budget took a nosedive. Many students literally live on rice and ketchup for weeks at a time, their energy and concentration faltering, and increasingly must rely on coffee and other stimulants to stave off hunger and keep them going," wrote Kelly Fritsch, an early member of the G-Spot collective, nearly a decade ago. The collective has been serving pay-what-you-can, vegan home-cooked meals weekly since 2001. Carleton Food Collective Sustainable transport activism Guelph Coalition for Active Transportation Open Streets Hamilton Ottawa has been the site of Ciclovías-type street closures since 1970. Every Sunday morning during the summer over 50 kilometres of roads in the heart of Ottawa and nearby Gatineau Park are reserved for cyclists, in-line skaters, runners, and pedestrians. Alcatel-Lucent Sunday Bikedays. Open Streets Uptown Waterloo Towards sustainable economies Ontario has announced plans to test a type of unconditional income guarantee; it is currently (Oct 2017) enrolling participants in three areas of the province, who will receive an income guarantee for up to three years. Ontario Basic Income Pilot

News and comment 2017 Resilience, Community Action and Societal Transformation: in Peterborough, Apr 20 2016 Ontario pilot project puts universal basic income to the test, Oct 28 Ontario plans to trial universal basic income, Mar 7 2015 Windsor Youth Centre plans teaching garden to help build self-esteem and life skills, November 23 Kitchener group builds community cob oven, August 31 2014 Picturesque Perth: a model of sustainable, independent living in Canada, By Jen Wilton, September 2013 Hamilton Getting a First-Class Bike Share, Hits the Road in April, December 2 Resources Calendar 2014: March 22 - 29 Transition Guelph Resilience Festival Local communities in Ontario Toronto Create a new page Interwiki links Wikipedia: Ontario External links Green Drinks Ontario References This page includes Creative Commons Licensed content from the Sustainable community action wiki on Wikia. The list of authors can be seen in the history, link via drop down menu at top left of page.

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