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Skip the Mother’s Day flowers: Plant a tree instead!

Skip the Mother’s Day flowers: Plant a tree instead!
RIDEAU VALLEY, April 28, 2022 – Nurturing new life and dreaming of a brighter future: your mother did this for you, and now you can return the favour. Thanks to the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation’s special occasions tree planting program, you can honour your mom and Mother Earth at the same time this…

Somersault flips ownership, goes carbon neutral

Somersault flips ownership, goes carbon neutral
OTTAWA, Jan. 7, 2021 – Ottawa race organizer Somersault Events has turned its sustainability practices upside down, starting with a carbon neutral certification through the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation.  Under new ownership since October 2021, the local race organizer has pledged to offset any emissions from its events, including travel to…

Someone else’s shoes: Cubs complete “accessibility hike” in support of Nature For All

Someone else’s shoes: Cubs complete “accessibility hike” in support of Nature For All
KARS-ON-THE-RIDEAU, Dec. 2, 2021 – You’ve heard it before: to understand a person, you must walk a mile in their shoes.  A local Cub Scouts pack did just that recently when they walked – and rolled – in the shoes of people with disabilities at Baxter Conservation Area south of…

Giving Tuesday pledge a natural investment for McCooeye Wealth Management

Giving Tuesday pledge a natural investment for McCooeye Wealth Management
RIDEAU VALLEY, Nov. 18, 2021 – An investment in nature is an investment for the future – and with its generous Giving Tuesday matching pledge, McCooeye Wealth Management is helping to generate some big returns. McCooeye Wealth Management, an advisory team with Mandeville Private Client Inc., will match up to $5,000 in donations…

Elephant Print joins the Foundation's Carbon Neutral family

Elephant Print joins the Foundation's Carbon Neutral family
OTTAWA, Nov. 16, 2021 – More than 200 new native trees will be planted in the Rideau Valley watershed this year thanks to the Foundation’s newest carbon neutral partner.  Elephant Print, a local print and graphic design shop co-owned by Ryan Boland and Naheed Hicks, has committed to offsetting its eight…

Local funeral home plants living legacy of 30,000 trees

Local funeral home plants living legacy of 30,000 trees
OTTAWA, Oct. 7, 2021 –  A thriving local forest serves as a living legacy for the many Rideau Valley families served by Hulse, Playfair & McGarry Funeral Homes over the past 20 years.  Since 2001, the long-standing family business has worked with the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation to plant local,…

Foundation Board welcomes new Chair, Vice-Chair

Foundation Board welcomes new Chair, Vice-Chair
MANOTICK, Sept. 14, 2021 – For the first time in 11 years, the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation’s Board of Directors has elected a new Chair: Andrew Harkness, an Environmental Planner and Senior Engineer in Ottawa.  The Board also elected a new Vice-Chair, Dr. Allison Brown, at its meeting on June 9. …

New plaque honours Joe Slater, caretaker of Meisel Woods

New plaque honours Joe Slater, caretaker of Meisel Woods
CROW LAKE, Sept. 7, 2021 – A new plaque at Meisel Woods Conservation Area pays homage to one of the park’s most earnest caretakers: Joe Slater.  Joe and his wife Sandi moved to the village of Crow Lake around 1999 to enjoy a quiet retirement outside the big city. They quickly…

For Velofix, going carbon neutral as simple as riding a bike

For Velofix, going carbon neutral as simple as riding a bike
MANOTICK, Sept 2, 2021 – Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride – except, perhaps, the simple process of going carbon neutral with the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation. Velofix Ottawa owner Adam Kourakis said he was pleasantly surprised how easy it was to offset his mobile bike shop’s…

Plank by plank, help Baxter build a better boardwalk

Plank by plank, help Baxter build a better boardwalk
MANOTICK, July 19, 2021 – Plank by plank, together we can bridge the gap in accessibility at Baxter Conservation Area. The popular hiking destination in south Ottawa needs a new bridge and boardwalk, which our Nature for All project aims to replace with the gold standard of accessible infrastructure.   But the…

Foundation Board chair Jason Kelly retires after decade at the helm

Foundation Board chair Jason Kelly retires after decade at the helm
MANOTICK, July 20, 2021 – After 11 years, RVCF Board chair Jason Kelly is hanging up his Foundation hat as he takes his many talents to Hong Kong in pursuit of attaining his doctoral degree. “We are excited for Jason and his family as he begins this new chapter,” said Foundation…

Birthday boys forgo gifts in support of Nature For All

Phil and Michel Charron check out the new accessible beach mat at Baxter beach.
KARS-ON-THE-RIDEAU, June 16, 2021 – Birthdays are for having fun, and this year Michel and Philip Charron are making sure people of all abilities can get in on the fun at Baxter Conservation Area. The twin brothers from Metcalfe, ON turn 10 on June 16. Instead of gifts, they’ve asked their…
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