Ecology Action Centre
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The EAC is an environmental charity in Mi'kma'ki / Nova Scotia taking leadership on critical issues from biodiversity to climate change to environmental justice. Visit us at www.ecologyaction.ca 🌱
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This September is brimming with great community-led reasons to gather, laugh, do something physical or partake in something that echoes a chorus from your own heart - come and join us! Everyone is welcome 🌞
Here’s a quick roundup of some of the highlights of the past week, including record-breaking uranium petitions, a bill that could help shift Nova Scotia Power to a performance-based regulatory framework and a not to promising clause about HRM housing buried in yet another undemocratic omnibus bill.
September 17, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Here’s a quick roundup of some of the highlights of the past week, including record-breaking uranium petitions, a bill that could help shift Nova Scotia Power to a performance-based regulatory framework and a not to promising clause about HRM housing buried in yet another undemocratic omnibus bill.
Are you new to volunteering with the Ecology Action Centre?
🌱 Join us for the EAC Volunteer Orientation! It's a great way to learn more about the EAC, meet fellow volunteers and learn more about various projects and campaigns you can get involved with.
🌱 Join us for the EAC Volunteer Orientation! It's a great way to learn more about the EAC, meet fellow volunteers and learn more about various projects and campaigns you can get involved with.
September 17, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Are you new to volunteering with the Ecology Action Centre?
🌱 Join us for the EAC Volunteer Orientation! It's a great way to learn more about the EAC, meet fellow volunteers and learn more about various projects and campaigns you can get involved with.
🌱 Join us for the EAC Volunteer Orientation! It's a great way to learn more about the EAC, meet fellow volunteers and learn more about various projects and campaigns you can get involved with.
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Ahead of the government's caucus retreat & Parliament's return next week, we released new polling.
The results? The federal government’s plans to subsidize a new pipeline plan & fast-track mega projects are hurting their popularity.
environmentaldefence.ca/2026/09/16/n...
The results? The federal government’s plans to subsidize a new pipeline plan & fast-track mega projects are hurting their popularity.
environmentaldefence.ca/2026/09/16/n...
September 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Ahead of the government's caucus retreat & Parliament's return next week, we released new polling.
The results? The federal government’s plans to subsidize a new pipeline plan & fast-track mega projects are hurting their popularity.
environmentaldefence.ca/2026/09/16/n...
The results? The federal government’s plans to subsidize a new pipeline plan & fast-track mega projects are hurting their popularity.
environmentaldefence.ca/2026/09/16/n...
Thanks to our sponsors and Sustainability Allies for supporting this year's Hike-a-Thon!
Halifax Cycles
CI Assante | Sustainable Wealth Family Office
Domus Realty | Anne Pryde, Realtor
Helping Nature Heal
Laughing Whale Coffee
Patagonia Halifax
PureGard Botanical Repellent
Fjallraven...
Halifax Cycles
CI Assante | Sustainable Wealth Family Office
Domus Realty | Anne Pryde, Realtor
Helping Nature Heal
Laughing Whale Coffee
Patagonia Halifax
PureGard Botanical Repellent
Fjallraven...
September 16, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Thanks to our sponsors and Sustainability Allies for supporting this year's Hike-a-Thon!
Halifax Cycles
CI Assante | Sustainable Wealth Family Office
Domus Realty | Anne Pryde, Realtor
Helping Nature Heal
Laughing Whale Coffee
Patagonia Halifax
PureGard Botanical Repellent
Fjallraven...
Halifax Cycles
CI Assante | Sustainable Wealth Family Office
Domus Realty | Anne Pryde, Realtor
Helping Nature Heal
Laughing Whale Coffee
Patagonia Halifax
PureGard Botanical Repellent
Fjallraven...
Want to understand more about how the food we eat affects the planet or have you been looking into gardening but you're not quite sure where to start?
The HalifACT Food Climate Commitment Badge invites you to learn about how to grow and support local through community and micro-gardening.
The HalifACT Food Climate Commitment Badge invites you to learn about how to grow and support local through community and micro-gardening.
September 15, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Want to understand more about how the food we eat affects the planet or have you been looking into gardening but you're not quite sure where to start?
The HalifACT Food Climate Commitment Badge invites you to learn about how to grow and support local through community and micro-gardening.
The HalifACT Food Climate Commitment Badge invites you to learn about how to grow and support local through community and micro-gardening.
Efficiency Nova Scotia invites you to a conversation about home energy and ways to make your home/workplace more affordable.
Cape Breton Tour
22 September – 6-7:30pm – McConnell Library, Sydney
23 September – 6-7:30pm – Glace Bay Library, Glace Bay
24 September – 6:30-8pm – Baddeck Library, Baddeck
Cape Breton Tour
22 September – 6-7:30pm – McConnell Library, Sydney
23 September – 6-7:30pm – Glace Bay Library, Glace Bay
24 September – 6:30-8pm – Baddeck Library, Baddeck
September 15, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Efficiency Nova Scotia invites you to a conversation about home energy and ways to make your home/workplace more affordable.
Cape Breton Tour
22 September – 6-7:30pm – McConnell Library, Sydney
23 September – 6-7:30pm – Glace Bay Library, Glace Bay
24 September – 6:30-8pm – Baddeck Library, Baddeck
Cape Breton Tour
22 September – 6-7:30pm – McConnell Library, Sydney
23 September – 6-7:30pm – Glace Bay Library, Glace Bay
24 September – 6:30-8pm – Baddeck Library, Baddeck
⛔️ Imagine if Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park was suddenly sold off to become a private waterfront hotel. As ludicrous as this might sound, this is possible according to the Hoston government.
🌲Did you know that Provincial Parks and Park Reserves can be de-listed without public consultation?
🌲Did you know that Provincial Parks and Park Reserves can be de-listed without public consultation?
September 15, 2026 at 2:37 PM
⛔️ Imagine if Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park was suddenly sold off to become a private waterfront hotel. As ludicrous as this might sound, this is possible according to the Hoston government.
🌲Did you know that Provincial Parks and Park Reserves can be de-listed without public consultation?
🌲Did you know that Provincial Parks and Park Reserves can be de-listed without public consultation?
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This week I’m on the road with EfficiencyNS and the EAC’s Kitchen Table Talks workshops, talking #energy #affordability and #efficiency at the beautiful WCRL libraries of Digby, Yarmouth and Shelburne counties. Lots of great conversations about how we use energy at home!
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September 11, 2026 at 12:23 AM
This week I’m on the road with EfficiencyNS and the EAC’s Kitchen Table Talks workshops, talking #energy #affordability and #efficiency at the beautiful WCRL libraries of Digby, Yarmouth and Shelburne counties. Lots of great conversations about how we use energy at home!
@ecologyaction.bsky.social
@ecologyaction.bsky.social
Those darn environmentalists are at it again! 😡😡
Saying NO to ... uh... bad economic decisions that will pollute our environment, threaten clean water and lock us into dead end industries...
Use the links below to learn about clean energy and green jobs in Nova Scotia 👇️👇️
Saying NO to ... uh... bad economic decisions that will pollute our environment, threaten clean water and lock us into dead end industries...
Use the links below to learn about clean energy and green jobs in Nova Scotia 👇️👇️
September 14, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Those darn environmentalists are at it again! 😡😡
Saying NO to ... uh... bad economic decisions that will pollute our environment, threaten clean water and lock us into dead end industries...
Use the links below to learn about clean energy and green jobs in Nova Scotia 👇️👇️
Saying NO to ... uh... bad economic decisions that will pollute our environment, threaten clean water and lock us into dead end industries...
Use the links below to learn about clean energy and green jobs in Nova Scotia 👇️👇️
Join EAC Sustainability Ally CI Assante Hydrostone on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 12 pm for an informative webinar exploring how strategic charitable giving can help you support the causes you care about.
Register here:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Join EAC Sustainability Ally CI Assante Hydrostone on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 12 pm for an informative webinar exploring how strategic charitable giving can help you support the causes you care about.
Register here:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Imagine if Nova Scotia’s beloved Long Lake Provincial Park was suddenly privatized to become a golf course, hotel or spa. Although they’re supposed to be protected forever, Provincial Parks are not as safe as you might think.
September 10, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Imagine if Nova Scotia’s beloved Long Lake Provincial Park was suddenly privatized to become a golf course, hotel or spa. Although they’re supposed to be protected forever, Provincial Parks are not as safe as you might think.
🦦 Join us next weekend for a Bioblitz at Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest 🦦
🕙: Saturday, September 19, 10am – 2pm
Get to know the creatures of Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest during this “bioblitz” event. Scientists and educators will be on-hand to identify species and share knowledge.
🕙: Saturday, September 19, 10am – 2pm
Get to know the creatures of Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest during this “bioblitz” event. Scientists and educators will be on-hand to identify species and share knowledge.
September 10, 2026 at 1:20 PM
🦦 Join us next weekend for a Bioblitz at Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest 🦦
🕙: Saturday, September 19, 10am – 2pm
Get to know the creatures of Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest during this “bioblitz” event. Scientists and educators will be on-hand to identify species and share knowledge.
🕙: Saturday, September 19, 10am – 2pm
Get to know the creatures of Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest during this “bioblitz” event. Scientists and educators will be on-hand to identify species and share knowledge.
Advocates say people in energy poverty are being left out of provincial aid, as nearly 8,000 applications that were denied for a home heating rebate this past winter would have met the criteria in years gone by.
September 9, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Advocates say people in energy poverty are being left out of provincial aid, as nearly 8,000 applications that were denied for a home heating rebate this past winter would have met the criteria in years gone by.
🍲 Ecology Action Centre is proud to sponsor "My Food Journey" at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 on September 29.
This culinary event features our Kelp Kurious project's partnering chef, Pamela A. Leonforde.
This culinary event features our Kelp Kurious project's partnering chef, Pamela A. Leonforde.
September 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
🍲 Ecology Action Centre is proud to sponsor "My Food Journey" at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 on September 29.
This culinary event features our Kelp Kurious project's partnering chef, Pamela A. Leonforde.
This culinary event features our Kelp Kurious project's partnering chef, Pamela A. Leonforde.
The HalifACT Nature Connections Climate Commitment Badge invites you spend time in nature to help remind ourselves that we are part of a larger, living fabric.
🔗 The full list: halifax.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
🔗 The full list: halifax.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
September 9, 2026 at 1:19 PM
The HalifACT Nature Connections Climate Commitment Badge invites you spend time in nature to help remind ourselves that we are part of a larger, living fabric.
🔗 The full list: halifax.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
🔗 The full list: halifax.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
🥾 Join us for a guided Sandy Lake group hike in support of Hike-a-Thon on Saturday, September 19, from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. 🌲
Sustainability Ally PureGard are joining to teach about tick safety and bite prevention. Please note that this trail is moderate in pace and terrain with limited facilities.
Sustainability Ally PureGard are joining to teach about tick safety and bite prevention. Please note that this trail is moderate in pace and terrain with limited facilities.
September 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
🥾 Join us for a guided Sandy Lake group hike in support of Hike-a-Thon on Saturday, September 19, from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. 🌲
Sustainability Ally PureGard are joining to teach about tick safety and bite prevention. Please note that this trail is moderate in pace and terrain with limited facilities.
Sustainability Ally PureGard are joining to teach about tick safety and bite prevention. Please note that this trail is moderate in pace and terrain with limited facilities.
Join us for a talk with Nessa Richman, author of Food Policy Councils: Building Civic Engagement and Community Well-Being, on how local Food Policy Councils fight hunger and build community from the ground up.
📅 Monday, September 14, 2026 | 1:00–3:00 PM
📍 Halifax Central Library, BMO Community Room
📅 Monday, September 14, 2026 | 1:00–3:00 PM
📍 Halifax Central Library, BMO Community Room
September 8, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Join us for a talk with Nessa Richman, author of Food Policy Councils: Building Civic Engagement and Community Well-Being, on how local Food Policy Councils fight hunger and build community from the ground up.
📅 Monday, September 14, 2026 | 1:00–3:00 PM
📍 Halifax Central Library, BMO Community Room
📅 Monday, September 14, 2026 | 1:00–3:00 PM
📍 Halifax Central Library, BMO Community Room
Introduction to Campaigns and Organizing
📍: Veith House - The Boardroom, 3115 Veith Street
🕢️: Tuesday, September 29, from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
This two hour workshop will introduce you to a few core concepts of community organizing and campaigns.
✊️ Register here: ecologyaction.ca/intro-organi...
📍: Veith House - The Boardroom, 3115 Veith Street
🕢️: Tuesday, September 29, from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
This two hour workshop will introduce you to a few core concepts of community organizing and campaigns.
✊️ Register here: ecologyaction.ca/intro-organi...
September 4, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Introduction to Campaigns and Organizing
📍: Veith House - The Boardroom, 3115 Veith Street
🕢️: Tuesday, September 29, from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
This two hour workshop will introduce you to a few core concepts of community organizing and campaigns.
✊️ Register here: ecologyaction.ca/intro-organi...
📍: Veith House - The Boardroom, 3115 Veith Street
🕢️: Tuesday, September 29, from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
This two hour workshop will introduce you to a few core concepts of community organizing and campaigns.
✊️ Register here: ecologyaction.ca/intro-organi...
Great news!
The Province has announced that the Student Transit Pass program will be reinstated after it was slated to be cut in the latest provincial budget.
This program helps reduce traffic and supports youth independence, social equity, affordable living, climate action and more.
The Province has announced that the Student Transit Pass program will be reinstated after it was slated to be cut in the latest provincial budget.
This program helps reduce traffic and supports youth independence, social equity, affordable living, climate action and more.
September 3, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Great news!
The Province has announced that the Student Transit Pass program will be reinstated after it was slated to be cut in the latest provincial budget.
This program helps reduce traffic and supports youth independence, social equity, affordable living, climate action and more.
The Province has announced that the Student Transit Pass program will be reinstated after it was slated to be cut in the latest provincial budget.
This program helps reduce traffic and supports youth independence, social equity, affordable living, climate action and more.
We’ve all heard it before. Any time government or industry proposes something bad, the minute someone calls them out, they come back with “YOU GUYS JUST SAY NO TO EVERYTHING”
But we’re not really saying no to everything, because they aren’t actually offering our communities EVERYTHING, are they?
But we’re not really saying no to everything, because they aren’t actually offering our communities EVERYTHING, are they?
September 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
We’ve all heard it before. Any time government or industry proposes something bad, the minute someone calls them out, they come back with “YOU GUYS JUST SAY NO TO EVERYTHING”
But we’re not really saying no to everything, because they aren’t actually offering our communities EVERYTHING, are they?
But we’re not really saying no to everything, because they aren’t actually offering our communities EVERYTHING, are they?
🚌 As we head back to school this September, the students of Nova Scotia/Mi’kmaki are still riding to school on polluting diesel buses.
Instead children could be taken to school with quieter, safer electric school buses- they’re a great way to protect children’s health & safeguard the environment.
Instead children could be taken to school with quieter, safer electric school buses- they’re a great way to protect children’s health & safeguard the environment.
September 3, 2026 at 12:35 PM
🚌 As we head back to school this September, the students of Nova Scotia/Mi’kmaki are still riding to school on polluting diesel buses.
Instead children could be taken to school with quieter, safer electric school buses- they’re a great way to protect children’s health & safeguard the environment.
Instead children could be taken to school with quieter, safer electric school buses- they’re a great way to protect children’s health & safeguard the environment.
Six presenters. But nobody gets to present their own.
The EAC's Community Climate Navigator, Kate Brooks, enters the mayhem at "Whose Presentation is it, Anyway?" at Halifax Fringe, September 9 from 7:30-9:00 at the Grafton Street Dinner Theatre.
Come out and support "Team Climate Guru!"
The EAC's Community Climate Navigator, Kate Brooks, enters the mayhem at "Whose Presentation is it, Anyway?" at Halifax Fringe, September 9 from 7:30-9:00 at the Grafton Street Dinner Theatre.
Come out and support "Team Climate Guru!"
September 2, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Six presenters. But nobody gets to present their own.
The EAC's Community Climate Navigator, Kate Brooks, enters the mayhem at "Whose Presentation is it, Anyway?" at Halifax Fringe, September 9 from 7:30-9:00 at the Grafton Street Dinner Theatre.
Come out and support "Team Climate Guru!"
The EAC's Community Climate Navigator, Kate Brooks, enters the mayhem at "Whose Presentation is it, Anyway?" at Halifax Fringe, September 9 from 7:30-9:00 at the Grafton Street Dinner Theatre.
Come out and support "Team Climate Guru!"
New polling from the AOSWC and Spark Advocacy shows strong support for offshore wind development in Nova Scotia.
Nearly 3 out of 4 of respondents had favorable views of offshore wind, but this support was conditional on concerns over risk management and potential impacts to marine ecosystems.
Nearly 3 out of 4 of respondents had favorable views of offshore wind, but this support was conditional on concerns over risk management and potential impacts to marine ecosystems.
September 2, 2026 at 4:08 PM
New polling from the AOSWC and Spark Advocacy shows strong support for offshore wind development in Nova Scotia.
Nearly 3 out of 4 of respondents had favorable views of offshore wind, but this support was conditional on concerns over risk management and potential impacts to marine ecosystems.
Nearly 3 out of 4 of respondents had favorable views of offshore wind, but this support was conditional on concerns over risk management and potential impacts to marine ecosystems.
This September is brimming with great community-led reasons to gather, laugh, do something physical or partake in something that echoes a chorus from your own heart - come and join us! Everyone is welcome 🌞
September 2, 2026 at 1:48 PM
This September is brimming with great community-led reasons to gather, laugh, do something physical or partake in something that echoes a chorus from your own heart - come and join us! Everyone is welcome 🌞
Rupinder Kaur, Energy and skills development coordinator, EAC, has contributed our most recent In Our Power blog: The Green Streets Vision for Cape Breton/Unama’ki.
Cape Breton communities face growing pressures related to housing affordability, energy costs, workforce shortages and aging houses.
Cape Breton communities face growing pressures related to housing affordability, energy costs, workforce shortages and aging houses.
September 1, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Rupinder Kaur, Energy and skills development coordinator, EAC, has contributed our most recent In Our Power blog: The Green Streets Vision for Cape Breton/Unama’ki.
Cape Breton communities face growing pressures related to housing affordability, energy costs, workforce shortages and aging houses.
Cape Breton communities face growing pressures related to housing affordability, energy costs, workforce shortages and aging houses.