Our second community tree planting event

Our second community tree planting event

Our heartfelt thanks to the many individuals who made our second tree planting at Mowat Farm Park in Barrhaven event a great success. First the Steering Committee – Ashley Janna, Carole Nehme, Colette Corban, Hashem Y Hashem, and Mounir Gedeon – who, over the past...
Rivers as Persons

Rivers as Persons

This article by GentleWays for OurPlanet founder and executive director Aïda Warah originally appeared in Peace and Environment News. An exciting movement is emerging world-wide that aims to have natural landscapes such as rivers, forests, lakes, and mountains legally...
Our first in-person tree planting event

Our first in-person tree planting event

GentleWays for OurPlanet’s first in-person tree planting event was an awesome, memorable day! Dozens of youths and youth at heart mainly from the Lebanese-Canadian community in Ottawa planted 125 trees at Neil Nesbitt Park in Barrhaven, Ottawa, on September 24,...