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The National Capital Green Pages Directory  is now available! This community directory promoting local and eco-friendly groups organizations and businesses throughout Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec.

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Suggested Links:
Ecology Ottawa has an excellent calendar of local eco-events.
Green Ottawa has an events list as well as a directory of green groups, jobs, and more.
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Please note: PEN archives and other online PERC projects prior to 2010 are provided as a courtesy but are not updated. We regret that we cannot correct outdated links or information from these past editions and projects.

PERC Annual General Meeting

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 AGM Thurs May 23, 2013, 7 pm

Top floor, 174 First Avenue, Ottawa (behind the Royal Bank at Bank and First).

All members, core volunteers and prospective members are asked to attend. Refreshments will be served. 

Are you interested in joing the PERC Board?

The Peace and Environment Resource Centre is looking for volunteers for PERC's Board of Directors. We are seeking individuals with time and talent to help keep PERC, one of the longest standing nonprofit organizations in Ottawa, going strong.

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E-PEN Highlights May 2013

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Sustainable Communities

The Peace and Environment Resource Centre (PERC) is one of Ottawa's longest-standing  grassroots organizations. PERC produces the Peace and Environment News (PEN), available throughout the city on a bimonthly basis.

The E-PEN provides links to selected articles from the current edition of the PEN as well as supplemental multimedia features.

This month PERC would like to highlight:

To learn more about PERC, visit www.perc.ca or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to find out how to become involved.
 
Would you like to receive the E-PEN highlights on a regular basis? Ask to be added to our email list, or become a PEN subscriber to receive the full PEN and Insider. Please donate to support the PEN!
 
The E-PEN is distributed via partner organizations' electronic communications. Please let us know if your group is willing to include the E-PEN or a link to it in your newsletter or on your site.
 
The PERC wishes to thank the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their support.
 

 

 

Last Updated (Monday, 13 May 2013 21:26)

 

Volunteering

The Peace and Environment Resource Centre has an immediate opening for a Treasurer to serve on its Board of Directors.  This volunteer position directs the activities of the bookkeeper, ensuring the integrity of PERC accounting records and the timely and accurate filing of regulatory reports.  If you are an accounting professional with four hours a month to donate, we would like to hear from you.

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What is the PERC?

 

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In this issue..
Healthy Food for All
A project to bring food markets to underserved areas in the city is expanding this year thanks to several organizations that came together to take action on food insecurity. 
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Want more PEN?

Look for the full print edition at community centres and select retailers throughout the Ottawa area.

The PERC site features highlights from the current edition. PDF versions of the full PEN will be available in the archives after the current edition is off the stands.

Viewpoints expressed should not be taken to represent the opinions of the Ottawa Peace and Environment Resource Centre, the Peace and Environment News, or our supporters. The PEN does not recommend, approve or endorse any of the advertisers, products or services printed in the PEN or referred to on the PERC website. Health-related information printed in the PEN or online is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for the advice of a qualified and licensed health care provider. The PERC and PEN are not responsible for the content on any external website links.