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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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Event Calendars

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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 We regret that we cannot correct outdated links or information from these past editions and projects.

E-PEN Highlights May 2013

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:

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The PERC wishes to thank the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their support.

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



The PERC thanks the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their support. The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

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In this issue..

Mining Companies Target Colombian Campesinos

The oppression of rural communities in Colombia by Canadian and other mining companies, politicians, and paramilitaries was the subject of an earlier presentation in Ottawa.

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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.