The Greenbelt Coalition of Canada’s Capital Region was formed in the fall of 2008 to provide a strong community-based voice in relation to the National Capital Commission’s review of the 1996 Greenbelt Master Plan.  The coalition is comprised of 15 environmental and community organizations in the National Capital Region.

We see the Greenbelt as an essential component of a national capital Emerald Necklace that also encompasses and links Gatineau Park, Leamy Lake Park, the Poets’ Pathway, parkways and other federal greenspaces that make Canada’s capital a truly unique green city to live in and visit. Ottawa’s Greenbelt is approximately 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres) of mixed rural and natural landscape.  We see the Greenbelt as a “natural oasis” with expansive views of the capital, significant natural areas, and agricultural, forest and heritage landscapes.

The Coalition’s overall objective is to promote our vision and the protection and enhancement of the Greenbelt.

The Greenbelt Coalition’s goals include:

• promoting public awareness of the value of the Greenbelt, as well as encouraging participation in the NCC’s forthcoming review;
• ensuring that planning within and around the Greenbelt is consistent with the protection of the Greenbelt and its functions including the protection and enhancement  of agricultural lands and ecosystems;
• expanding its boundaries through federal legislation as a biodiversity reserve;
• ensuring that the principles of maintaining the Greenbelt’s ecological and territorial integrity and compatible sustainable uses are followed.

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Thanks to all the students of Jean Vanier Catholic Intermediate School who participated in creating the above mural, which measures six feet in height by 20 feet in length and was painted over a period of five days under the supervision of local mural artist, Nicole Bélanger.