Media
Browse recent coverage of EnviroCentre’s work.
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Vita Sgardello, Director of Strategic Communications
EnviroCentre in the news

CBC This is Ottawa Podcast
If kids want to recycle plastics at Ottawa schools, they’re out of luck. Blue bins were removed in September 2025.
June 8, 2026

CBC All in a Day
Ottawa’s biggest race weekend switched to reusable cups for the 2K race this year.
June 1, 2026

CBC Ottawa Morning
The new Build program at EnviroCentre, a non-profit based in Ottawa, aims to teach climate-conscious trade skills.
June 1, 2026

CBC
The new Build program offered through EnviroCentre, a non-profit based in Ottawa, aims to teach Canadian newcomers climate-conscious trade skills.
May 31, 2026

The Guardian
A Canadian social enterprise hopes to help solve the urgent need for retrofits and shortage of skilled workers
Apr 30, 2026

Canada’s National Observer
Building a greener tomorrow: Ottawa non-profit trains immigrants to retrofit homes
Apr 22, 2026





The Ottawa Citizen
East-end retrofits see affordable housing obtain air conditioning, energy-efficient upgrades
Aug 19, 2025



The Ottawa Citizen
Leloup and Bury: Don’t let Ontario set fire to its own recycling plan
Jul 2, 2025






Ottawa Citizen
Smith and Benoit: Electric cargo bikes could transform transportation in Ottawa
Oct 15, 2024
