April 5, 2022 Update: In alignment with recommendations from Peterborough Public Health, and in response to the Province recently outlining next steps to living with and managing COVID-19, GreenUP is taking the following measures to ensure the wellbeing, health, and safety of both patrons and staff. Please check this webpage for further updates. Individuals are asked […]

By Hayley Goodchild, NeighbourHOODS and Residential Programs Coordinator When it comes to taking climate action, there are a number of significant actions that all residents, and especially homeowners, can take to reduce their impact and adapt to future changes in our climate. GreenUP will be focusing on these opportunities for action in a series of […]

Leif Einarson, Communications Manager at GreenUP Earth Hour happens from 8:30-9:30pm on the last Saturday in March every year. Earth Hour began in 2007 as a symbolic lights-out event to raise awareness for climate change and unsustainable resource consumption. For some people, this event raises questions: why only one hour? Why the focus on turning […]

By Hayley Goodchild, NeighbourHOODS and Residential Programs Coordinator at GreenUP We’ve reached the point in the season when each new snowfall elicits a weary sigh. I grab my shovel, again. For many urban dwellers, snow is first and foremost a problem to be solved. Who will move it? Where will it go? Such concerns are […]

The Grade 8 Transit Quest program is sponsored by the City of Peterborough and coordinated by Active School Travel PTBO (AST Ptbo). The Grade 8 Transit Quest provides free Peterborough Transit passes to all Grade 8 students within the City of Peterborough for the duration of March By Jaime Akiyama, GreenUP’s Program Coordinator With March [...]

By Leif Einarson, Communications Manager at GreenUP We may still be surrounded by freezing rain and snow, but parents and guardians know all too well the mad dash at this time of year to finalize summer plans and register children for camps. Research shows that there are many benefits to summer camps. In 2010 the […]

By Heather Ray, Director of Programs at GreenUP Trees and water provide an example of a truly reciprocal relationship where both give and receive. This relationship between trees and water also provides an example of our own human relationships and of relationships threatened by climate change. While it varies by species, live trees are approximately […]

During the winter, salt accumulates on roads and in snow banks and is then washed into storm drains during thaws. The results can be damaging to our watershed. Responsible spreading of salt by homeowners can reduce the amount of salt washed into storm drains and into our waterways. By Karen Halley, Coordinator of Communications and […]

By Jaime Akiyama, Coordinator of Active School Travel Peterborough with GreenUP Active School Travel Peterborough has always promoted walking and wheeling as some of the most beneficial school travel options for the health and safety of students, communities, and the environment. These benefits are even more precious during the winter. Many recognize the benefits to […]

GreenUP is seeking a Program Coordinator to coordinate and support community transportation programs. Our ideal candidate is comfortable in a leadership position and eager to make change in their community. They are knowledgeable and passionate about active & sustainable transportation issues and benefits. They may also have experience and/or an interest in behaviour change, community […]