Members SLOE members are Ottawa East residents who are willing to take a lead role in sustainability projects in our community, or to take a lead on organizational or administrative functions such as communications. So membership is quite informal, though members are expected to attend the monthly meetings on a regular basis, and to keep the chair and other members abreast of developments on the project(s) they are helping to lead.
Some of the core members and the initiatives they are currently involved with are:
- Rebecca Aird, chair
- John Dance, Rideau River Nature Trail and pedestrian and cycling infrastructure
- Vicki Davis, organizational support
- Rebecca Goostrey, the Main Farmers Market
- Annette Hegel, website creation/maintenance and the Children’s Garden
- Kathryn Nelson, greenspaces/stormwater management
- Keith Shackleton, the Ottawa East Community Garden
- Julia Sneyd, Ottawa East parks and the Children’s Garden
- Jayne Stoyles, the pedestrian bridge and organizational development
- Mary Trudeau, greenspaces and Rideau River ecological profiling
- Sean Whittaker, the Main Farmers Market
How we work
SLOE
works as a sort of "project incubator", supporting good ideas and the
commitment of individuals willing to put energy behind those ideas. Proposed projects are discussed and agreed to at SLOE monthly meetings; and these meetings are also a forum for strategizing and team-building. If you have a project idea and are willing to take a lead with us in making it happen, please get in touch or come to one of our monthly meetings.
Our modus operandi reflects the fact that many people who are keen to help make particular projects happen are not necessarily interested in membership and meetings. The great work done by these kinds of individuals has been critical to SLOE’s achievements to date.
The success of our projects also depends on a growing list of partners, including:
- Sandy Hill Community Health Centre
- Just Food
- Ottawa East Community Activities Group
- City of Ottawa’s Forestry Services
- Canadian Organic Growers – Ottawa Chapter
- Carleton University (the Community Service Learning program)
- University of Ottawa (professor Scott Findlay and the Experiential Learning Service program)
- Lady Evelyn Public School (Jennifer Dawson’s grade 4/5/6 class).
If you have a project idea and are willing to play a lead role in making it happen, please tell us about it!