Aug 9, 2022
The 2022 Depave Paradise season has come to a close, with 15 new Depave projects completed this year. Since the creation of the program in 2012, Depave Paradise has completed 80 projects across 32 Canadian cities, converting a total of 16,384 m2 of unused paved...
Jul 13, 2022
What was once a run-down asphalt walkway in Seaside Park, Saint John, New Brunswick, has now been recognized as a vital pollinator habitat by the David Suzuki Foundation! The recognition came after the site was transformed into an urban greenspace featuring 200 native...
Jan 12, 2022
Green Communities Canada (GCC) is excited to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Depave Paradise. The program originated in Oregon and was brought to Canada by former GCC Director of Water Programs Sharyn Inward. “When I first saw this project in Portland, I could...
Aug 1, 2021
This summer, Peterborough GreenUP installed its first Depave Paradise project in Lakefield, Ontario in partnership with Winfield Shores Harbour, and the Township of Selwyn. This is the latest in a string of nearly 10 depave sites for Peterborough GreenUp, but the very...
Jul 22, 2021
Over the past year and a half, communities all across Canada have gone through long periods of lock-down due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite curfews, product shortages, mask-mandates, restricted social interaction, shuttered businesses, and school closures, for...
Jul 5, 2021
Depave coordinator, Barb Hicks, from Rideau Environmental Action League (REAL) in Smith’s Falls spent her summer months planning the town’s first depave! Working in partnership with the township, the team helped to depave a 100m2 section of Daniel st....
