THE WORLD IS A STAGE
When the Great Canadian Theatre Company left its old home and relocated to the new Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre, it upgraded in more ways than one. The state-of-the-art theatre—which also houses a 43-unit high-end condominium—uses storm water recycling, toilets with half and full-flush options, increased natural light penetration, and a whole lot more, making it one of the greenest buildings in the city. These choices result in 50% less greenhouse gas emissions and 60% less potable water drawn from municipal water supplies. 1227 Wellington St., 613-236-5196. www.gctc.ca/newhome.html

RECYCLED RHYTHM One man’s trash is another man’s musical instrument. The talented crew of Junkyard Symphony drums, juggles, sings, teaches, and performs acrobatics with junk of all kinds. The pro percussionists use recycled goods to do good. Their goal—aside from making audiences smile, of course—is to promote a healthy environment by finding ways to reduce the amount of garbage produced. 613-298-JUNK (5865). www.junkyardsymphony.com

HIT THE ROAD If you plan to tour Ottawa’s stunning sights, why not do it on two wheels instead of four? There are several spots around town to rent bicycles, including Rent-A-Bike (613-241-4140), Cycle Bertrand (819-771-6858), Cyco’s (613-567-8180), and Joe Mamma Urban Cycles (613-564-0459), to name a few. On Sundays throughout the summer, over 50 km of parkway are closed to traffic during Alcatel-Lucent Sunday Bikedays. Cyclists, runners, walkers, and rollerbladers are free to explore a route that is normally reserved for cars. The route takes in sections of the Ottawa River Parkway, Colonel By Drive, Rockcliffe Parkway, and Gatineau Park. www.canadascapital.gc.ca

LOW-IMPACT EATS With all the talk about the importance of consuming locally grown and processed food, it’s important that we do what we can to eat locally. Ottawa residents are fortunate to have such an abundance of delicious local food at hand, and Savour Ottawa takes advantage. The project—a joint venture between the City of Ottawa, Ottawa Tourism, Ontario Tourism, and a non-profit organization called Just Food—aims to promote local culinary products and experiences, as well as to bring the entire Ottawa food industry together to develop and promote our local cuisine. A tasty way to be good to our environment. www.ottawatourism.ca/savourottawa

Bullfrog Power is the leading provider of 100% green electricity, with energy coming from clean, renewable sources like wind power and low-impact waterpower. Below, a list of local restaurants, shops, and galleries that use this environmentally friendly power source: Domus Café www.domuscafe.ca Cube Gallery www.cubegallery.ca Arbour Environmental Shoppe www.arbourshop.com ByWard Fruit Market www.bywardfruit.com Lululemon Athletica www.lululemon.com Magpie Jewellery www.magpiejewellery.com Rainbow Natural Foods www.rainbowfoods.net Mountain Equipment Co-op www.mec.ca