Ontario Nurses for the Environment

01/15/2026

Join us at our Greening Nursing School Community of Practice meeting! 📚🌱

Are you interested in helping green nursing schools? We hold bi-monthly meetings where nurses, faculty, and nursing students from across Canada and internationally come together to share ideas. Topics covered include reducing the environmental footprint through projects such as Greening the Lab, as well as exploring ways to incorporate planetary health and disaster management competencies into curricula.

If you're interested in joining us, please register using the link below! Attendance is free; we would love to hear your ideas! 😊

Register here: https://chapters-igs.rnao.ca/events/302

01/15/2026

Event alert! Climate in Therapy - January 28th at 7pm at St. Paul University in Ottawa

If you live in or around Ottawa, please come to "Climate in Therapy"! It will feature the film and then be followed by a panel discussion featuring Carmen Hust, a nurse psychotherapist who also serves as a member-at-large on our executive team! Other speakers include Dr. Sehjal Bhargava, president-elect of CAPE, Dr. Meg Sears, Prevent Cancer Now, and Alex Stratas, a University of Ottawa student activist. 🌎🌱

*Entry by donation to cover costs. Please sign up in advance using the link below!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvzsAGozyp3HGxHDDc4rDkk0FknK1-47HgFGZ9NHZljirrhg/viewform

01/02/2026

Happy New Year from Ontario Nurses for the Environment! We would like to give a huge thank you to all of our members and supporters for helping us make our world a healthier place to live. We’ve grown so much as a team throughout 2025 and we’ve accomplished so much together. As we head into 2026, we want to prioritize living sustainability, purposefully, and in the present. Enjoy this calming video of the Bay of Fundy on a crisp summer morning, taken by Dominique, our social media executive, in Nova Scotia! 🌎🌊

How can you live sustainably in 2026?
💧Reduce water consumption simply by turning off the faucet when not actively in use, and taking shorter showers and less baths
💡Minimize electricity usage by lowering the heat on the thermostat, turning off lights when not in use (or setting up smart bulbs), investing in energy efficient appliances and lights, and unplugging devices when not in use
👖Thrift instead of buying new and mend clothes whenever possible! This is huge for reducing textile waste in our landfills.
🚲 Bike, walk, or take public transit instead of driving your car! This is great for both your physical health and the planet!
🍎 Buy local produce whenever possible, shop at your local farmers market, and eat a plant-based diet
🌱Compost your food scraps to divert food waste from landfills and give back to our planet
🗑️Properly dispose of hazardous wastes, such as batteries, paints, chemicals, and electronics

12/10/2025

Did you miss our quarterly meeting? No worries! Check out our keynote speaker recording below!🌱🌎

At this meeting, we are joined by a special guest, Dr. Caroline Pereira, an Associate Professor at the School of Nursing at the University of São Paulo, Brazil! She’ll discuss the concepts behind resilient health systems, climate anxiety, and much more! Enjoy! ☺️

Check out our quarterly meeting keynote speaker from December 8th, 2025!At this meeting, we are joined by a special guest, Dr. Caroline Pereira, an Associate...

12/03/2025

Join Us on Monday, December 8th, for the ONE-IIOE December Quarterly!

At this meeting, we are joined by a special guest, Dr. Caroline Pereira, an Associate Professor at the School of Nursing in the University of São Paulo!

We look forward to seeing you there! Register using the link below! Everyone is welcome! 🌍🌲🌳

Register here: https://myrnao.ca/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1916

11/10/2025

Introducing Ontario Nurses for the Environment FIRST ANNUAL $1000 SCHOLARSHIP!! 📚💸

Are you an undergraduate or graduate nursing student in Ontario with an interest in environmental health and advocacy? This is for you!

**To see if you're eligible and apply for our scholarship, please use the link below:
https://forms.gle/pKLFLSKJBeFdxkEe7

If you have any questions, please email us at oneigrnao@gmail.com or message us through Facebook or Instagram.

Thank you and good luck! 😊🌱

10/08/2025

Celebrating Canada's first National Day of Action for Planetary Health by representing the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario & Ontario Nurses for the Environment (ONE-IIOE) with some amazing nurse leaders Kimberly LeBlanc (Canadian Nurses Association (CNA-AIIC) & Teri Forster (thebcnursesunion/Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions) plus Suchandra Banerjee at The Globe and Mail & Canadian Medical Association Implementing the Road Map to Planetary Health event today.🌏

Kudos to Courtney Howard (Global Climate and Health Alliance) for orchastrating both the road map and this event.

It was great to hear speakers William Gagnon (The Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care) , Ojistoh Horn, Kim Perrotta MHSc, Samantha Green and many more.

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment

09/23/2025

Event alert!! 🌱🌏

Join us on October 2nd from 3-4 PM EST for our bi-monthly community of practice for nurses, nurse educators, and nursing students to share ideas and strategies on how they are working to green their school of nursing. Topics discussed typically include reducing the environmental footprint of nursing schools (greening the lab) and introducing planetary health and disaster management competencies into nursing curricula.

Please register using the link below: everyone is welcome! 💚

Register here: https://chapters-igs.rnao.ca/events/258

09/19/2025

Check out our keynote speakers from our ONE-IIOE AGM on September 18th! 🌱

Shellyza Sajwani is the current co-chair and co-founder of the Canadian Association of Pharmacists for the Environment (CAPhE), and works as an oncology pharmacist at the Ottawa Hospital.

Shellyza will speak about pharmacy's environmental footprint and how nurses can partner with pharmacists to reduce that footprint. Additionally, she will speak about the journey of founding and growing CAPhE.

Lhamo is the current president of Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario and a Nurse Practitioner at Lakeridge Health GAIN clinic, ensuring that our seniors are able to live in their own homes safely and independently.

Lhamo will share some words of wisdom regarding the importance of leadership, education and advocacy across the healthcare sector.

Hear from our 2025 AGM keynote speakers, Shellyza Sajwani and Lhamo Dolkar!Shellyza Sajwani is the current co-chair and co-founder of the Canadian Associatio...

09/02/2025

Save the date!! Our AGM is fast-approaching on September 18th, 2025!

This is your time to learn more about our team and how you can get involved; everyone is welcome! You'll also hear from our Keynote Speaker, Shellyza Sajwani, who is the current co-chair and co-founder of the Canadian Association of Pharmacists for the Environment (CAPhE), and works as an oncology pharmacist at the Ottawa Hospital.

Please register using the link below and we hope to see you there!! 💚🌱

Register here: https://rnao.ca/events/chapters-igs-events-250

08/26/2025

On Saturday, September 20th, we’re drawing the line— for People. For Peace. For the Planet.

From rallies to strikes, marches to gatherings, this September 20th, communities will mobilize across the country and demand that Prime Minister Carney and the Canadian government pick a side: injustice, violence, and climate destruction— or a just and safe future for all of us.

If you’re in the Ottawa area, please email ottawa@seniorsforclimateactionnow.org to join; everyone is welcome!

**For everyone else in Canada, please visit drawtheline.world to find a march near you!! It’s time to come together to fight for a change!! 🌎🌱