**In-person tours and presentations are currently cancelled due to Covid-19.**
Connect with us virtually!!!! Contact our communications staff at egraham@ovwrc.com or 613-735-7537, ext. 216, to discuss options for connecting virtually. Our Community presentations are all adaptable for the various popular virtual meeting platforms in use.
Tours and presentations are provided for schools or community groups within our partner municipalities (Petawawa, Pembroke, Laurentian Valley, North Algona Wilberforce) or municipalities from whom we receive recycling for processing (Madawaska Valley, Algonquins of Pikwakanagan). Tours and Presentations are free of charge (groups/schools are responsible for transportation to OVWRC, with some exceptions).
For more information or to book your tour or presentation contact:
Elizabeth Graham, Communications Officer
E-mail: egraham@ovwrc.com
Phone: 613-735-7537 ext.216
*In-person tours and presentations are currently cancelled due to Covid-19.**
Connect with us virtually!!!! Contact our communications staff at egraham@ovwrc.com or 613-735-7537, ext. 216, to discuss options for your class. Our curriculum based presentations are all adaptable for the various popular virtual meeting platforms in use. We are working on short videos with accompanying worksheets for our most requested grade levels – check back soon!
Our Communications Staff are available to come to your school and give presentations on waste reduction, recycling and composting. Presentations are geared to fit specific curriculum expectations related to waste and recycling that you may be covering in your class. Tours and presentations are provided for schools or community groups within our partner municipalities (Petawawa, Pembroke, Laurentian Valley, North Algona Wilberforce) or municipalities from whom we receive recycling for processing (Madawaska Valley, Algonquins of Pikwakanagan).
You can also come and tour the Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre and learn more about recycling and composting. Our Education Staff are available to conduct class tours of the facility. Schools are responsible to provide transportation to OVWRC with the exception of Grades 3-6 and Grade 11 Environmental Science.
Limited transportation spots are available for Grades 3-6 and Grade 11 Environmental Science for schools within Petawawa, Pembroke and Laurentian Valley. Book early in the school year to secure your spot.
| Grade | Topic | Curriculum Covered |
| JK/SK | Princess & Water Fairy Skit OR Why Should I Recycle Stories (Alternating topics yearly to deal with the JK/SK splits) | Science & Technology (identify ways you can care for and show respect for the environment) |
| 1 | Personal actions that help maintain a healthy environment (3R’s) | Understanding Life Systems: Needs and Characteristics of Living Things |
| 2 | Leaching Landfill | Understanding Earth & Space Systems: Air & Water |
| 3 | Examine Composting Process | Understanding Earth & Space System: Soil in the Environment |
| 4 | Examine the effects of human activities on habitats & communities, focus on Landfill | Understanding Life Systems: Habitat & Communities |
| 5 | Energy & Resource Conservation | Understanding Earth & Space Systems: Conservation of Energy & Resources |
| 6 | Biodiversity & ways to conserve biodiversity | Understanding Life Systems: Biodiversity |
| 7 | Greenhouse gases & OVWRC’s Landfill Gas Collection System | Understanding Earth & Space Systems: Heat & Environment |
| 8 | Impact of human activities on water systems and OVWRC leachate Treatment System | Understanding Earth & Space Systems: Water Systems |
| 9 | Ecological Footprint | Geography of Canada (Human Environmental Interactions) OR Science: Biology: Sustainable Ecosystems |
| 10 | Landfill Gas/Climate Change | Earth & Space Science: Climate Change |
| 11 – Computer Science | Electronic Waste/Stewardship | Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability |
| 11 – Environmental Science | Overall Waste Management System – Local/Global | Reducing & Managing Waste |
| 12 | Reducing & Managing Waste | Science |
Our Communications Staff are available to come to your location and give presentations on waste reduction,recycling and composting. Presentation formats can be accommodated to suit the needs of your group and gives the opportunity for residents to learn more about what happens at the Waste Recovery Centre. Tours of the Centre can also be arranged. Ideal for Scouts, Girl Guides, Brownies, Cubs, Church Groups, Condo Associations. Tours and presentations are provided for schools or community groups within our partner municipalities (Petawawa, Pembroke, Laurentian Valley, North Algona Wilberforce) or municipalities from whom we receive recycling for processing (Madawaska Valley, Algonquins of Pikwakanagan).