2010 Real Property National Workshop – Innovating in Today’s Environment
A donation was made to the Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation. The Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation is committee to supporting and enhancing Toronto’s nearly 8,000 ha of public parkland – essential public spaces for play, sports, culture and quiet places to experience nature in the city.

RPIC’s contribution allowed the purchase of 20 trees to be planted in the spring of 2011.

www.torontoparksandtrees.org

2010 RPIC Regional Workshop – Modernizing Canadian Laboratories – A Sustainable Future for Science and Technology – Western Region
A donation was made to The Alberta Science Literacy Association. The Alberta Science Literacy Association (ASLA) is a promoter of active life-long interest in science, technology and nature. With programs for children, educators and the general public ASLA "brings science to life" in Alberta communities.

ASLA’s programs link scientists from industry, government and post-secondary institutions to students and communities across Alberta. ASLA’s scientists cover extensive scientific disciplines (from aeronautical engineering to zoology) and bring not only their extensive knowledge and understanding of science, but also their excitement and eagerness to share it and to involve the audience in the process.

http://asla.ca

2009 Real Property National Workshop – Real Property in Real Time
A donation was made to the Engineers Without Borders National Capital Chapter. Engineers Without Borders creates opportunities for rural Africans to access clean water, generate an income from small farms, and have improved access to the services and infrastructure they need to improve their lives. They harness the problem-solving approach and creative pragmatism of the Canadian engineering sector to address the root causes of poverty in rural Africa.

RPIC’s contribution aided EWB in the execution of the Leaders for Change Conference in Malawi, Southern Africa.

http://ottawa.ewb.ca/new/aboutus

2009 RPIC Regional Workshop – Investing in your Real Property Portfolio: A Federal Government Perspective – Atlantic Region
A donation was made to the Built Environment Sector of the Ecology Action Centre in Halifax, NS. The Ecology Action Centre has acted as a voice for Nova Scotia's environment for over 35 years. Since 1971, the EAC has been working to build a healthier, more sustainable Nova Scotia. The Built Environment Sector encourages ecologically sustainable, affordable and healthy building design and construction, and promotes urban planning and design in harmony with the natural and social environment.

www.ecologyaction.ca/content/built-environment

2008 Real Property National Workshop – Building on Performance
A donation was made to Habitat for Humanity National Capital Region (NCR). Habitat for Humanity NCR is a community-based, non-profit organization that builds simple, decent, affordable homes and sells them with no-interest mortgages to low income working families seeking an affordable home in which to raise their children. People of all faiths and cultures are warmly welcomed by Habitat for Humanity NCR.

www.habitatncr.com

2008 RPIC Federal Contaminated Sites National Workshop
Tree Canada is proud to verify that the 2008 RPIC Federal Contaminated Sites National Workshop, held in Vancouver, British Columbia on April 28 – May 1, 2008, was recognized as a Carbon Neutral Event. By assessing the conference data it was determined that approximately 273.92 tonnes of carbon dioxide would be released through travel, accommodations and energy consumption associated with this event. The event organizers (RPIC) offset these climate change causing-emissions within an 80-year period through the planting of 1642 trees according to afforestation criteria, in British Columbia in the spring of 2009.

http://treecanada.ca

2007 Real Property National Workshop – Preserving the Future: Survival or Extinction
A donation was made to Parks Canada to buy a tree on the Rideau Canal in celebration of the Rideau Canal’s 175th Anniversary. Delegates were able to vote on the location of the tree from the list of lock stations, and chose Hogs Back Lockstation in Ottawa.

www.pc.gc.ca/docs/r/on/rideau/whl-lhm/chap2/chap2A1/chap2A1c.aspx