Five tips for a Sustainable Festive Season
While any time is the right time to cut back on a few of the traditional excesses of the season, this season is especially fraught with over-consumption. Are we making […]
Parallel Rallies send united message to Protect the Greenbelt
Saturday’s ‘Simcoe North Unites to Protect the Greenbelt’ rally drew over one hundred sign-waving people in Orillia to protest the Ford government’s ‘Build More Houses Faster (Bill 23)’ and their […]
Climate change is “a spiritual crisis”
Dr. Ted Reeve is a social ethicist, educator, and minister in The United Church of Canada. For the past eight years he has been the coordinating minister at St. Paul’s […]
How to create a bird-friendly garden (Part 3) – by Mike Jones for Sustainable Orillia
Sustainable Orillia’s most dedicated ‘birder,’ Mike Jones, shares more ideas on how to create a bird-friendly garden, part of our ongoing series in support of Orillia becoming a ‘Bird Friendly […]
Orillia Citizens of the Year suggest priorities for incoming Council
Former Citizens of the Year are weighing in with their priorities for the incoming City Council. Three former award recipients have ideas for what should be high and early on […]
Rally for Change and Action sends a Strong Message
Despite a persistent snow storm, more than sixty concerned citizens showed up to protest the provincial government’s proposed Bill 23 – More Homes Built Faster Act. The rally, held outside […]
Sustainable Orillia Speaks out against Bill 23 Proposals
The following letter to Minister Steve Clark (Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing) was sent on November 17th … expressing Sustainable Orillia’s opposition to many of the terms and intent […]
Simcoe North Unites to Protect the Greenbelt
Unfortunately Mr. Ford’s government has decided NOT to listen to the majority of people across Ontario, who have concerns and have spoken out against the passing of Bill 23 and […]
A Leader in Climate Action and a Leader in the Pool; Sustainable Orillia’s Youth Council Leader, Blythe Wieclawek
The following article is taken from a recent Orillia Channel Cats Swim Club Release – as published in Orillia Matters. Photo is courtesy of Orillia Matters. Sustainable Orillia is pleased […]
Sustainable Orillia Board Member wants the Prime Minister to do more to Combat Climate Change
In a recent letter one of Sustainable Orillia’s founding board members, Gord Ball lays out his concerns that our Prime Minister needs to be doing more, a great deal more […]