Sustainable Orillia Youth Council’s Spring Clothing Swap…
Members of Sustainable Orillia’s Youth Council (SOYC) will be hosting a Student Clothing Exchange, at all three local high schools. There’s a great deal of organization and coordination required to […]
A Message from Stan …
As we enter our first full year without COVID restrictions, Sustainable Orillia is excited about the events and projects we have planned for 2023. We will kick off the year […]
What’s New @ Sustainable Orillia?
Lots and let’s start with some exciting news – Orillia Matters has nominated both Sustainable Orillia and the Sustainable Orillia Youth Council for their newly launched “Community Builders’ Awards”. Sustainable […]
A Sustainable Orillia in 2050 – the 2022 SO Art Competition
Sustainable Orillia’s 2022 Art Competition invited community artists and students, from local secondary and elementary schools to share their creative vision of what Orillia could be like in 2050 – […]
Earth Day Clean-up – Join Us on Saturday, April 22nd
Organized by our good friends at Green Orillia – this is an opportunity to commemorate Earth Day with fresh air, friends and neighbours as part of their clean-up campaign. […]
Big Move #3 in Action – St. Paul’s Retrofit Tours
Come on down and see first-hand how St. Paul’s Community Centre is making important moves towards their net-zero goal, while saving money. Several free and friendly ‘Retrofit Tours’ are planned […]
Orillia’s Climate Future: Year Two – just Twenty-Seven to Go!
As many of you know – our community climate change action plan, Orillia’s Climate Future, has a long-term goal to reduce Orillia’s carbon emissions down to net-zero by 2050. The […]
A New Lens on Carbon – From Emissions to Offsets
You won’t want to miss this series of public workshops. Hosted by Sustainable Orillia, this three-part series focuses on ‘carbon’… what it is, how it is affecting our lives and […]
Join Us, Learn the Full Story on Carbons – From Emissions to Offsets
Carbon, carbon, and more carbon! Despite what we often hear, CO2, or carbon dioxide, isn’t all bad! We just have too much of it in our atmosphere and our oceans! […]
Announcing the 2023 Sustainable Orillia Art Contest!
In 1970, Joni Mitchell, Canadian singer and songwriter had a hit song called “Big Yellow Taxi.” The song contained the line, “You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone,” […]