Suggested Reading and Viewing
Hi there – here are some assorted articles and a video that you may find both informative and interesting. If so, we’d love to hear from you with your suggested […]
Measure what Matters!
Did you know that Orillia recently joined Toronto, Vancouver, Peterborough, Kingston and many other large and small Canadian cities in National Climate League annual standards reporting? Since 2018, the National […]
Driving Community Sustainability through Orillia’s New Official Plan
You are likely aware that, through the current Municipal Comprehensive Review (MCR), Orillia has taken its first steps towards a new Orillia Official Plan that may involve expanding the city […]
Bravo Orillia: Change over to Clear Bagging Program going well
By now all Orillia households and businesses have experienced at least one garbage collection cycle since the ‘clear bagging’ bylaw was introduced February 7, 2020, and the word from the […]
Welcome, Jacobi Clarke
A Big Welcome to new Sustainable Orillia member, Jacobi Clarke! Jacobi Clarke recently agreed to join the Goods and Services Sector of Sustainable Orillia as a co-chair with Audrey Bayens. […]
Local youth are leading change
Blythe Wieclawek and Weiqi Xu, members of Sustainable Orillia’s Youth Council and Grade 11 students at Twin Lakes Secondary School, will be interviewing other young people to get their thoughts […]
Sustainable Orillia Launches its 2022 Membership Drive
Hello there. We know you don’t have much time for long narratives, so we’ll get right to the point. Sustainable Orillia is inviting you to become a member of our […]
Can Orillia become a “bird-friendly city”?
— by Mike Jones, for Sustainable Orillia If you believe there are not as many birds around as in past years, you are not mistaken. You may have noticed that […]
Protect & Grow the Lakehead Farm
HAY Lakehead Farm Club members and supporters! Long thyme no seed! After a long Covid-related hibernation, we are SOW excited to share this Official LUSU Petition with you in support […]
2022 will be the “Year of the Electric Vehicle (EV)” worldwide
A recent New York Times article (“Electric Vehicles’ Big Year at Hand,” by Jack Ewing and Neal E. Boudette, in Weekend, February 19-20, 2022) predicts that 2022 will be a […]