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 […]
The Future of Solar Looks Bright
According to a recent Abacus poll, a majority of Canadians think clean energy is more importantto Canada’s economy than are oil and gas. In every part of the country except the prairies, thesurvey found that a majority of people think clean […]
Local Youth are Leading Change
Two local high school students have been selected to participate in a significant national research project. Blythe Wieclawek and Weiqi Xu, both members of Sustainable Orillia’s Youth Council and Grade […]
Tip of the Week: Three Top Priorities for Climate Action in 2022!
There is little doubt that major reductions in some GHG emission sources will need to be mandated by governments—federal, provincial and municipal. What’s our role? As citizens we must raise […]
From 2021: Sustainable Orillia thanks its wonderful volunteers.
As the third annual Sustainable Orillia Month fades into recent history, what does not fade is the extraordinary passion and efforts of the many Sustainable Orillia volunteers who helped make […]
The ‘Little House’ – Leaks, Drafts, Doors and More!
Welcome to the second entry on my journey to sustainably retrofit and expand a ‘Little House’. This entry focuses on the energy efficiency audit for the existing building. Findings and […]