A Year-End Update on Orillia’s Climate Future Project
The most significant sustainability initiative currently underway in Orillia is the development of a Community Climate Change Action Plan (CCCAP). This plan, now appropriately christened ‘Orillia’s Climate Future’, is being […]
Have yourself a very merry – and sustainable – Christmas!
Have yourself a very merry – and sustainable – Christmas! — Fred Larsen, for Sustainable Orillia As I sit down to write this Christmas note to the Orillia community, it […]
Kirk McLean, Sustainable Orillia board member – has found a home in Orillia
It’s fair to say that Kirk McLean has retailing in his DNA. Specifically, hardware retailing. Along with his grandfather, father and brother, Kirk is the fourth in his family to […]
Thinking About a Home Retrofit? Consider this
by Mike Jones, retired engineer Building construction is responsible for a massive 40% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Given that about 80% of the 40% of the emissions come […]
What’s Happening – Overview of Retrofit Activity across Orillia
Sustainable Orillia’s current focus is on ‘Reducing Emissions at Home’ or why and how we can make our existing homes more emission-free. Although directed mostly at home-owners, there are […]
An Update on Orillia’s Community Climate Change Action Plan
Did you know that there will actually be two plans as part of Orillia’s final Climate Change Action Plan? Most of you likely already know that both a ‘Corporate’ and […]
A winner declared in Sustainable Orillia’s third art contest
Orillia artist Dani Magder is the winner of Sustainable Orillia’s third art contest of 2021! The contest, introduced in September with a deadline of October 31st, asked local artists to […]
Reducing Housing Emissions – Part 2: Where the Real Savings are!
Recently we published an article about actions you can take personally to reduce your housing emissions, with a focus on the easiest—and least expensive—things to do to reduce energy use […]
Hip Chick Design – Innovative, Stylish and Sustainable Clothing
Hip Chick Design is a clothing designer, manufacturer and supplier with a difference. Located here in Orillia, this unique and successful business is the brainchild of Beth McKean and over […]
Building Construction is Changing with the Times
The Orillia-based Lowry Building Co. focuses on sustainable, environmentally-friendly building methods that emit fewer greenhouse gases than conventional construction. Owner Ben Lowry says he’s “mostly interested in energy use, passive-house-style […]