Butterfly Count! Butterflies Count!
There’s an old saying, that ‘Happiness is found in warm sun and butterflies.’ This adage was only half true on July 15th when Matt Thomson and a group of experts […]
PART FOUR – ORILLIA. Climate change as seen by citizens from around the world
Please note that the three earlier articles from this series are available at the end of this article. With ravaging forest fires across Canada, and other natural disasters here and across […]
2023 Bike Challenge sets stage for Annual Event.
‘Active transportation’ (walking and cycling) is a key contributor to reducing our personal carbon footprints, while boosting health benefits and getting us outdoors into the fresh air. Over the past […]
PART TWO – BRAZIL: Climate change as seen by citizens from around the world
With ravaging forest fires across Canada and other natural disasters here and around the globe, climate change is something Canadians are hearing a lot about these days. But are ordinary […]
PART ONE – DENMARK. Climate change as seen by citizens from around the world
With ravaging forest fires across Canada and other natural disasters here and across the globe, climate change is something Canadians are hearing a lot about these days. But are regular […]
Some Sustainable Moments from this year’s Mariposa Folk Festival
Once visitors to the Mariposa Folk Festival passed through the front gates at Tudhope Park last weekend, they saw the Sustainable Orillia booth where they were invited to watch a […]
Student artwork reveals biodiversity in Orillia area
Nineteen area students, family members and friends—over sixty people in all—gathered at Creative Nomad Studios last Friday afternoon to receive cash awards for their submissions to Sustainable Orillia’s 2023 Art […]
The ‘Little House’ is Back -Insulating and Insuring its Future Sustainability
We’re back with another article on the renovation and retro-fitting of the ‘Little House.’ And this time we’ll primarily focus on the steps taken to boost the energy efficiency of […]
SUSTAINABLE ORILLIA’S 5th ANNUAL ALL-ELECTRIC VEHICLE WEEKEND
COMING TO A ROLLER RINK NEAR YOU SOON!! A ‘roller-rink’ and electric vehicle have more in common than you may think – as ‘active’ transit, like roller-skating and electric vehicles […]
PART THREE – INDIA Perspectives on Climate Change from Around the World
With ravaging forest fires across Canada and other natural disasters here and across the globe, Canadians are hearing a lot about climate change these days. But are ordinary people in […]