Some Good Stuff (Sustainable Books, Videos, Articles, Events, etc.)
We don’t have too many suggestions for this edition – but stay tuned for our next round. As always, we recommend: The Minimum Viable Planet. An undepressing newsletter that helps […]
Sustainable Orillia Volunteers: Two Profiles in Making Actions Matter
In 2022, two major 2022 projects for Sustainable Orillia (S.O.) were the EV and All Things Electric Weekend at ODAS Park in September and the 2023 Calendar Project. These two […]
Make Your Voice Heard
In spite of the low voter turn-out at election time, it seems today that more Canadians are trying to make their voices heard. There are so many causes and issues […]
COP27 – An international success? Or too little, too late?
From November 6 to November 20, 2022, representatives from the world’s nations came together for COP27, a Climate Change Conference in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt to take action towards achieving the world’s […]
Five tips for a Sustainable Festive Season
While any time is the right time to cut back on a few of our traditional excesses, this season is especially fraught with over-consumption. Are we making sustainable choices? Can […]
Parallel Rallies send united message to Protect the Greenbelt
Saturday’s ‘Simcoe North Unites to Protect the Greenbelt’ rally drew over one hundred sign-waving people in Orillia to protest the Ford government’s ‘Build More Houses Faster (Bill 23)’ and their […]
Climate change is “a spiritual crisis”
Dr. Ted Reeve is a social ethicist, educator, and minister in The United Church of Canada. For the past eight years he has been the coordinating minister at St. Paul’s […]
How to create a bird-friendly garden (Part 3) – by Mike Jones for Sustainable Orillia
Sustainable Orillia’s most dedicated ‘birder,’ Mike Jones, shares more ideas on how to create a bird-friendly garden, part of our ongoing series in support of Orillia becoming a ‘Bird Friendly […]
Orillia Citizens of the Year suggest priorities for incoming Council
Former Citizens of the Year are weighing in with their priorities for the incoming City Council. Three former award recipients have ideas for what should be high and early on […]
Rally for Change and Action sends a Strong Message
Despite a persistent snow storm, more than sixty concerned citizens showed up to protest the provincial government’s proposed Bill 23 – More Homes Built Faster Act. The rally, held outside […]