The 2020 Orillia Food Map and Directory
Introducing the digital version of the 2020 Orillia Food Map & Directory! The new food map allows for increased awareness and connectivity between consumers and available food sources. Click on […]
Unsustainable Fishing Practices in Canada
by Emily Hawton Fishing is very important to many societies and cultures worldwide. Fishing provides sport, food for communities near bodies of water, and also provides cultural and spiritual connections. […]
Greening your Clothes Closet
St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone, but the idea of ‘greening’ our clothing choices is a good year-round practice. Over the past decade, we have become increasingly aware of […]
Sustainability Begins on the Farm
“EAT TODAY? THANK A FARMER.” All of us have seen this slogan on license plates and in signs in our community. Since the production of healthy, plentiful food for the […]
Easy Ways to Help the Environment
As you may know the environment is something we need to protect. You’ve probably heard this a million times and people probably have already told you to help, but this […]
Welcome to the Sustainable Orillia Arts & Culture Newsletter
Once a month, SO Arts & Culture will be sending you tips on how you can make YOUR life in arts and culture, both at home and at the studio, […]
Orillia Electric Vehicle Demo Weekend 2019
Sustainable Orillia hosted the first Orillia Electric Vehicle Demo weekend at the Orillia Square Mall on Saturday September 28th and Sunday September 29th, 2019. This event, co-hosted by the Orillia […]
Electric Vehicles — They’re Here Now!
by Dave Vanalstyne, EV owner On Saturday and Sunday, September 28-29, 2019 the Orillia Square Mall will be the home of Orillia’s first “EV Weekend.” Members of the Electric Vehicle […]
Electric Vehicles: a closer look
Question 1. Are Electric Vehicles Really More Expensive? Question 2. Do You Want To Learn More? To the first question: Usually yes, if you just look at the sticker price. […]
We’re Fighting for our Home!
by Mark Bisset A large portion of the City of Orillia is built on flood plain. That fact should not be lost on the thousands of home-owners here as communities […]