Sustainable Orillia Month Coming Soon – September, 2021!
We are happy to announce that this SEPTEMBER will be Sustainable Orillia Month! Sustainability and reducing greenhouse gas emissions are a year-long effort, but we like to give you extra […]
Volunteer Article – Now is the Time
Now is the Time… Seventy years or so ago, there was a popular saying: “Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party.” […]
President’s Message – The Human Environment is the Natural Environment
Homo Sapiens emerged onto the earth about 200,000 yrs ago. In “Sapiens – A Brief History of Humankind,” author Yuval Noah Harari notes that about 70,000 years ago we began […]
Trees – Our Partners in Sustainability
Trees. We see them every day in our part of the world, whether we’re walking downtown, driving from here to Coldwater, or part of the traffic heading north from Toronto […]
McLean & Dickey upgrade 4 King Street building “for the future”
Orillia’s McLean & Dickey Ltd. will be ready to celebrate the company’s 100th birthday next year in a new office building sustainably retrofitted for the future. McLean & Dickey’s company […]
Simple Steps to reduce Food Waste this Summer
Summer is just around the corner, and with the warm weather and longer sunlit days comes an influx of fresh, locally-grown fruits and veggies which we all love. Unfortunately, sometimes […]
Canada Day 2021, Time for a New Start?
At Sustainable Orillia, an organization now over two years old, volunteers from the Orillia community are working to make a better community, country and world. Our focus has been, and […]
Tip of the Week – A Few Thoughts on Reducing our Use of Plastics – and Why
The word ‘plastic’ originates from a Greek word meaning ‘pliable’ or ‘fit for moulding.’ For centuries it was an adjective, used to describe something or someone that could bend and […]
From COVID to Climate Change – An Interview with Dr. Charles Gardner, Medical Officer of Health for Simcoe-Muskoka
Dr. Charles Gardner, Medical Officer of Health (MOH) for Simcoe-Muskoka, spoke recently to Sustainable Orillia (SO) on the transition from facing the challenge of the pandemic to addressing the challenge […]
Sustainable Orillia Welcomes New Board Member – Jessica Bentley-Jacobs
Sustainable Orillia is pleased to announce the appointment of Jessica Bentley-Jacobs to their Board of Directors, effective June 1, 2021. Jessica currently serves as the Director of Sustainability at Hydro […]