An Urban Walk with a Twist – Orchard Point and the Mnjikaning Fish Weirs
Sustainable Orillia is pleased to announce an upcoming ‘Urban Walk’—one with a difference! On Saturday, September 30th, join Rama Elder Mark Douglas and Urban Planner David Stinson on one of […]
Sustainable Orillia is Focused on Better Futures for our Young People
A current ad on television asks viewers to look back – back thirty years, before technology lifted our day-to-day tasks up onto platforms, applications and networks that were unimaginable at […]
2024 Sustainable Orillia Calendar – Now on Sale
This year’s calendar celebrates the nature’s biodiversity – and its importance to the many students who took part in Sustainable Orillia’s 2023 Student Art Competition. Nineteen of the nearly 200 […]
Learn how youth are responding to the climate emergency
Teachers, parents and grandparents: Take note! Recent research reveals how students are responding to the climate emergency—and the results are not encouraging. Dr. Ellen Field of Lakehead University will offer […]
Legendary roots music performer Rick Fines in Orillia
Celebrated Canadian roots-music veteran Rick Fines will perform at the Orillia Opera House Studio Theatre on Sunday afternoon (2:00 p.m.), October 1, 2023 in support of Sustainable Orillia. A seasoned […]
Student Art Show going to “wow” you at Hibernation Arts Studio in September!
The nineteen student pieces of art chosen for Sustainable Orillia’s 2024 “Biodiversity” Calendar will be on display at Molly Farquharson’s Hibernation Arts Studio on Peter Street South from Saturday, September […]
The Little House – Part V: Covering a ‘lot’ of Ground – Sustainably
We are back! And amazingly, work on the ‘Little House’ itself is virtually complete. Only a few bibs, bobs and some tweaking remain to be completed. It’s been quite a […]
To ‘BEE’ or not to ‘BEE’ … that is the question.
In response to some of the current concerns and conflicting views on natural gardens and the City’s commitment to honour its certification as a ‘Bee City’ … Sustainable Orillia has […]
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 […]