Sustainable Simcoe Youth Summit a Success – Hear Mayor Clarke’s Comments
Youth Speak Up for Climate Action Scared. Disappointed. Worried. Angry. Nervous. Stressed. These are reactions of young people to the climate emergency as reported by students attending the Sustainable Simcoe […]
How to make your garden “bird friendly” (Part 1)
— by Mike Jones for Sustainable Orillia As you may have heard, Bird Friendly Orillia—in collaboration with local organizations such as Sustainable Orillia, Green Orillia, the Orillia Naturalists’ Club, and […]
What Will Orillia Look Like in 2050?
Student artists from local elementary and secondary schools gathered in the first floor gallery at Anitta Hamming’s Creative Nomad Studios on Friday afternoon for the presentation of awards by Sustainable […]
Map to Farm to Table!
Do you love really good food? Are you sure you know all the great places to buy the freshest, locally produced food for you and your family? Think an updated […]
A simple answer to addressing the Climate Crisis? “Electrify Everything.”
On February 25th of this year, The Atlantic magazine published an article by staff writer, Derek Thompson, entitled “Forget Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,” a title which should grab the attention of […]
Bird Friendly Orillia
According to Nature Canada, a Bird Friendly City is a community where key threats to birds are effectively minimised. Although we have to accept that the estimated three billion birds […]
Ontario Votes, June 2, 2022 – How will you use your vote?
As readers know, Sustainable Orillia has now, for over three years, been sharing tips and ideas on how to make our lives more sustainable here in Orillia (and elsewhere, too, […]
Protect & Grow the Lakehead Farm
HAY Lakehead Farm Club members and supporters! Long thyme no seed! After a long Covid-related hibernation, we are SOW excited to share this Official LUSU Petition with you in support […]
2022 will be the “Year of the Electric Vehicle (EV)” worldwide
A recent New York Times article (“Electric Vehicles’ Big Year at Hand,” by Jack Ewing and Neal E. Boudette, in Weekend, February 19-20, 2022) predicts that 2022 will be a […]
The Future of Solar Looks Bright
According to a recent Abacus poll, a majority of Canadians think clean energy is more importantto Canada’s economy than are oil and gas. In every part of the country except the prairies, thesurvey found that a majority of people think clean […]