“Closing the Gap on Clean Energy for Orillia”—Parts 1 & 2
Feature photo courtesy of Orillia Matters. We are living in an exciting time. Clean, healthy, non-polluting, non-emission electricity generation is a reality. All we need now is the determination […]
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 […]
BOO! It’s International ‘Bat’ Week!
They’ve been called creepy, scary and spooky, but bats are an important species that impact our daily lives in ways we might not even realize. From pollinating our favorite fruits […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
2023 Bike Challenge sets stage for Annual Event.
‘Active transportation’ (walking and cycling) is a key contributor to reducing our personal carbon footprints, while boosting health benefits and getting us outdoors into the fresh air. Over the past […]
Some Sustainable Moments from this year’s Mariposa Folk Festival
Once visitors to the Mariposa Folk Festival passed through the front gates at Tudhope Park last weekend, they saw the Sustainable Orillia booth where they were invited to watch a […]
Student artwork reveals biodiversity in Orillia area
Nineteen area students, family members and friends—over sixty people in all—gathered at Creative Nomad Studios last Friday afternoon to receive cash awards for their submissions to Sustainable Orillia’s 2023 Art […]