Nature – hard to beat, and so available – by Carol Strickland, for Sustainable Orillia
As I returned from a walk in the forested parkette in my neighbourhood, I reflected once again how at peace I felt compared to when I set out, full of […]
How to have a Bird Friendly Garden (Part 4) Why we must act now! By Mike Jones, for Sustainable Orillia
This series of articles on how to make your garden “bird-friendly” has been in support of Sustainable Orillia’s and the Orillia Naturalists’ Club’s efforts to obtain a “Bird Friendly City” […]
It’s a new year and new opportunities abound!
Here in Orillia, we benefit from regular articles on written by David Hawke, one of our region’s most ardent and knowledgeable naturalists and photographers. In particular, his recent article in […]
The ‘Little House” Part 3: In Search of a Net-Zero Heating and Cooling System.
After a long interlude, things are finally happening at the ‘Little House.’ Readers with good memories and a lingering interest may recall that this project was kicked off about a […]
A 2023 Sustainable Orillia update with Mayor Don McIsaac
Don McIsaac, Mayor of Orillia, recently set aside time to meet with Sustainable Orillia (SO)to talk about sustainability—short and long-term—across our community. It was an opportunity for him to reflect […]
COP27 – An international success? Or too little, too late?
From November 6 to November 20, 2022, representatives from the world’s nations came together for COP27, a Climate Change Conference in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt to take action towards achieving the world’s […]
Five tips for a Sustainable Festive Season
While any time is the right time to cut back on a few of our traditional excesses, this season is especially fraught with over-consumption. Are we making sustainable choices? Can […]
Parallel Rallies send united message to Protect the Greenbelt
Saturday’s ‘Simcoe North Unites to Protect the Greenbelt’ rally drew over one hundred sign-waving people in Orillia to protest the Ford government’s ‘Build More Houses Faster (Bill 23)’ and their […]
Climate change is “a spiritual crisis”
Dr. Ted Reeve is a social ethicist, educator, and minister in The United Church of Canada. For the past eight years he has been the coordinating minister at St. Paul’s […]
How to create a bird-friendly garden (Part 3) – by Mike Jones for Sustainable Orillia
Sustainable Orillia’s most dedicated ‘birder,’ Mike Jones, shares more ideas on how to create a bird-friendly garden, part of our ongoing series in support of Orillia becoming a ‘Bird Friendly […]