Highlighting Youth Leadership in our Community.
We are delighted to introduce the two young leaders who have taken on the 2023-24 leadership of the Sustainable Orillia Youth Council (SOYC): Kate Sontag, a Grade 12 student at […]
Recognizing Youth Contributions to Sustainability
Working through the guidance departments in each of Orillia’s local high schools, we are pleased to confirm that the Sustainable Orillia Youth Council Scholarship has been rolled out for its […]
FREE DELIVERY – When you Purchase a 2024 Sustainable Orillia Calendar
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 […]
“World Migratory Bird Day” is Saturday, October 14th — Our summer friends are heading south once again
“Look up . . . way up . . . is it a bird?” Well, actually, it’s millions of birds. Migrating birds are once again in flight—heading south towards warmth […]
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 […]
Meet Sustainable Orillia’s Data & Project Coordinator – Jocelyn Trudell
Sustainable Orillia is pleased to introduce Jocelyn Trudell, our new Data and Project Coordinator. Jocelyn’s role as Data and Project Coordinator is central to Sustainable Orillia’s ability to work with […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]