PART ONE – DENMARK. Climate change as seen by citizens from around the world
With ravaging forest fires across Canada and other natural disasters here and across the globe, climate change is something Canadians are hearing a lot about these days. But are regular […]
SUSTAINABLE ORILLIA’S 5th ANNUAL ALL-ELECTRIC VEHICLE WEEKEND
COMING TO A ROLLER RINK NEAR YOU SOON!! A ‘roller-rink’ and electric vehicle have more in common than you may think – as ‘active’ transit, like roller-skating and electric vehicles […]
PART THREE – INDIA Perspectives on Climate Change from Around the World
With ravaging forest fires across Canada and other natural disasters here and across the globe, Canadians are hearing a lot about climate change these days. But are ordinary people in […]
Some Late-Breaking News and Youth Council Update
Hats off to Blythe Wieclawek and Weiqi Xu (Sustainable Orillia’s Youth Council President and Vice President) as they head off to university after leading the Youth Council (SOYC) for more […]
Seeding a Severn Wildflower Meadow…
On May 13th, 10 volunteers seeded a 4-acre pipeline corridor at the Simcoe County Forest Silver Creek tract just outside of Orillia, in hopes of converting it to a wildflower […]
Summer is Underway, and here are some Sustainable Events for your Calendar
The Bike Rally – all those Rides are adding up – here’s an update from SO VP of Operations, Dave VanAlstyne on how the rally is going. “We had a […]
A Message from Sustainable Orillia’s Vice President, Danny Epstein
Summer at last… the time of year that most of us look forward to as clear evidence that the winter is behind us – even with those late May frosts! […]
Area students respond to Sustainable Orillia’s focus on “Biodiversity”
One hundred and eighty-nine entries from ten different area schools! Area students have responded strongly to the challenge thrown down by Sustainable Orillia with its third annual art contest—Biodiversity: It’s […]
What are you doing for the future? Some Thoughts from 2023’s Earth Day…
With Earth Day just behind us… perhaps a look at history will inspire action in all of us. In 64 A.D. the city of Rome, centre of the Roman Empire, […]
Let’s Make ‘Earth Day’ Everyday! A Message from our President…
Earth Day reminds us that we, as individuals, are fortunate to be enjoying the life that Planet Earth affords us at this time. It should also remind us that conditions […]