Important Stuff …
There’s a lot of ‘stuff’ on sustainability whirling about these days – as always, here are a couple of items to read, view or experience – items which, we here […]
Biodiversity: It’s All Around Us!
Building on the success of last year’s art competition, Sustainable Orillia has launched, what promises to become an annual event – our 2023 art contest. This year students from local […]
Meet Claire Buchanan – Sustainable Orillia’s Data and Project Co-ordinator
Everybody in Sustainable Orillia (SO) loves Claire Buchanan who has worked as SO’s Data and Project Co-ordinator since June 2022. Claire was born and raised in Toronto and has spent […]
Sustainable Orillia Youth Council’s Spring Clothing Swap…
Members of Sustainable Orillia’s Youth Council (SOYC) will be hosting a Student Clothing Exchange, at all three local high schools. There’s a great deal of organization and coordination required to […]
A Message from Stan …
As we enter our first full year without COVID restrictions, Sustainable Orillia is excited about the events and projects we have planned for 2023. We will kick off the year […]
What’s New @ Sustainable Orillia?
Lots and let’s start with some exciting news – Orillia Matters has nominated both Sustainable Orillia and the Sustainable Orillia Youth Council for their newly launched “Community Builders’ Awards”. Sustainable […]
A Sustainable Orillia in 2050 – the 2022 SO Art Competition
Sustainable Orillia’s 2022 Art Competition invited community artists and students, from local secondary and elementary schools to share their creative vision of what Orillia could be like in 2050 – […]
Big Move #3 in Action – St. Paul’s Retrofit Tours
Come on down and see first-hand how St. Paul’s Community Centre is making important moves towards their net-zero goal, while saving money. Several free and friendly ‘Retrofit Tours’ are planned […]
Join Us, Learn the Full Story on Carbons – From Emissions to Offsets
Carbon, carbon, and more carbon! Despite what we often hear, CO2, or carbon dioxide, isn’t all bad! We just have too much of it in our atmosphere and our oceans! […]
Under the Sky We Make, Part 1: (A Review)
Some climate deniers angrily ask that environmentalists follow their own advice and reduce their own emissions before telling everyone else what to do. Kimberley Nicholas, the author of Under the […]