Sustainable Orillia Volunteers: Two Profiles in Making Actions Matter
In 2022, two major 2022 projects for Sustainable Orillia (S.O.) were the EV and All Things Electric Weekend at ODAS Park in September and the 2023 Calendar Project. These two […]
Make Your Voice Heard
In spite of the low voter turn-out at election time, it seems today that more Canadians are trying to make their voices heard. There are so many causes and issues […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rally for Change and Action sends a Strong Message
Despite a persistent snow storm, more than sixty concerned citizens showed up to protest the provincial government’s proposed Bill 23 – More Homes Built Faster Act. The rally, held outside […]
Simcoe North Unites to Protect the Greenbelt
Unfortunately Mr. Ford’s government has decided NOT to listen to the majority of people across Ontario, who have concerns and have spoken out against the passing of Bill 23 and […]
Sustainable Orillia Urban Walks
Urban Planning affects every aspect of our daily lives, from where we live, where we shop, where we play, how we navigate our neighbourhood, how we access our communities. It […]
Sustainable Orillia’s “Path to Net Zero” Conference Looking for citizen input into Orillia’s future
A “Path to Net Zero” Conference will be held at St. Paul’s Centre on the afternoon of Sunday, September 25th. Residents of our community will have an opportunity that day […]
Sustainable Orillia Month is Here!
Recent trip to B.C. reveals extent of damage from extreme weather
– by Fred Larsen for Sustainable Orillia Last December, on my return from a trip to Victoria, I wrote of the “atmospheric river” that poured heavy rains into the mountains […]