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 […]
On World Migratory Bird Day (May 14th) join David Hawke and ‘Bird Friendly Orillia’ for an interactive Zoom presentation on the ‘Birds of Orillia’.
Orillia, Ontario/May 9, 2022 This coming Saturday, nature groups across the country will bring their communities together, virtually and in-person, to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day. Locally, ‘Bird Friendly Orillia’ […]
Additional Reading April 2022 Newsletter
1) What is Greenwashing and how to spot it? From a recent Sustainable America newsletter. ‘Sustainableamerica.org/blog/what-is-greenwashing-and-ways-to-spot-it/ 2) A Canadian case study on urban densification (video below) 3) Sarah […]
Orillia’s Climate Future: April 2022—A Big Month for Big Moves!
After several years of working with community stakeholders and external experts – capturing input, sharing knowledge and building support for an overall community climate change action plan – Orillia’s Climate […]
Earth Day 2022 – What is your personal contribution? How can you make a difference?
This year’s Earth Day theme is Invest in our planet: What will you do? A universal answer to “What will you do?” is to take steps to divest from fossil […]
Orillia’s Climate Future: April 2022—A Big Month for Big Moves!
From April 22, 2022: After several years of working with community stakeholders and external experts – capturing input, sharing knowledge and building support for an overall community climate change action […]
Sustainable Orillia endorses Council decisions
From April 14, 2022 Sustainable Orillia (SO) is pleased to endorse two key decisions made in principle by City Council this past Monday, April 11, 2022. Council’s approval in principle […]