Suggested Reading and Viewing
Hi there – here are some assorted articles and a video that you may find both informative and interesting. If so, we’d love to hear from you with your suggested […]
Measure what Matters!
Did you know that Orillia recently joined Toronto, Vancouver, Peterborough, Kingston and many other large and small Canadian cities in National Climate League annual standards reporting? Since 2018, the National […]
Driving Community Sustainability through Orillia’s New Official Plan
You are likely aware that, through the current Municipal Comprehensive Review (MCR), Orillia has taken its first steps towards a new Orillia Official Plan that may involve expanding the city […]
Bravo Orillia: Change over to Clear Bagging Program going well
By now all Orillia households and businesses have experienced at least one garbage collection cycle since the ‘clear bagging’ bylaw was introduced February 7, 2020, and the word from the […]
Welcome, Jacobi Clarke
A Big Welcome to new Sustainable Orillia member, Jacobi Clarke! Jacobi Clarke recently agreed to join the Goods and Services Sector of Sustainable Orillia as a co-chair with Audrey Bayens. […]
Local youth are leading change
Blythe Wieclawek and Weiqi Xu, members of Sustainable Orillia’s Youth Council and Grade 11 students at Twin Lakes Secondary School, will be interviewing other young people to get their thoughts […]
Sustainable Orillia Launches its 2022 Membership Drive
Hello there. We know you don’t have much time for long narratives, so we’ll get right to the point. Sustainable Orillia is inviting you to become a member of our […]
Have yourself a very merry – and sustainable – Christmas!
Have yourself a very merry – and sustainable – Christmas! — Fred Larsen, for Sustainable Orillia As I sit down to write this Christmas note to the Orillia community, it […]
An Update on Orillia’s Community Climate Change Action Plan
Did you know that there will actually be two plans as part of Orillia’s final Climate Change Action Plan? Most of you likely already know that both a ‘Corporate’ and […]
Sustainable Orillia Month 2021 Launched
Mayor Steve Clarke has declared September, 2021 as ‘Sustainable Orillia Month’—a month-long program of information, education and practical advice, organized by Sustainable Orillia and designed to engage our citizens and […]