Highlighting Youth Leadership in our Community.
We are delighted to introduce the two young leaders who have taken on the 2023-24 leadership of the Sustainable Orillia Youth Council (SOYC): Kate Sontag, a Grade 12 student at […]
Sustainable Orillia is Focused on Better Futures for our Young People
A current ad on television asks viewers to look back – back thirty years, before technology lifted our day-to-day tasks up onto platforms, applications and networks that were unimaginable at […]
Recognizing Youth Contributions to Sustainability
Working through the guidance departments in each of Orillia’s local high schools, we are pleased to confirm that the Sustainable Orillia Youth Council Scholarship has been rolled out for its […]
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 […]
Sustainable Orillia Youth Council recognized with Community Builders’ Award for Youth
As announced by Village Media (Orillia Matters), the coordinator and sponsor for this first-time series of awards recognizing individuals and organizations who have made noteworthy contributions to their community. Congratulations […]
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 […]
Sustainable Simcoe Youth Summit a Success – Hear Mayor Clarke’s Comments
Youth Speak Up for Climate Action Scared. Disappointed. Worried. Angry. Nervous. Stressed. These are reactions of young people to the climate emergency as reported by students attending the Sustainable Simcoe […]
Coming Soon – the Sustainable Simcoe Youth Summit – May 26th
The Sustainable Simcoe Youth Summit is taking place on Thursday, May 26th at the Lakehead University Orillia campus. Organized by the Sustainable Orillia Youth Council with the help of Lakehead […]
Support our Youth – Fridays for Future Event
The poster says it all – don’t miss this opportunity to show your support for Orillia’s youth as they come together to make their voices heard in their crusade against […]
Lakehead University Calls for Climate Action
It’s no secret. Science demands a dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in each year of this decade if we are to avoid the worst of human-caused climate change. Lakehead […]