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 […]
Youth Organized Climate Strike this Friday

Friday, September 24th, 2021 is Fridays For Future’s Global Day of Climate Action – a day to come together, make our voices heard and ask our local governments to build […]
Microplastic Filter Petition

In the Great Lakes, microplastic pollution is an alarming issue for lake species and Ontarians who rely on the lakes for drinking water. One of the main causes is microfibres, […]
Leading Today for Tomorrow – Meet Blythe Wieclawek

Leading Today for Tomorrow – Meet Blythe Wieclawek. When it comes to Climate Change, today’s youth is demonstrating true strategic capacity in the pursuit of long-term, sustainable goals, while ensuring […]
Sustainable Orillia’s Youth Council Leads the Way

When looking for inspiration in the fight against climate change – Orillians needn’t look any further than to local high schools, universities and colleges to find motivated young people joining […]
How to Reduce Food Waste

There are many ways on how to lower the amount of food you waste in a day by simply acknowledging how much food you take, thinking you will eat it […]