Return of Orillia Urban Walks
– by Gord Ball for Sustainable Orillia Sustainable Orillia’s popular series of gentle walks around Orillia resumes this month on June 29th with the title of “Jane Jacobs’ Walkable City” […]
Sustainable Orillia workshop series closes with new ideas
–by Gord Ball for Sustainable Orillia Former mayor Steve Clarke welcomed area residents to the Quality Inn on Sunday at the third and final community engagement workshop hosted by Sustainable […]
Heat pumps in Orillia – revisited
In November 2023, Orillia Matters ran a story on local residents who had recently installed heat pumps in their home. (See https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/we-had-no-choice-orillia-homeowners-make-switch-to-heat-pumps-7859335) Readers were promised a follow-up story in the […]
Have your say on a sustainable future for Orillia
Former mayor Steve Clarke will lead a series of three public workshops designed to help shape Orillia’s future. Local residents from all backgrounds are encouraged to join any one or […]
Sustainable Spokes – Healthy Folks (The 2024 Orillia/Simcoe County Bike Challenge)
We’re back … after a successful launch in 2023, we are working once again with partners from the Simcoe Muskoka Health Unit and local bike shops in Simcoe County; to […]
Just a month left in Sustainable Orillia’s student art contest!
The deadline for Sustainable Orillia’s 2024 Student Art Contest—in Orillia area schools since early March—is coming soon. Submissions to the contest are to be picked up from local schools, both […]
Join Sarah, Sustainable Orillia’s newest board member, and get on the net-zero train!
Recently, as part of an overall review, Sustainable Orillia (SO) has been reflecting on our experience since inception in 2019. The organization is heading into its fifth full year of […]
109 year old Orillia home now ready for the future
When Danny Borzellino bought the former Grant family home at the intersection of Laclie St. and Brant Avenue in 2022, he knew he was buying a piece of Orillia history. […]
The Wonderful World of Batteries
What would we do without batteries? Throughout the 20th century, we have come to take them for granted as we use them to power our various devices: smoke detectors, portable […]
This year, give the “Best Gift Ever”
The holiday season is traditionally a time for consumers to “buy, buy, buy.” This year, however, is a wonderful opportunity to re-think not only how we will celebrate the season, […]