Bessie and Joe Ditta say goodbye to their income property/workshop last week after the government expropriated the property for the building of the Bradford Bypass. From OrilliaMatters, May 24, 2022 By Natasha Philpott A Bradford couple says they feel “violated” and frustrated after their income prop...
Participants of a climate strike are shown in front of the Orillia City Centre. | Nathan Taylor/OrilliaMatters file photo From OrilliaMatters, May 22, 2022 As readers know, Sustainable Orillia has now, for over three years, been sharing tips and ideas on how to make our lives more sustainable here in...
Raymond Bowe/BarrieToday file photo From OrilliaMatters, May 21, 2022 By John Challis The following is a guest column by John Challis on behalf of Canadians for a Sustainable Society. ******************** Every day in Ontario, we lose 175 acres of farmland to urban development. With arable land maki...
Rally to save the Oro Moraine on May 24 at 1 pm...
We are passing on this important message from our friend Sleydo’, spokesperson of Gidimt’en Checkpoint and Wet’suwet’en land defender (also known as Molly Wickham). Please read, RSVP, and share widely. — Dear friends, allies and comrades, While we try to live out our daily lives and conduct cul...
From Friends of the Simcoe Forests Recycling items and diverting from landfills is so incredibly important so we just wanted to provide you with a little update on how the collection drive is going. Just to refresh, the Friends of Simcoe Forests/Recycling Rewards collection bin is located at the Apto...
By Angela Bischoff, Director, Jack Gibbons, Chair, Ontario Clean Air Alliance During last night’s provincial leaders’ debate, Doug Ford said that he will not be happy until Ontario achieves a 100% zero-carbon electricity grid. We couldn’t agree more! By following our plan, the PC leader can mak...
From OrilliaMatters, May 18, 2022 A Letter to the Editor Something is fundamentally wrong when taxpayers have to take a township to court to obtain justice. Is there something fundamentally wrong in Oro-Medonte? You be the judge. Consider the plight of more than 1,000 people who live in an area known...
By Ibrahim and the team at SumOfUs Congrats to Nestlé for making it to the top 4 worst plastic polluters in the world for the 4th year in a row! This is mediocrity at its best for the Swiss multinational. Nestlé has announced that it is aiming for 0 emissions, including those linked to the production...
Health Canada will allow private companies to release many new genetically engineered foods without any government oversight. From the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network May 18, 2022, Halifax – Consumer, environmental, and farmer groups across Canada are denouncing an announcement today from Healt...
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