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Reducing Waste = Reducing Your Climate Impact

The problem with plastics is becoming more evident every day. On Thursday, look around your home and make a quick list of what is made of plastic. It’s likely a lot. And, a lot of that plastic will still be around 100’s or possibly even 1,000’s of years from now. There are alternatives, and although …

Waste Reduction Week in Canada
Community Climate Action - Municipal Climate Action - Sustainable Living - Waste Reduction

It’s Waste Reduction Week in Canada!

This week is the 20th anniversary of Waste Reduction Week in Canada. DYK that locally 10% of our community GHG emissions come from waste? Ready to reduce your waste? From Monday, October 18 to Sunday, October 24, each day has a ‘theme’ selected by #WasteReductionWeek.   Read on for how you can take steps this week …

Midland Community Garden, 2019
Community Climate Action - Municipal Climate Action

Midland Launches ‘Strategic Mow’ Pilot Project

Town of Midland joins the Bee City Canada program. No-Mow Zones in low-use parklands will create pollinator habitat, reduce costs and GHGs. The Town of Midland has committed to protecting pollinators as a designated Bee City. A Bee City municipality commits to provide pollinator habitat within the municipalities’ boundaries. As part of this commitment, the …

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The Severn Sound Environmental Association (SSEA) and Sustainable Severn Sound (SSS) join forces.

This partnership will increase SSEA’s leadership position as the watershed’s foremost environmental agency. Despite limited resources, SSS has emerged as the local center for collaborative climate change action. In 2018, SSS released the area’s first Local Climate Change Action Plan, and continued this important work by developing six corporate-level climate action plans for Severn Sound …