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Our Environmental Legacy in Ontario: Your Role in the Snap Election
Webinar on February 10, 2025This free webinar will be hosted by Betty Plewes of Climate Legacy and Lesley Rudy of Ontario Nature. The focus is the Ontario election on February 27, 2025. Specifically, and what groups and individuals can do to make nature a priority of...
Industrial, commercial, and institutional recycling will change in Stratford
Although we are making progress in other areas, recycling industrial, commerical and institutional waste (IC&I) is still presents problems. The IC&I sector is responsible for a substantial amount of waste in Ontario, contributing approximately 60% of the total...
PCSH STUDENT CARTOON CONTEST
Everybody likes cartoons. You can make a really strong point with a drawing, and you don't have to be a great artist to do it. This year Perth County Sustainability will offer a $100 prize for a hand-drawn student cartoon dealing with climate change and...
How will the Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program benefit low-income households?
See Also: Canada Green Buildings Strategy The Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program (CGHAP) will significantly benefit low-income households in several ways: No-cost home retrofits: CGHAP will provide free energy-efficient upgrades to low-to-median-income...
PHOTO CONTEST
Winner: Chef Jude Chef Jude's garden uses every inch of space, but still has room for you to sit and admire. It also provides beans, cukes, tomatoes and corn!Click to see more Runner-up: Kathryn Kathryn's garden shows how important a small greenspace can be. And no...
Canada Green Buildings Strategy
/ The Canada Green Buildings Strategy (CGBS) is a comprehensive plan unveiled by the Canadian government in July 2024 to decarbonize buildings by 2050. This strategy aims to improve energy efficiency in homes and buildings across Canada, focusing on addressing...
Niki Andre on affordable housing
Still confused about the definitions of affordable and attainable housing? You're not alone. In this interview with on Stratford Today, Niki Andre of SAHA explains to Peter Maranger why a Community Land Trust is the best solution for fair housing.
CFUW guide to freedom from plastics
The Stratford chapter of the Canadian Federation of University Women has written a guide for drastically reducing the use of plastics. Produced initially for Earth Month, the guide is thoughtfully set out to show alternatives to plastics use. Read/download the...
Community Land Trust information event
Join the Stratford Affordable Housing Alliance, , Thursday May 23 at the Local Community Food Centre in Stratford, ON, from 5:45pm-9pm for our Community Land Trusts (CLT) Information Event: Expert panelists will paint a picture of how Community Land Trusts and...
Getting started with heat pumps
This video answers questions for those who are starting out their heat pump homework.The Canadian Climate Institute has created this handy tool to help you compare the cost of heat pumps to other home heating and cooling options in five cities across Canada. You can...