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Welcome
Housing is important to all of usWhy have we formed this group? Many of us are personally impacted by Stratford’s soaring housing costs and have real “skin in the game”. Housing is critically important for us all. We’ve been struggling to meaningfully engage the City...
Housing: a list of resources
This list is in chronological order, latest first. If you have a resource to add, please use the comment box below.Find out if your MP is a landlord or real estate investor. The Maple has a searchable database to discover which Canadian MPs are landlords or invested...
Roundtable discussion on housing, June 14
The Perth County Sustainability Hub will hold another of our roundtable discussions on Wednesday, June 14 at 7 - 8:30 pm. We'll be discussing housing, and our invited speakers will be Jason Davis, Nicole Andre, and Mike Sullivan. All three are local activists who have...
Future Ground Conference at Humber College
Jane Marie Mitchell attended the Suzuki Foundation's Future Ground Network Conference on May 27. She came back with many connections and much news and information that she will share at our next working meeting in August. We are so grateful to the Suzuki Foundation...
Save Wildlife: Stop Using Rodenticides
Congratulations to Brendon Samuels and Rosemary Moscoe of Bird Friendly London, who received a grant from Nature Canada to create a new educational comic on rodenticies. In case you're wondering, the black boxes depicted below can also be found in Stratford. They...
Attainable Housing Project
Community Submission from Nicole Andre on the AHP: Housing Project at the Regular Council meeting scheduled for: Date of Meeting: Monday, May 08, 2023Time: 7:00 p.m.Location: Council Chambers, Stratford City Hall.1 Wellington Street, Stratford, ON N5A 6W1The Staff...
Unfolding provincial land use stories
Bill 97 and the proposed provincial planning statementThe rules change again, and without appeal by Sheila Clarke Join the 80% of Ontarians who want to see Bill 23 repealed! This October 2022 bill removed environmental protection for wetlands and endangered species,...
Second annual Earth Day Street Party a big success
Like last year, the weather did not cooperate, but the event moved indoors, and everyone had a great time. Strictly speaking, it wasn't a street party, but it was a lot of fun. Thanks to Factory 163, the rain did not spoil the day. The music was upbeat and engaging,...
Schroedinger the beaver is no more
At least, we think so... but we’re not really sure.Last week we wrote about signs posted along the Avon, warning about traps in the area. There is (or was) at least one beaver making dams, and the dams have now been destroyed. We called everyone we could think of. The...
Family of beavers makes home in Stratford
A family of beavers has moved to Stratford. The neighbours are delighted, and the muskrats are overjoyed! But time is short for this family, because Environment Canada plans to trap and kill them. The beaver is recognized as a keystone species in Ontario. Like the...