Climate Action Muskoka Update

October 22, 2020

Climate Strikes in Bracebridge and Huntsville  

Please join us tomorrow and every Friday for our weekly Fridays for Future climate strikes. In Huntsville at Town Hall at 37 Main Street E. and at Memorial Park in Bracebridge.

It's great to be raising awareness and helping increase momentum for climate action. Thank you for the honks and friendly waves and thumbs-up!  

Pandemic measures — Two metres apart please

We ask that everyone observe physical distancing guidelines and stay two metres apart. Outdoor gatherings are limited to 25, so if we are already at our limit when you arrive 😀please just march! Don't forget to post on social! #climateactionmuskoka #muskoka #fridaysforfuture Thank you!

CAM Expresses Disappointement after Watered Down Climate Emergency Declaration Passed By District of Muskoka

Unanimous, but in its current form, meaningless.

On Monday October 19, the District of Muskoka passed a watered-down Climate Emergency Declaration. The resolution passed was not the same resolution put forward by Climate Action Muskoka (CAM). Find out more in a press release issued by CAM this week. 

Coverage from Muskoka Today: District's Climate Emergency a Hollow Victory for Climate Action Muskoka

POLITICAL ACTION OF THE WEEK

Tell Your District Councillor : We Can—We Must—Do Better! 

The toothless Climate Emergency declaration passed on Monday by the District of Muskoka is devoid of goals, a plan, or community input. There is nothing in it to hold the District of Muskoka to account for addressing the mounting climate crisis.

We are asking you, as a citizen and as a voter, to please contact your District councillor to express your disappointment and to call for a Climate Emergency declaration with goals and a timeline that enable Muskoka to join the global climate action movement in a meaningful way. Read (and endorse!) the CAM's resolution, (which does contain goals and a timeline). Find your Councillors' contact info.

Have you taken the 50% by 2030 Community Carbon Challenge yet? 

The 50% by 2030 Community Carbon Challenge is a commitment to develop your own personal action plan to reduce your carbon footprint by 8% per year, to achieve—yes, a 50% reduction by 2030.

We invite YOU to take the 50% by 2030 pledge!

Find our 50% by 2030 Community Carbon Challenge toolkit on the Climate Action Muskoka website. You can start by determining your current footprint using a carbon calculator developed by Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve and then choose ways to reduce your emissions in three major areas: How you power your home; How you travel; and What you eat. We provide a list of suggestions to get you started. There's also a section for kids and teens, and an invitation to add your suggestions to the mix.

Read about how it works and take the pledge! Open to seasonal and full-time residents, as well as businesses and groups. To date, 59 individuals and one business have signed up! YOU can make a difference. 🎉 

About Climate Action Muskoka

Climate Action Muskoka is an inclusive, non-partisan group of citizens concerned about climate change in Muskoka who believe in working together to inspire individuals, groups, and every level of government to make the dramatic changes needed to meet this historic challenge.

You can find us online at www.climateactionmuskoka.org.
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climateactionmuskoka@gmail.com and hello@climateactionmuskoka.org.
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