Climate Action Muskoka Update

September 17, 2020

Weekly Climate Strikes in Huntsville & Bracebridge

Join us tomorrow for our weekly climate strikes in Huntsville and Bracebridge; Fridays from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. In Huntsville near the Town Hall at 37 Main Street East, and in Bracebridge at Memorial Park. Please note that we ask everyone to observe physical distancing guidelines and stay two metres apart. #climatestrike #socialdistance #fridaysforfuture #ajustrecovery 

September 25 is the one-year anniversary of our Fridays for Future climate strikes. We invite you to mark this important anniversary by coming out and climate striking! Anything and everything you're able to do to continue to raise awareness about the urgency of climate action helps! Thank you! #KudosToYou #MuskokaCares #beepbeep!

Climate Action Day for Environment Haliburton, including 'No Planet B' Webinar - September 25

Kudos to Environment Haliburton (Aka EH!), which is holding a Climate Action Day, including a demonstration and webinar on September 25. Note that the group is hosting a No Planet B Webinar that evening, and Sue McKenzie from Climate Action Muskoka will be one of the panelists. 👏 Register for Environment Haliburton's No Planet B Webinar on September 25 at 7:30 pm. (Photo credit for the image above-right: Joseph Quigley, The Highlander.)

A car-less dream of a Muskoka for all — Toronto Star

Author and Climate Action Muskoka member Gordon Laxer artfully lays out a parallel universe in which Muskoka is free of gasoline-fuelled cars and boats. Sounds like a fantasy, right? He argues in this rousing Toronto Star piece that it doesn't need to be. The pandemic creates an opportunity for our community to build back better and to transform itself into a green leader. Thank you for your vision, Gordon! This is something we can all get behind. Read his story.

Show your love for local — September harvest

In addition to the variety of local meats, cheeses, honey and maple syrup that are always available, look for these seasonal fruits and vegetables in September when you shop. Support your local farmers! This is only a partial list! Checkout Ontario Foodland's Availability Guide to find out what's in season all year around. Check out Eat Local Musoka, and/or visit one of our local farmers' markets! 

Muskoka Region — Carbon neutral transportation is within reach, by Frank de Jong

Climate Action Muskoka's Frank de Jong explains the many ways that transportation represents a key opportunity for a strategic community shift in a post-pandemic world in his Building Back Better column in Muskoka Region. (People, are we picking up a theme here? 🧐) Read Frank's column. 

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.

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