Campaign Update + A Big Blue Whale Thank You
Gretchen Fitzgerald — November 9, 2016Things are heating up in our campaign to protect the blue whale and the Gulf of St. Lawrence and I want to share the latest news with you!
Sierra Club Supports Provincial Proposal To Grow The Greenbelt In Niagara, Ontario
Posted on October 21, 2016Niagara, Ontario – The Sierra Club of Niagara is calling on the Province to stand firm in its recommendation to add 2,280 acres of land to the Greenbelt in the Niagara region, amid concerning requests from Niagara Region and private developers to remove land from Greenbelt and Niagara Escarpment designation.
Contact Premier Wynne to voice your support for a fully protected and growing Greenbelt
Posted on October 20, 2016There are positive proposals within the four draft provincial plans, including the Greenbelt plan, open for public comment until October 31st, Urban River Valley additions to note one example. There are also some alarming proposed changes that would allow land to be taken out of the current Greenbelt and handed to the developers. Section 3.4 Settlement Areas of the Greenbelt draft
Municipal Candidates promise HRM will look a lot greener according to Sierra Club survey
Posted on October 11, 2016Tuesday, October 11, 2016
[Halifax, NS] – With the municipal election looming in HRM, candidates for council and mayor are extolling the importance of trees in the city.
Contact Premier Wynne to voice your support for a fully protected and growing Greenbelt
Posted on October 7, 2016There are positive proposals within the four draft provincial plans, including the Greenbelt plan, open for public comment until October 31st, Urban River Valley additions to note one example. There are also some alarming proposed changes that would allow land to be taken out of the current Greenbelt and handed to the developers. Section 3.4 Settlement Areas of the Greenbelt draft contains an outline of a proposed process that could do just that and subject the Greenbelt to being turned into a Swiss cheese belt.
Liquid Nuclear Waste Convoys: A Threat to the Waters of the Great Lakes
Posted on October 4, 2016Over two dozen non-governmental organizations from Canada and the United States are asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Barack Obama to postpone or cancel an unprecedented series of shipments of highly radioactive liquid waste from Ontario to South Carolina along public roads and over bridges crossing the waters of the Great Lakes.
Green Rights Film Tour Poster
Posted on September 22, 2016Technoparc: a unique wetland area home to over 80 nesting species of birds faces an uncertain future
Posted on September 14, 2016Calling all runners, walkers and casual strollers!
Posted on September 8, 2016We are excited to announce that for the first year ever, Sierra Club Canada Foundation is participating in the Scotiabank Charity Challenge at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon!
On Sunday, October 16, 2016, we invite you to run, walk or stroll with team Sierra Club Canada Foundation at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon to raise money to preserve and protect our planet.