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Our Friends in Alberta Need Our Support

Diane Beckett — May 6, 2016

Right now, tens of thousands of people from Fort McMurray and surrounding communities have fled the raging fires overtaking and threatening their neighbourhoods, their homes, their treasured keepsakes and memories, and their most basic sense of safety.

Leave Your Mark

Diane Beckett — April 22, 2016

You have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to leave your mark and push Canada towards a strong climate strategy – right now.

NAFTA on Steroids: With New Trade Deal, ‘If You’re Not at the Table, You’re on the Menu’

Diane Beckett — April 21, 2016

For a chilling view of Canada’s possible future, look no farther than the shamelessly brazen, $15-billion lawsuit that TransCanada Corporation launched against the United States government, after President Barack Obama had the temerity to refuse a permit for the company’s controversial Keystone XL pipeline.

Honouring Bob Hunter’s Legacy-The Robert Hunter Memorial Lecture

Dan McDermott — April 14, 2016

John Bennett and I have shared a lot of experiences over our forty years of environmental collaboration. Our friendship with Bob Hunter was an important one for us both. We were pleased and honoured to be asked by the Hunter Family to give the year’s lecture on Thursday April 14th at the University of Toronto.

Grow our Greenbelt

Sierra Club Ontario's Greenbelt Campaign is currently focused on Protecting and Growing the Greenbelt. Building on support from the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation, Sierra Club Ontario has been making advances in protecting threatened ecosystems in Peel and Durham Region.

Sierra Club Volunteer Floris Ensink: ‘Where Nature Meets Society’

Diane Beckett — April 7, 2016

Whether in an urban landscape like Montreal, agricultural zones when he lived in the Netherlands, or on James Bay where he works now, he thrives on the challenge of coming up with solutions that help nature and people co-exist.

If Net-Zero Buildings Are the Goal, Building Codes Are the Lever

Diane Beckett — April 5, 2016

The clock is ticking on the next opportunity to introduce state-of-the-art national and provincial/territorial building codes that support the push to a post-carbon economy.

Consultation and Collaboration: What Ottawa Gains from Community Dialogue

Diane Beckett — March 30, 2016

Last week, I got a snapshot of a federal public service that is reinventing itself in real time.

Halifax Diverse

Halifax Diverse creates opportunities for the public to learn about, engage with, and contribute to urban green spaces in the Halifax Regional Municipality. See our blog (found here) for information on upcoming events, past events, and occasionally, information about environmental happenings in HRM.

Minister of Finance Morneau announces funding support for Upper Great Lakes water levels

Posted on March 23, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OTTAWA -- The federal government tabled a new budget Tuesday acknowledging long standing concerns about water levels in the Great Lakes and providing hope for resolution.