Grassroots Action

What makes the Sierra Club Canada Foundation so effective is our network of experts, partners and volunteers. Our chapters are engaged in many projects at the local level. Want to get involved? Contact our national office or your local chapter. If you have a dedicated group of members who want to lead their own projects within a region, you could start a Group. According to our organization's policy: Groups may be formed by any three or more members who wish to be active in their local community or within a larger geographic area, in relation to a particular conservation issue or issues, with the intention that the group exist on an ongoing basis. Otherwise, more time-limited local issues are to be managed within the auspices of the Chapter, or if none exists, then in co- operation with program staff working at the national level.

Submission Re: Consultation on Canada-Mercosur and Canada-Pacific Alliance FTAs

Posted on September 11, 2018

In response to the ongoing negotiations of the Canada-Mercosur and Canada-Pacific Alliance Free Trade Agreements, the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA), joined by the Climate Action Network Canada, Council of Canadians, Greenpeace Canada, the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, Sierra Club Canada Foundation, the Trade Justice Network, Unifor and the United Steelworkers, have collectively sent the below submission to Environment and Climate Change Canada and Global Affairs Canada for their consideration.

MANIF contre le coupe d'arbres TECHNOPARC : Mercredi, le 12 septembre, 10h30

Posted on September 11, 2018

CDPQ infra va commencer à couper des arbres en face d'etang heron où les hérons nichent pour la REM. 30 espèces nichent et utilisent cette zone chaque année et sa perte sera fortement ressentie par la population d'oiseaux. Nous ne pouvons pas laisser cela se produire sans combat. S'il vous plaît sortez et montrez que couper des arbres dans cette zone précieuse n'est pas OK! Nous nous retrouverons à la fin d'Alfred Noble dans Technoparc.

Montrez votre soutien au premier parc urbain national de l’Anse-à-l’Orme dimanche, le 16 sept

RuiLin Guo — September 4, 2018

Au nom de Sauvons l’Anse-à-l’Orme, nous vous invitons à vous joindre à nous et à d’autres citoyens préoccupés par l’environnement pour

une visite guidée des magnifiques champs et forêts qui forment le corridor de l’Anse-à-l’Orme suivi d'une conférence de presse.

Province Proposes to Rescue Huronia Through Greenbelt Expansion

Yvonne Ho — January 3, 2018

"Protecting Water for Future Generations" warns that increased storm water discharges created by urbanization "adds sediment to streams that can negatively impact fish and other aquatic species" and also "increase water temperature, affecting the survival of fish species such as brook trout that need cold water". It stresses that Brook Trout will not survive in warmer water created through the ecological degradation associated with urbanization.

Sierra Club's Urban River Valley and Greenbelt Celebration Goes On at Mississauga's Environmental Appreciation Evening

Yvonne Ho — December 14, 2017

"...The more we all know about and love the ecosystem that embeds and surrounds us, the more we feel that we are a part of it, the more we will see ways to enjoy, protect, and enhance what we have..."

BREAKING NEWS: Government of Ontario looking to expand Greenbelt by one third to protect water resources

Yvonne Ho — December 12, 2017

The official announcement came on December 7th.  The province is proposing to grow the Greenbelt by up to another 345,000 hectares (see Figure 1), adding on to the 810,000 hectares already in permanent existence plus the extra 10,000 hectares of urban river valley lands and wetlands that were announced this spring. This is a truly impressive proposal.

A whale of a gift for you this holiday.

Melissa Munro — November 29, 2017

For you and all the whale lovers on your holiday list!

This is an exclusive treat in support of our campaign to save endangered whales!

When you make a donation today, we will send you this one-of-a-kind whale tail pendant.

We have designed this just for our committed Sierra Club supporters. It’s a beautiful statement piece, and one that suits all genders and all ages.

Sierra Club Canada Foundation: History of Successes

Yvonne Ho — November 27, 2017

From coast to coast, Sierra Club Canada Foundation staff and volunteers in all 5 of our Chapters have worked hard for years, campaigning to protect endangered Blue Whales in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, to ban the use of bee killing neonicotinoid pesticides, to create a national climate change action plan and to expand green space in and around our cities.