I just returned from a busy morning with Peterborough Green-Up educator Brianna Salmon. We boarded a Peterborough Transit bus at 8:30 this morning, and along with bus driver Jim, picked up 20 or so kids at a school I can’t currently remember the name of.
The kids, teacher, and two grandparent chaperones, were taking part in [...]

Ah, life at the lake. It’s something we here in the Kawarthas take for granted. Next week I’ll be returning home to New Brunswick for a well deserved week of rest and relaxation. It will be great to catch up with friends in Fredericton that I haven’t seen since Christmas.

My parents live about an hour [...]

Two weeks ago, the McGinty government’s much anticipated Green Energy Act was signed into law. The Act contains many provisions which will allow Ontarians to more easily buy and sell renewable energy, upgrades our power grid, and speeds up the permit and planning process for renewable energy developments.

This is exciting news because there are people [...]

I’m fortunate enough to live close to downtown and can walk to work every day. On my daily treks down Charlotte Street I tend to see the same cast of characters over and over.

There is the guy who is always about two minutes ahead of me, arriving just in the nick of time to open [...]

Some of the most stunning photographs come from space. We can tune into the news, or open the pages of a newspaper from time to time and see the latest images captured from high-tech satellites orbiting out into the depths of the universe. Far off galaxies and star systems are seen for the first time, [...]

Well, everyone, April has arrived. The birds are chirping, grass is turning green and tulips are beginning to poke they’re head through the ground. I think we can safely say that Spring is here in full force. On my morning walks to work I usually see birds flying by with bits of grass or twigs [...]

Last week, myself and our Executive Director took place in “Peterborough Northumberland Day” at Queens Park. We were invited down by our MPP, Jeff Leal, as one of the many businesses to represent the Peterborough Riding.
We had a great opportunity to meet and greet with other businsses and non-profits from around the area and talk [...]

Green is not the only environmental colour out there.  What about BLUE?  Our water is important to us all!  Did you know that it is our most precious resource?  And the most effected part of our world to climate change?
2009 World Water Day is celebrated on March 22 and this years topic is Transboundry water.  [...]

I’m a little bit excited! On March 4th and 5th our very own Paula Anderson is hosting a workshop about worms. I mean really, how could I not be excited! I’ve decided that I’ll sit in on it and soak up as much knowledge as I can about them.
One of the great (some would argue [...]

If you didn’t hear, our Executive Director, Sue McGregor-Hunter made an appearance on CBC Radio’s Ontario Morning, this morning talking about icicles. What in the world do icicles have to do with anything environmental related? You’d be surprised.
Right now as you walk around town you can see many homes, especially older structures, with huge amounts [...]