Fracking wells don't stand the test of time, experts say
Author: Zack Metcalfe Source: Sierra Club Atlantic Date published: Sun, 2014-06-01Dr John Cherry, a hydrogeologist with the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA), says fracking wells in Canada aren't...
View ArticleAjax beach will be swale once culverts removed
Ajax Kickoff: RBC Presents Sierra Club with $60,000 ‘Green engineering’ will help improve lake water quality Author: Keith Gilligan Source: Metroland Media Date published: Thu, 2014-06-12On June...
View ArticleACTION ALERT: Demand Indigenous Water Rights are protected in the Athabasca...
Tell the Alberta and Canadian Governments to ensure Treaty rights are protected by ensuring Indigenous Baseline Water Flow needs are upheld within an Athabasca River water policy!First! Sign the...
View ArticleAction Alert: Sign the petition for an independent review on pipeline safety...
2012-06-26Alberta continues to suffer from a rash of oil spills. Enbridge's pipeline carrying heavy oil sands crude, spilled some 230,000 litres in eastern Alberta on Monday, June 18th. On June 7th, a...
View ArticleAction Alert: Report an Oil Spill in your Community!
2012-07-10Landowner and Environmental Groups Launch Pipeline Spill Tipline Edmonton – The Alberta Surface Rights Group, Greenpeace Canada, The Council of Canadians and the Sierra Club today launched a...
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The time to act to restore our water level is now
Local News Author: DOUGLAS GLYNN The Free Press Source: Midland Freepress.com Date published: Thu, 2012-07-19Some of the 600 people attending Monday's night's hearing. DOUGLAS GLYNN The Free Press...
View ArticleMarch 22nd is World Water Day!
Media Advisory, March 22, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 22, 2013The International Year of Water Cooperation:Restore Our Water International aims to make a global issue localWorld Water Day is held...
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Earth Day Action Alert: Protect Communities Downstream of the Tar Sands
CLICK HERETO SIGN OUR PETITIONEARTH DAY ACTION ALERTDear Friend,On this Earth Day I am urging you to take a moment and help us fight for the protection of people living downstream of the Tar Sands. The...
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Bringing back Paradise at the Ajax lakeshore
Join us for Paradise Beach Project planting event September 20, 2014Sierra Club, Town of Ajax and Toronto and Region Conservation are psyched to plant native plants and trees on Paradise Beach...
View ArticleDuffin Water Treatment Plant should clean-up its act for Lake Ontario
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Protecting Niagara’s Waters By Expanding Ontario’s Greenbelt Protection Area
This article posted in Niagara At Large was written by John Bacher, who works with Greenbelt Program team at Sierra Club of Canada Foundation. The article depicts the darker side of urban sprawl and...
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Natural Capital Project Update: Planting in Paradise
Our bioswale project was created in response to water quality issues affecting residents and visitors to the Ajax waterfront. In recent years, as a result of contaminated run-off, the Town of Ajax and...
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Grow the Greenbelt: Add Carruthers Headwaters Protection
Sierra Club of Canada Foundation is working with Peter Rodrigues (former Pickering Regional Councillor, Ward 3) to protect the Carruthers Creek Headwaters which run through Pickering. The letter below...
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Our Natural Capital Program has a NEW Promo Video!
Check out our cool new promo video on our YouTube Chanel!!For more information on our Natural Capital Program click here.Thank you to Community Foundation Mississauga for funding video production.
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Calling all Waterfront Lovers
Since its creation in 1992 the Waterfront Trail strives to connect urban and rural areas, and reconnect people to their communities and Great Lakes Waterfront. The Waterfront Trail serves as the...
View ArticleClaremont residents on two sides of possible development
City of Pickering makes submissions on Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine plans Author: Kristen Calis Source: Pickering News Advertiser Date published: Wed, 2015-06-03DURHAM -- More than 200 residents in...
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SAVE THE DATE for Toronto's March for Jobs, Justice and the Climate
JOIN USWhen: Sunday, July 5th!Who: YOU and thousands of other passionate peopleWhat: Gathering in Toronto for the March for Jobs, Justice and the Climate.Why: To stand up against the climate crisis...
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We Marched for Jobs, Justice and the Climate - and made history!
We Marched for Jobs, Justice and the Climate- and made history!Written by: Alyssa BeurlingThis past Sunday over 10,000 people (some reports saying closer to 15,000) flooded Toronto to take a stand for...
View ArticleNorth Americans Largest Environmental Organization Honours Dalton McGuinty
September 15, 2015 OTTAWA – Former Ontario Premier, Dalton McGuinty, received the Sierra Club Distinguished Service Award at a ceremony in San Francisco on Saturday, September 12, 2015. The award...
View ArticleWill you stand up for Canadian Charities?
2015-09-14Dear Friend, For decades, Canadian charities have given voice to the concerns of Canadians who want social progress, better health and a clean and safe environment. From laws banning smoking...
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