Upcoming In-person Events

Nov. 7, 2024 – Progress on Sudbury Pollution Damage Cleanup, a presentation by Dr. John Gunn hosted by Muskoka Field Naturalists in Bracebridge,

Muskoka Field Naturalists will host guest speaker Professor Emeritus Dr. John Gunn of Laurentian University, one of the principals involved in the cleanup of the Sudbury area’s lakes, wetlands and forests after they were heavily damaged by industrial mining, milling and refining operations.

The regreening has drawn international attention for its success. Dr. Gunn is the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair for Stressed Aquatic Systems and a founder of the Living with Lakes research and teaching facility.

His presentation is at Bracebridge Centre for Active Living, 54 Dominion Street, Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. Seating is limited. A voluntary donation is welcomed from non-members. More background about Dr. Gunn’s work and the project in The Sudbury Star here.

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Climate Action Muskoka (CAM) invites Muskoka seniors and their friends and family to join us for a National Seniors Day for Climate event at River Mill Park on Tuesday, October 1, from 11 am to 1 pm.

Let’s talk! We see climate and biosphere changes around us. Let’s share our concerns and our hopes… Listen… Share stories… Find out about solutions… Discover what others are doing… Discuss what we can do individually and together… The Earth needs our help, our voices, and our actions.
 
Bring your lunch and a chair and join Muskoka seniors in conversation. It’s time for Canada’s 10 million seniors to use our influence – so that our kids and our grandkids will inherit a better world.
 
Seniors at over 60 locations across Canada will be participating in this Seniors for Climate event. Everyone welcome. Rain or shine.

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Join us at local farmers markets this summer to talk renewable energy

Summer’s here and so are the farmers markets. Last season a few of us went to the Rosseau Market to raise awareness of the damage Big Oil is doing to the planet. The response was positive.
 
This year CAM plans to expand the number of markets covered and bring a positive action message promoting the Ontario Clean Air Alliance campaign to Triple Renewable Solar and Wind Power by 2035.
 
If you are interested in participating on one or more market days, please email Kim deLagran (kdelagran@gmail.com). Provide your email, cell number and preferred market. Possible markets are Bala (Mondays), Parry Sound (Tuesdays), Gravenhurst (Wednesdays, Sundays), Dwight (Wednesdays), Huntsville (Thursdays), Port Carling (Thursdays), Rosseau (Fridays), Bracebridge (Saturdays), Magnetawan (Saturdays). Thank you!