Resources

There is an abundance of info available out  there!  We have chosen just a few!

TRY OUT OUR CHECKLIST FOR MORE IDEAS AND CLIMATE TO-DO’s!

CLIMATE ACTIONS

LOCAL GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS

• Beaver Valley Outreach – Treasure Shop and Youth and Seniors Programs www.bvo.ca

• Town of The Blue Mountains  – Waste Management  (TBM Waste Resource App) and
  Climate and Environment Information (The Blue Mountains Future Story) www.thebluemountains.ca

• Pollinate The Blue Mountains – naturalize your yards!  www.pollinatetbm.ca

• Gardening with Native Plants – www.greycountymastergardeners.com

• Bagida’waad Alliance - Aki and Nibi Guardians - @bagida_waad

• L. E Shore Library – Resources of all kinds, including the Library of Things (to borrow!) thebluemountainslibrary.ca

• Repair Café – 4th Saturday each month (except July, Aug, Dec) – Grace United Church, Thornbury. 9 a.m. - Noon
  www.repaircafethebluemountains.ca

• Plugged IN – A podcast with Megan Bennett

• The Keep Refillery in Meaford – 519-538-2558  - Take your jars and jugs and fill up with their eco-friendly products

• Bulk Barn – Collingwood – take your own jars, save plastic,  and get a discount!

USEFUL WEB LINKS AND APPS

• www.powercents.ca/en - Powercents App – Useful info on our electricity usage

• www.climatehero.me  - Calculate your climate impact!

• www.davidsuzuki.org

• www.naturecanada.ca

• Podcast:  Backyard Ecology – Exploring Nature in Your Backyard www.backyardecology.net/posts/podcast

• Earth Rangers App – really cool app and membership for kids www.earthrangers.com/EN/CA/get-the-app/#

• Live Net Zero canadiangeographic.ca/live-net-zero

• The Conversation – 5 ways Families Can Help Tackle Climate Change theconversation.com

• Take Action to Tackle the Climate Crisis - www.canada.ca

COOL RECYCLING OPTIONS!

• Plastic film recycling at Metro, Collingwood (black bin located inside the exit door)

• Save your milk bags:  milkbagsunlimited.ca