Climate Action

Plant-based Holiday Meals

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Do you want to eat more plant-based foods to help reduce your carbon footprint?  This site has a variety of plant-based main dishes: rootyfruityvegan.com/vegan-holiday-recipes/ This site has delicious dessert ideas: runningonrealfood.com/category/recipes/vegan-dessert-recipes/holiday/ For more great recipes, check with your local library for cookbooks with  Gluten-free recipes, Plant-based recipes, Allergen-free recipes The David Suzuki Foundation has more ideas … Read more

Do you really need that Santa Claus cookie jar?

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Limiting consumption or “buying less stuff” is an important way to reduce personal and household greenhouse gas emissions. Our collective consumer habits generate emissions here in Canada but also in other countries like China where many consumer items are produced. Holiday season gift buying tends to be a major focus of concern about environmental impacts.  … Read more

Let’s Shrink our Holiday Footprint

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or is it?  The seasonal holiday celebrations bring light to the darkest time of the year but there is an environmental impact. According to researchers at the Stockholm Environment Institute the 3 days of Christmas celebrations on December 24th, 25th, and 26th account for 5.5% of our … Read more

Dundas Repair Cafe – Dec 2nd 10am-12pm

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Action 13, Dundas is hosting a Repair Cafe  on Saturday December 2, from 10am-12 pm, drop in to the Dundas Town Hall (upper level) for the launch of the NEW Dundas Repair Cafe. Enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and have your clothing and other household items repaired at no charge. Volunteers will be on … Read more