Mary and her son Lindsay created this amazing face shield from a plastic pop bottle with the top and bottom cut off and slit vertically. We LOVED the creativity!

Thank you to everyone who submitted their upycled items. Keep on upcycling!

As revelations mount about problems with mercury contamination from the now closed De Beers Victor Diamond Mine in Attawapiskat, opposition to proposed Ring of Fire mining projects soar. The Wildlands League claim that the company did not release the monitoring results for mercury contamination at 5 of 9 monitoring wells. Photo credit: Wildlands League.

Two reviews are being made of major Ontario environmental legislation. One is a review of the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act, first passed in 1975. Another is a review of the Conservation Authorities Act, 1948. How many books have to be written about environmental protection? How many environmental disasters — Katrina, Bangladesh? How many mega projects do we need?

The explosion of the movement for racial equality recently brings into highlight a threatened old growth forest called Waverly Beach, in Fort Erie, Ontario. Its sacred groves in 1905, earlier a home for refugees from slavery, became the birth place of the Niagara Movement.

SCO is seeking volunteers for three of our ongoing campaigns:
- Plastics
- Great Lakes
- Wildlife & Natural Spaces

Candidates should be passionate about environmental protection and supporting grassroots activists. Also must have a track record of commitment, reliability, and the ability to be a team player. 

If you are interested in volunteering for any of these campaigns, please email us at: ontario@sierraclub.ca

Photo credit: Working Together Vectors by Vecteezy.