Planet Haliburton

Ever get frustrated when told that you need to get rid of something because it’s cheaper to trash it than repair it? Repairs Cafes, active in 1500 locations across 33 countries, bring people together with a communities of local “fixers” to provide an alternative to just junking stuff that breaks down.

On the next episode of Planet Haliburton we’re joined by Chris Varga, the Repair Café  Co-ordinator for SIRCH Community Services in Haliburton, to discuss plans to bring Repair Cafe to Haliburton County, beginning in January 2020.

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With senior levels of government repeatedly failing to meet their own voluntary targets under international climate change agreements, the call has gone out for political and economic leaders at the municipal and community level to step into the breach.In Haliburton County, the Four Townships have each opted into a County-wide Climate Change Planning process that’s gathering steam with the recent hiring of a climate change co-ordinator to guide the County and Townships through the planning process.

The County’s climate change planning framework and timeline was developed by Charlsey White, the Director of Planning/Deputy CAO for the County of Haliburton and Greg Douglas, the County’s Director of Public Works.

Both Charlsey White and Craig Douglas join us in the next episode of Planet Haliburton to discuss the planning process that will produce both greenhouse gas emission reduction and climate change adaptation plans for the County and all four Townships.

Show Notes: https://canoefm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Background-Report-for-Planet-Haliburton-November-25-2019.pdf</p>;

The January 29, 2018 episode of Planet Haliburton will feature an interview with Geoff Coulson, Weather Preparedness Meteorologist with Environment Canada, focusing on extreme weather notifications and other information available to individuals and communities trying to adapt to the increased incidence of extreme weather associated with climate change.

Residential, commercial, and industrial buildings are the third largest source of carbon emissions in Ontario accounting for about 37% of energy use and 20% of C02 emissions. Emissions have been going up within the sector at a time when we need to be making serious reductions.

Is there an economic model that can provide good living standards for everyone without destroying the planet? Join us for a discussion of these and related questions with Richard Swift, author of the 2014 book “SOS: Alternatives to Capitalism”.

With multiple environmental crises, from extreme weather to biodiversity loss, coming home to roost, interest in building ecologically sustainable communities is on the rise. But what do truly sustainable communities look like and how we can go about building them, especially in rural Ontario?

Sometimes the whole idea of enacting positive environmental change on an individual level can seem overwhelming.  Please join us as we talk with Jessica Correa, founder and owner of Random Acts of Green – RAOG . Jessica will tell us how to work toward positive change as individuals and how to use social media as a tool to make this happen. You won’t want to miss this positive, energetic conversation.

As land-based animals, we often don’t appreciate just how important healthy oceans are to all life on the planet. Yet, one third of the oxygen we breath comes from zooplankton, whose coral nurseries are dying from warming and acidifying seas – caused by human greenhouse gas emissions.

Lake Associations across Haliburton County have been focused on water quality, healthy shorelines and healthy septic systems for years. Some lake associations have consistently taken a leadership role and built proactive programs in an attempt to head off problems before they get out of hand.

Thousands of seasonal and permanent residents of Haliburton County rely on private septic systems to handle their “human waste” or “humanure”. But malfunctioning or poorly maintained systems can have serious negative impacts on both the ground and surface water quality for which Haliburton is famous.