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Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury

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Grassroots network in N'Swakamok Greater Sudbury Ontario. We work towards a sustainable, resilient, vibrant and equitable community through advocacy, action, support and connection. Join us in creating positive change together. liveablesudbury.org

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Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury @liveablesud.bsky.social · 11d

Project Impact 2026 is live! Have an idea to make a difference in your community in Greater Sudbury? Now’s your chance to bring it to life with support for small projects that create real impact.

🗓️ Apply by Jan 31 2026
🗳️ Community vote in March
💰 Funding in April

Application👉 tinyurl.com/vcs8ehum

Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury @liveablesud.bsky.social · 11d

Good news! Council voted in favour of the Fleet Electrification Plan to electrify the City's light vehicles and zambonis by 2035, in line with our City's climate plans.

Thank you to the ~40 people who came out for the vote!

You can see the discussion and read the reports here: tinyurl.com/y3r5f8jm

Fleet Low Emissions Vehicles - City Council Meeting - October 07, 2025

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Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury @liveablesud.bsky.social · 14d

Climate action needs you!

Be in Council Chambers Tues Oct 7, 6 pm as Council votes on the Fleet Electrification Plan, moving Sudbury toward 100% electric transit & city fleet by 2035.

Email your Mayor + Councillor to back the plan!

www.liveablesudbury.org/action/conta...

Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury @liveablesud.bsky.social · 21d

September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

N’Swakamok Indigenous Friendship Centre (110 Elm)
6:45am sunrise ceremony
8:00am breakfast
9:00am Every Child Matters Walk

Other events and ceremonies happening across the city. Recommit to understanding the truth of our shared history.

Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury @liveablesud.bsky.social · 24d

The Greater Sudbury Food Policy Council wants you to know that there’s no better time of the year to get your hands on fresh, locally grown fruits and veggies! 🌽🍅

Find farms, markets and local food retailers with the Greater Sudbury Food Access map:

www.greatersudbury.ca/.../earthc.....

Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury @liveablesud.bsky.social · 28d

No way! Sudbury Indie Cinema, CLS, and SWANS present the 30th anniversary screening of CLUELESS Saturday September 27 benefiting SWANS.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a donation item and come dressed in their hippest outfit!

There is no ticket price for this screening.

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Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury @liveablesud.bsky.social · 28d

Thank you to everyone who joined us on our climate cafe and forest wellness walk, with EarthCare Sudbury and Rainbow Routes Association. If you'd like to hear about our next walk, sign up on our website!

www.liveablesudbury.org

Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury @liveablesud.bsky.social · Sep 19

Saturday, September 20th, The Little Wooden Library is holding a toy swap. Come swap, share, and give new life to pre-loved treasures while keeping things out of the landfill. Let’s make play more sustainable 💚♻️

Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury @liveablesud.bsky.social · Sep 19

A reminder this is taking place this morning. Come and join us!

Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury @liveablesud.bsky.social · Sep 8

🌿 Join us Sept 14 2–5 PM at Manidoo Bineshii Dreams, Whitefish. This is a guided garden tour of the medicinal garden and food forest. Pay-what-you-can donation to Manidoo. Supported by WWF-Canada's Seed Orchard Program.

👉 Register: tinyurl.com/3xhujs9u

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Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury @liveablesud.bsky.social · Aug 31

Just in time for September, here is our Truth and Reconciliation reading list, pulled from some great new books at the Climate Justice Corner. Pick one up at the Main Library!

Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury @liveablesud.bsky.social · Aug 28

Join us Friday Aug 29, 10–4 at Verdant Fields Farm & Off the Bee’tn Path.

Hosted by the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario and the CGS. Come explore ecological farming & local food systems in Northern Ontario.

Register here: shorturl.at/gIbTy

#EcologicalFarming #LocalFood #NorthernOntario

Field Day at Verdant Fields Farm & Off the Bee'tn Path - EFAO

Join the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario and the City of Greater Sudbury for a full-day Field Day highlighting ecological farming and local food systems in Northern Ontario.

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Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury @liveablesud.bsky.social · Aug 21

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has."

- Margaret Mead

Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury @liveablesud.bsky.social · Aug 18

Remember Fairy Creek? That doc showed how BCs old growth forests are part of our history.

Now there’s a new TVO doc, The Last Stand, free online. It explores why intact forests matter, from North America to the Amazon, and the balance between habitat, jobs, and Indigenous rights. shorturl.at/l5iVS

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Wikipedia @wikipedia.org · Aug 15

Imagine cities powered by renewable energy, buildings overflowing with greenery, and communities in harmony with nature. Solarpunk blends sci-fi, art, and activism to show hopeful, sustainable futures with DIY innovation, solar power, and social inclusiveness.

Learn more ➡️ w.wiki/9BBv

Article of the Week: Solarpunk. This artistic and social movement imagines a brighter, optimistic future where sustainability transforms everyday life. Illustration depicts a futuristic eco-city with green rooftops, waterways, modern buildings, and a blimp in the sky.

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Tyler Clarke @tylerclarkesud.bsky.social · Aug 9

Photos: Downtown Sudbury hopping during confluence of events
🌐 www.sudbury.com/local-news/p...

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Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury @liveablesud.bsky.social · Aug 9

Turtle Paint Along Fundraiser with artist Kaitie Fenerty, Monday August 11, 6pm, Timberwolf Golf Course. Tickets are $60 and proceeds go to the Junction Creek Stewardship Committee. To register, please visit the link: junctioncreek.com/events/paint...

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Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada @citizenslobbyca.bsky.social · Aug 3

Decoding Gender Injustice explains how global economic policies (in areas like debt, taxation, trade and monetary policy) contribute to gender inequality. It also shows how to use human rights standards and data tools to uncover these injustices and push for change. www.cesr.org/new-guide-de...

New guide: Decoding Gender Injustice

This guide unpacks how global economic policies entrench inequality and provides tools to challenge them. It equips movements to expose systemic harms and push for economic rules that center care, e…

www.cesr.org

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · Aug 3

Since 2022, negotiations have been underway towards a global treaty to end plastic pollution.

The 5th session of talks #INC5 began in November 2024 and continues this August in Geneva.

Here’s how the process works: www.unep.org/inc-plastic-...

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Bee Quammie @beequammie.bsky.social · Aug 1

Today is Emancipation Day in Canada, across the Caribbean, and other regions - marking the day slavery was abolished in the British Empire. My book, The Book of Possibilities, has been featured on a few Emancipation Day reading lists, and I'm grateful!

Lemme tell y'all a bit about the day:

A graphic reading "25 books by Black Canadian authors to read in honour of Emancipation Day" by CBC Books. 5 books are featured.

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Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury @liveablesud.bsky.social · Aug 1

con't... Vermilion Lake south shore, Vermilion River Ward Park, Water Reservoir Hilltop (Minnow Lake), Brady Park (Garson), Camp Wassakwa, Centennial Park (Vermilion River), Moonlight Beach, Naughton Trail Centre, Selkirk Park, Terry Fox Complex (natural area)

Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury @liveablesud.bsky.social · Aug 1

con't... Greenway Park (Moonlight area), Lily Creek, Junction Creek (near Twin Forks), Lively Greenspace, Moonglow Greenspace, Oak Forest, Pond Hollow, Robinson Lake wetland, Mountain & Dead Man’s Canyon

Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury @liveablesud.bsky.social · Aug 1

City Parks (natural parks, linear parks and ecological reserves): AY Jackson, Bethel Lake, Capreol Highlands, Daisy Lake, Donovan Mountain, Fairbank Lake Road (wooded peninsula on St Poithier Lake), Fielding Park, Former National Defense Lands, Galliard Island (in Ramsey Lake)

Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury @liveablesud.bsky.social · Aug 1

Provincial Parks: Daisy, Fairbank, Halfway Lake, Windy Lake, and Chiniguchi Waterway Provincial Parks

Conservation Areas: Lake Laurentian Conservation Area

Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury @liveablesud.bsky.social · Aug 1

The protection of many of our natural spaces as parks is formally recognized federally, contributing to the national and international goal of protecting 30% of land and water by 2030, to conserve biodiversity and act on climate change.