Manual mowers: Quiet, pollution/greenhouse gas free, safer, better for your lawn
Did you know that gas-powered lawn mowers are a major source of air pollution? In fact, one hour of running a two-stroke-engine gas mow...
Help green the Sault — pledge to reduce your plastic use!
You can help stop plastic pollution by taking the Plastic-Free Pledge. This program is a partnership between Clean North and the City o...
Climate change is spreading Lyme disease in Ontario — here’s what you need to know
The black-legged tick that carries Lyme disease used to be rare in Canada — but warmer winters due to climate change are allowing this ...
Congratulations, Clean North Award winners!
On this Earth Day 2021, we are releasing the names of the winners of our 2021 environmental awards. This year is the first for this awa...
Algoma Public Health: Let’s celebrate Earth Day by talking about climate change and health
By guest writer Liliana Bressan, Public Health Specialist, Algoma Public Health
Happy Earth Day 2021! Earth Day is an annual event c...
The common dandelion: Bee saviour or pesty invasive?
By guest writer Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener, and administrator, Master Gardeners of Ontario Facebook Group
Dandelion prom...
How local women are repurposing plastic bags to help the homeless
By guest writer Abbi Johnston
Photos: Abbigail Johnston
Did you know that each year in Canada up to 15 billion single-use plastic...
Gas stoves can greatly increase childhood asthma risk, linked to other issues
Gas stoves release pollutants that can make us sick or sicker, especially when it comes respiratory conditions like asthma. And the pan...
How and why you should help bring back Algoma’s passenger trains
We can and should bring passenger trains back to Algoma, and you can help make this happen. A key opportunity is coming up soon: Comple...
Tempted to order yellow bleeding heart or blue strawberry seeds direct from China? Think again
Have you ever seen ads for seeds for yellow, blue, or purple bleeding hearts; rainbow roses; blue strawberries; unnaturally purple toma...