Climate Action
Our Climate Quest travelling exhibit coming to Collingwood
Make your mark at Science North’s travelling exhibition, Our Climate Quest: Small Steps to Big Change! Hosted by the Collingwood Museum, Our Climate Quest will be on display from May 8 to May 29, 2024, on the first and second floors of Central Park Arena at 85 Paterson Street. Admission is free!
Collingwood Community Clean-up Days April 22 – May 14
Be a part of Community Clean-up Days and lend your support to building a litter less community. Community Clean-up Days begins on Earth Day, April 22 and runs until the Provincial Day of Action on Litter, May 14.
Whether you are out for a walk on the trails or spending time in a local park, consider joining this year’s efforts to help keep Collingwood litter free.
Residents can pick up garbage bags and gloves from the Collingwood Public Library, 55 Ste Marie Street or at Town Hall, 97 Hurontario Street during regular business hours beginning Monday, April 22nd.
Collingwood Receives $200,000 to Support GHG Reduction in Municipal Facilities
The Town of Collingwood was the successful recipient of a $200,000 grant through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Community Building Retrofit Program, under the Green Municipal Fund to complete a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction Pathway Feasibility Study. The study, which was completed in 2023, included a thorough review of 42 Town-owned and operated facilities and explored measures to reduce building emissions.
Collingwood third municipality in Canada to adopt a Pollinator Protection Plan
At its meeting held February 21, 2024, Council adopted the Town’s Pollinator Protection Plan making Collingwood the third municipality in Canada to have one.
The Plan defines guiding principles and explicit actions that the Town can take to protect pollinators in the area. Pollinators include many diverse insect and animal groups, including bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and more, and they play a critical role in pollinating our crops and wild flowering plants. The Plan is also an important step to mitigate the equally important issue of biodiversity loss.
Collingwood Achieves Milestones 2 & 3 of the Partners for Climate Protection Program
Following the adoption of the Greener Collingwood Corporate Climate Change Action Plan by Council on April 17, 2023, Collingwood has received recognition for the successful completion of Corporate Milestone 2 and Corporate Milestone 3 of the Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) Program.