4RG on Canada Day

4RG’s booth at Millenium Park on Canada Day was a great success, with all the 100 Climate Change Action Plan 2.0 sheets handed out and about 300 of the Crazy Weather flyers.  The crowd started pouring through by 12:00 when the parade ended, with probably 50 people per minute going past the booth.  In contrast, … Read more

Later is Too Late Documentary Review

Later is Too Late is the title of an hour-long film which documents the first-ever National Seniors’ Day climate action, organized by Seniors for Climate, on October 1, 2025. It is a window into the hopes and fears of ordinary people across Canada facing the climate crisis. Created by Nancy Nicol, an award-winning documentary filmmaker, it … Read more

Home Energy Retrofit Advantages

The Peterborough Home Energy and EV Expo shows reasons to consider changing to electricity for home heating and cooling and transportation needs. In general we can and should think about the cost of the home improvements as investments and not as operating expenses. From that perspective they have an ongoing value that is considered by buyers when the time comes to sell your property. Here are some references that provide details of some of the points in the flyer distributed at the Expo:

Learn more about electrifying all aspects of your home and life

The FREE Peterborough Home Energy Expo provides the opportunity to learn the facts about how you can join the energy transition and save money while you power your home and your transportation with electricity instead of fossil fuels.

Bill 5 Protest draws nearly 100

About 95 people turned out (and got slightly wet in the brief rainfall at the beginning). The signs were prolific and even had some dark humour. There was a lot of horn honking and thumbs up from the drivers on Chemong. Having demonstrated at that location a number of times, I can tell you that … Read more

4RG Meets: Citizen’s Climate Lobby Canada – Cathy Orlando (Postponed)

Regrettably, Monday’s 4RG Meet has been postponed. We hope to be able to bring you this topic in the fall. For recordings of previous 4RG Meets, visit: https://forourgrandchildren.ca/blog/category/4rgmeets/

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