About 50 people attended For Our Grandchildren’s first public meeting in Peterborough, “Waking Up to Catastrophe” in May 2013. During discussion after the event we talked with the Executive Director at Kawartha World Issues Centre, Julie Cosgrove, about how to generate cross generational collaboration taking advantage of the energy of local youth, especially from Trent … Read more
4RG will have a table at the Peterborough Folk Festival and would like you to volunteer for an hour or more to engage in conrsations about the impact of climate change on the cost of living.
With so many environmental books to choose from, wouldn’t it be nice to hear from some of your fellow climate activists as they share a brief summary of their favorite, most inspirational, most eye-opening climate change books? Three of our 4RG members reviewed three very different climate action books. Covering topics from carbon footprints and … Read more
Around 100 people attended the Home Energy Expo at the Bridgenorth Community Centre on Saturday, October 28. In the main exhibit hall people were able to ask questions of contractors who are in the business of installing heat pumps, Energy Advisors who are key in applying for various government grants, as well as Ask Me … Read more
We have an opportunity to promote a better alternative to a gas pipeline proposed for our community. Instead of the expensive pipeline proposed by Enbridge to carry methane 8.4 km from Bridgenorth to Lakefield, we can promote the use of Air Source Heat Pumps. There are lots of reasons to oppose the Enbridge proposal, starting … Read more
PACA and 4RG organized a demonstration yesterday at the midpoint of COP 27 to let our leaders know that we expect more climate action from all levels of government. About 60 people came with signs, children, and dogs as well as words of anger and hope. Many speakers took the opportunity to speak about the … Read more
For Our Grandchildren joined other environmental and social justice activist groups in Peterborough at the Canada Day Parade in 2022. Washboard Hank and Paul Cragg led the music with Do It Now and many other songs. Other groups in the section organized by Council of Canadians included Peterborough Alliance for Climate Action (PACA) and Transition … Read more
About 60 people gathered in the rain on the anniversary of the heat dome that killed over 600 people in British Columbia last June. Guy Hanchet reminded the crowd of just how far back the delay goes, listing the milestones that have passed when governments have been alerted but have not taken action. Dr. Thomas … Read more
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