Environment Haliburton

06/18/2026

Artificial light harms ecosystems. If you need lights on for safety, consider this:

Plants and animals have evolved to rely on the Earth's natural light and dark cycles. 🌖

Making better outdoor lighting choices on your property will protect the natural rhythms of wildlife and plants and prevent light pollution.

Shoreline lighting tips:
💡Choose light bulbs that produce a warmer orange colour, rather than the cooler blue-white options
💡Choose shielded lights that are purposely directed at doorways, stairs or other features while minimizing glare and light trespass
💡Limit the use of your outdoor lights to when they are needed
💡Use lower wattage bulbs
💡Use light only when necessary

Discover more ways that you can help to reduce light pollution: watersheds.ca/light

06/17/2026

See you in court, Prime Minister Carney.

As Canada braces for another summer of dangerous heat, wildfires and storms, three young Canadians, alongside health and environmental organizations, are taking the federal government to court, arguing that Prime Minister Carney’s government no longer has a credible plan to meet its legally binding 2030 climate target.

The case, launched by Ecojustice on behalf of Sophia Mathur, Marie Maltais, Shirley Barnea, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), and Environmental Defence Canada, alleges that the federal government’s gutting of key measures in the federal climate plan have created legal violations of the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act (CNZEAA).

The applicants are asking the court to order the federal government to revise its 2030 climate plan so that it meets its legal obligation to chart a credible, up to date course of action capable of achieving Canada’s 2030 emissions target, to protect Canadians from the worsening impacts of climate change. The government would be free to choose the measures it intends to take to achieve the target but the public would have a right to weigh in.

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06/16/2026

06/13/2026

Not sure if this plant grows in Haliburton?

06/13/2026

And all those long roots store carbon too!
Photo credit - our friends over at DuPage County Stormwater Management