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Current Initiatives

We’re working with residents, local businesses, and the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville to advance practical sustainability initiatives that support climate resilience, healthy communities, and a vibrant local economy. Explore our current initiatives and consider joining one or more!

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There is nothing more powerful than a community
discovering what it cares about.
~ Meg Wheatley, Turning to One Another

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climateaction

  • Partner with the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville to support the development of a community-wide Climate Action Plan.

  • Launch a webinar series and offer online resources to educate residents on climate change, resiliency, and adaptation, with a focus on practical local actions.

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PROJECT LEAD: Harry French

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Climate Action
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ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION

  • Work with the Town to ensure active transportation is included in all updated public works projects and future developments.

  • Advocate for complete streets and complete communities, supporting safe, accessible 15-minute neighbourhoods.

  • Provide active transportation alternatives, such as biking, walking, smart commuting, and multimodal travel options.

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PROJECT LEAD: Chantelle Masur​​​​

Active Transportation
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LOCAL FOOD
&GARDENING

  • Encourage residents to grow their own food.

  • Advocate for equitable access to nutritious, locally produced food

  • Given the seasonal aspect of locally grown food, teach people how to extend the season and preserve the food that is grown during the season

  • Reduce food waste and divert where possible to organizations that can get it out to people who can eat it or organizations that can use it to prepare meals.

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PROJECT LEADS: Beate Barnett and Catherine McCowan​​​​

Local Food & Gardening
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circular
economy

  • Build awareness and educational resources that help residents to embrace circular economy principles, such as reuse, repair, waste reduction, and sustainable product purchasing

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PROJECT LEAD: Audrey Bayens​​​​

Circular Economy
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sustainable
business directory

  • Invite local businesses, organizations, and community groups to participate in a Sustainable Business Directory hosted on the Sustainable Stouffville and Changent Zero websites.

  • Create a public, easy-to-use resource for the Stouffville community to discover and support sustainable products and services.

  • Promote participating businesses while helping residents make informed, sustainability-focused purchasing decisions that strengthen the local economy.​​

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Want to be a part of the directory? We invite you to submit your interest.

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PROJECT COMMITTEE: Casandra Bryant, Tanya Porter and Myles O'Brien​​​​

​​Photo credit: Town of Stouffville, Downtown Revitalization Presentation, 2025​​​

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therefillery

The Front Porch Refillery introduced Stouffville to zero-waste shopping, and when they closed, Sustainable Stouffville members Beate & John Barnett went looking for a local business to replace this important service. They found a willing partner in Kyle Schell, who has now turned over a portion of the Schell Country Depot to a range of cleaning supplies offered in a refillery model. 

Bring your clean, empty containers and stock up on laundry detergent, dish soap, and other household cleaning supplies. 

 

The Country Depot is located at 47 Edward Street in Stouffville.

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PROJECT LEAD: John & Beate Barnett​​​​

Refillery
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