Our Vision
Vision
An engaged community, building a net zero-carbon and resilient place to live, work and play and where the natural ecosystems on which all life depends are valued and conserved.
Mission
The mission of the Network is to connect, co-ordinate, facilitate, initiate and support collaborative efforts and actions by and for the community to address the impacts of climate change through both mitigation and adaptation measures.
Values & Principles
Our work is guided by the common good that includes all living things and the natural environment.
Local action is required to reverse global warming.
Science-based decision-making and traditional Indigenous knowledge are critical to addressing climate change.
We encourage respectful dialogue, building bridges and finding common ground.
We believe in and practice inclusion.
Stories, experiences, knowledge and tools inspire and enable us to take concrete deep action.
All people have the right and responsibility to participate in solving climate change challenges.
We believe in the strength of community.
We act in a manner that respects and protects the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of people and the natural environment.
Objectives
To reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55% by 2030 to keep within the 1.5C increase beyond which we risk run-away climate change.
To determine priorities and implement action plans for moving forward to address climate change.
To educate all segments of our communities on the local and broader impacts and solutions for climate change.
To develop partnerships and expert-resources to develop local solutions.
To cultivate, engage and support volunteers in community action on the environment.
To create and manage the Network to engage, enable and support broad-based community actions.
ORGANIZATIONAL TEAM
Gord Harrison enjoyed a long career as an environment and climate change educator, working locally, nationally and internationally. He served as the Director of Education programs for the Pembina Institute, and Executive Director of the GreenLearning Canada Foundation. Locally he developed a state of the environment report for the Stewardship Council and a strategic plan for the County’s Community Forests. Gord is a Director of the Lanark County Stewardship Council. “Connecting with place/the land informed my work as an educator, grounds me mentally and spiritually, and is at the heart of CNL.” Gord lives at Indigo Wood (named after the Indigo Buntings that nest there) with two-footed and four-footed family.

Before moving to Port Elmsley 25 years ago, Sue was a specialist energy writer and the volunteer manager of the Coalition for a Green Economic Recovery. She co-authored the underground bestseller, Get A Life! She became the general manager of REAL, delivering programs that helped local residents improve their energy efficiency, naturalize their yards and shorelines, manage their wells and septic systems and reuse goods when she established the REAL Deal Reuse Store. Sue wrote Tay Valley Township’s Climate Action Plan. Sue grew up mainly in Shawville, Quebec
News
Thinking Globally: Acting Locally
The biggest issue for Climate Network Lanark is Bill 23's outright attack on wetlands. .. read more
Just Good Compost
You’ve heard of the “Farm to Table” movement, but have you heard of “Table to Farm”? ... read more
Just Good Compost: A local project for the planet in Almonte
If you live in Almonte, Just Good Compost is looking for your kitchen scraps. In fact, they’ll even come to your doorstep to pick them up. .. read more
Leaves-a-Plenty
1600 bags of organice compost collected and diverted from land fill. .. read more
Sheep farmers step up sustainability with help from ALUS, RVCA
The owners of Milkhouse Farm & Dairy in Smiths Falls not only kicked off construction on two acres' worth of new wetlands. .. read more
Climate Network Lanark’s Alberto Suarez-Esteban discusses the Alternative Land Use Services Program
Alberto Suarez-Esteban discusses the Alternative Land Use Services Program – an incentive program that rewards farmers for contributing to a healthy environment. .. listen here
Bill 23: More Strain on the Vulnerable and Our Natural World!
So Bill 23 “More Homes Built Faster” sounds pretty good, doesn’t it? Unfortunately, the Bill is mis-named. .. read more
‘It’s egregious’: Activists against Bill 23 stage protest in Smiths Falls
A wide range of politicians and interest groups – including housing advocates and environmental activists – have opposed Bill 23 and marched in front of Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston MPP John Jordan’s office in Smiths Falls on Saturday, Nov. 26. .. read more
Protesters converge on MPP’s office over controversial housing bill
Demonstrators picketed on November 26,2022 outside the Smiths Falls, Ont., constituency office of Lanark–Frontenac–Kingston MPP John Jordan over the controversial Bill 23. .. read more