What does a smarter, more sustainable future look like for Muskoka?
This October, the Muskoka Summit on the Environment returns with a bold challenge: to rethink how we live, build, and thrive in a rapidly changing world. While rooted in Muskoka, the conversations and solutions emerging from this Summit will resonate far beyond. The challenges we face are shared, and so are the opportunities to act.
Hosted by the Muskoka Watershed Council, the 2025 Summit will take place on Friday, October 3, at the Muskoka Lumber Community Centre in Bracebridge, Ontario. Join leaders, experts, and engaged citizens at Muskoka’s premier environmental conference—early bird tickets are available now at www.muskokasummit.org
With this year’s theme, “Living Smarter in a Changing Climate,” the event will bring together international leaders in climate resilience, sustainable development, and green innovation to explore solutions that are both environmentally responsible and economically viable.
Grounded in the realities of climate adaptation, the 2025 Summit will address urgent concerns such as our need to adapt to the increasing frequency of extreme weather events like wildfires and floods, and our need to mitigate climate change by changing how we build, live and play. Rather than viewing sustainability and prosperity as competing priorities, the Summit will explore how the two can work hand-in-hand.
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Good Luck to the organizers and the invited businesses, political and organizations’ leaders and active “Changemakers” to start the extensive and expensive adaptations and wide community support for the individual buy ins needed for “Living Smarter in a Changing Climate.”It will take a lot of accessible public education and deep listening at the doorsteps. It would take a very committed ordinary citizen to pay the $135 early bird admission to attend the event.
Sustainable development and adapting to a hotter, drier climate includes water conservation.
Water conservation makes the most of existing water and sewer infrastructure and eliminates/delays new multi million dollar capacity increases.
All areas should have extensive rebates for water conservation like the City of Guelph has before they receive any amounts from the province and the feds for new capacity projects.
In Muskoka it’s possible to save $1,000/year with extreme water conservation/substitution techniques.
Search “Oppose Bracebridge Sewers” for many extreme water conservation tips.
For example, if you have a sump pump that runs most of the year use that free water to flush your toilet with an inexpensive, fully automatic system.
$200+/month or $2,400+/year is a typical cost for water and sewer in Muskoka.
Highest in Ontario in spite of easy access to unlimited water.
Including the big charges shown/hidden only on our property taxes.