Happy and Healthy 2026!
We're looking forward to seeing you at our Membership Meeting on Tuesday. We have retired the 50/50 draw and start the new year with a new draw for a $20 gift card. Simply wear your name badge to participate. More details when you arrive!
Take a Book, Need a Book is still rocking and rolling!
Doors open at 9:30am for coffee and tea and a good catch-up chat!
Wildlands League: Update on Today's Conservation Challenges and the Wasaga Beach Development
Speaker: Jan Sumner - Executive Director, Wildlands League
Speaker: Dave Pearce - Senior Forest Conservation Manager, Wildlands League
Jan Sumner is a Canadian conservation leader with more than 20 years of experience advancing large-scale land and water protection. She has served as Executive Director of Wildlands League since 2003, guiding the organization through major national and provincial conservation victories. She is a frequent speaker and contributor to national and international policy discussions. Jan has appeared before the federal all-party climate caucus, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, lectured at universities, and presented internationally, including at the United Nations Forum on Forests in Rome.
Jan leads a dedicated Wildlands team committed in protecting wilderness, strengthening environmental governance and securing a liveable future.
PRESENTATION OUTLINE:
Wildlands League is one of Canada’s pre-eminent conservation organizations. They are a not-for-profit charity that has been working in the public interest since 1968, beginning with a campaign to protect Algonquin Park from development.
From Hudson Bay to Georgian Bay and beyond, Wildlands League is working for nature. Join Jan Sumner and Dave Pearce for a conversation on our vision and playbook. They'll discuss the twin crises of biodiversity degradation and climate chaos that challenge species and society, and share some of our projects making a difference. They’ll highlight how protected area initiatives, ecological corridors, road ecology and ecosystem services like carbon storage and flood protection are helping preserve a livable planet.
Jan and Dave will provide an update on the Development of Wasaga Beach and will leave time to take your questions.
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