Anglicans speak on greening, transforming faith spaces

Anglicans speak on greening, transforming faith spaces

The Joint Assembly of General Synod in 2013 agreed to create diocesan level Creation Matters task groups. Such task groups will come in line to "encourage parishes to do green audits". The purpose of such audits is to green parish buildings. Enviroaction Huron is part of that partnership. Examples of Anglican churches which are greening their buildings are St. Matthew's (Winnipeg), St. Luke's (Ottawa), and Christ Church Cathedral (Ottawa). The Very Rev. Shane Parker, dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa, recently proposed a condominium tower and townhouse building project to exceed the LEED gold environmental building standard. Randal Goodfellow chair of Creation Matters says "Don't just improve your building, use it." Anglican parishes are finding ways to do just that.

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Reduce the risk for the destruction of bees and sign a petition.

Petition to Save The Bees

To: 

Premier Kathleen Wynne 

I am asking you to immediately ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides in Ontario.

Last year, extensive losses of honey bees and other pollinators associated with the application of these toxic pesticides to field crops in Ontario were documented by Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency. Continued high rates of bee kills have been observed and reported this spring as well.

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