Imagine a future where we are no longer staring down a climate crisis but are experiencing a drawdown of carbon from the atmosphere… Join our inspired Climate Action Muskoka team of contributors on a journey as they look to Muskoka in 2030, 2040, and onwards.
Re-Imagining the Future: Turning Muskoka’s main street into green street
![David Bruce Patterson](https://images.thestar.com/gR_ujqtr0jnYLy5lZwiOZdYaVqg=/744x446/smart/http://media.zuza.com/4/6/46eebf77-babe-4172-8e34-1a52507604de/Patterson,_DavidBruce2___Super_Portrait.jpg)
Green planning… makes our thoroughfares more scenic, encourages walking, hiking, and biking, reduces heat islands, and improves air quality.
David Bruce Patterson
June 11,2021
Reimagining the Future: Urban green space in Muskoka
![Bet Smith](https://images.thestar.com/qYWh6Og9pTsdKwnuJo-HcKbjgr0=/744x446/smart/http://media.zuza.com/4/0/404c80eb-e17d-4386-b62a-9fc19d3a7785/Bet_in_the_garden___Super_Portrait.jpg)
The year is 2040.
Thank goodness for all the plants!
Bet Smith
May 20, 2021
Reimagining the Future: Your environmental footprint in a digital Muskoka world
![Rob McPhee](https://images.thestar.com/IwXiRMrHzVUeX9BwMLTdTrUEg0A=/744x446/smart/http://media.zuza.com/5/b/5bc6dbac-8625-48b8-89e7-4abf61bd4182/Rob_McPhee___Super_Portrait.jpg)
What goes into the manufacturing of digital devices?
by Rob McPhee
May 13, 2021
Reimagining the Future: My next vehicle in Muskoka will be electric
![Frank de Jong](https://images.thestar.com/pTS9tcBFnYPxNP44_zJ6ynSTM2Y=/744x446/smart/http://media.zuza.com/1/5/15ed60c7-fa86-4ac3-9f13-7b0eb5434e4a/Frank_skiing___Super_Portrait.jpg)
Ever since I drove a friend’s all-electric Chevy Bolt, I’ve been suffering from electric vehicle (EV) envy.
by Frank de Jong
May 6, 2021
Reimagining the Future: The future of food in Muskoka
![Christina Hunter](https://images.thestar.com/cVExupVA8l1wZV2E6hKiDcQbF4U=/744x446/smart/http://media.zuza.com/3/4/340e22f2-e109-4887-8d43-c6371a63e592/Christina___Super_Portrait.jpg)
Once upon a time, two refugee boys went into their first grocery store in North America and cried at the sight of it.
by Christina Hunter
April 22, 2021
Reimagining the Future: Glorious food for Muskoka
![Susan Biehn Smith](https://images.thestar.com/e4T19_MZo9VkBcbDpndaeqUDJSc=/744x446/smart/http://media.zuza.com/8/1/81538372-d2e7-40d4-82f0-0c22ba8d3afa/Susan_Biehn-Smith___Super_Portrait.jpg)
Imagine that nature, food and tourism can be symbiotic
by Susan Biehn Smith
April 15, 2021
Reimagining the future: Food waste in Muskoka
![Amy Snow](https://images.thestar.com/ntIiOn-AP8TT4q_RBVfOYZd2Wuw=/744x446/smart/http://media.zuza.com/e/c/ecb2243c-fbb0-46b6-bf3c-e9f35cf28125/Amy_Snow___Super_Portrait.jpg)
Take responsibility for your own waste from consumables
by Amy Snow
April 1, 2021
Reimagining the future: What is old is new again in Muskoka
![Lesley Hastie](https://images.thestar.com/Xbajw2iQMIEFXDp_3PicLL9cBy0=/744x446/smart/http://media.zuza.com/7/2/72be10c3-4d02-4190-88d0-007024d5ec1b/Screen_Shot_2021-03-23_at_10.56.07_AM___Super_Portrait.jpg)
Virtually nothing is wasted, just as in the old days, says columnist.
by Leslie Hastie
March 25, 2021
How one Climate Action Muskoka member reimagines staying warm at home
![Oliver Klimek](https://images.thestar.com/FBiF2ZAA2FiBJ8p8nS-aP80tDxU=/744x446/smart/http://media.zuza.com/e/9/e9351a70-6dfe-4d9b-97a2-e2a5edf518e8/Resized_Klimek,Oliver___Super_Portrait.jpg)
Here is my plan, writes Climate Action Muskoka member.
by Oliver Klimek – Bracebridge Examiner
March 18, 2021
Re-Imagining the future: Climate Action Muskoka launches vision
![Linda Mathers](https://images.thestar.com/okjfOWuPY0_PTiY3zGB29GMWmKM=/744x446/smart/http://media.zuza.com/6/0/60eb5594-03ee-4489-962c-43ff87e3070f/Linda_M__headshot___Super_Portrait___Super_Portrait.jpg)
We are at a crossroad with opportunities like never before, says columnist.
by Linda Mathers
March 11, 2021