Governments and citizens – Climate Action Muskoka

Around the world and back home again. Scroll down to find links to your representatives and some of the services provided by the United Nations, Federal, Provincial, District governments and your Area Municipality.

C40 Mayors’ Statement for a Green and Just Recovery

A green and just recovery could deliver transformative economic, health and emission reduction benefits across the world’s 100 leading cities.

Climate emergency declarations in 1,781 jurisdictions and local governments cover 820 million citizen

Posted on 29 September 2020

Council and community Action in the Climate Emergency By declaring a climate emergency you will support a call for immediate and urgent action to reverse global warming and avoid the coming climate catastrophe.

Public procurement wields enormous purchasing power, green public procurement (GPP) policies can have a substantial impact on reducing the emissions

Climate Caucus (CC) is a non-partisan network of 250+ elected local leaders working collectively to create and implement equitable policy which aligns IPCC and IPBES science.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. The IPCC prepares comprehensive Assessment Reports about the state of scientific, technical and socio-economic knowledge on climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for reducing the rate at which climate change is taking place.

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is the intergovernmental body which assesses the state of biodiversity and of the ecosystem services it provides to society, in response to requests from decision makers.

Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) Program is a commitment by local governments to reduce GHG emissions and act on climate change. Administered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). Move through the five milestone steps using our tools, which were designed to make your work as straightforward as possible.

Engage Muskoka, a new a way to learn about the District of Muskoka’s projects and initiatives and share your feedback with us. What you have to say matters to us, so sign up, be engaged, and share your ideas for making the District of Muskoka a better place to live, work and play. Have your say, Muskoka!

District Government

Local government in Muskoka is governed by a two-tier system. The District Municipality of Muskoka forms the upper-tier, working closely with six Area Municipalities who make up the lower-tier. Both levels collaborate and align services to achieve cost efficiencies and best serve residents and visitors to Muskoka.

Find out about your District Chair, Council and Committees and learn about the District’s strategic priorities, and the services we provide in your community.

The following six Area Municipalities comprise the lower-tier in Muskoka:

Town of Bracebridge
Township of Georgian Bay
Town of Gravenhurst

Town of Huntsville
Township of Lake of Bays
Township of Muskoka Lakes