Discover Sustainable Living in Canada

Welcome to Bluedot Living Canada, your go-to source for climate news and solutions from sea to sea to sea. Meet your neighbours who are taking steps toward change, browse local in-season recipes, and find advice on ways to reduce our impact on Earth in our homes and in our communities.

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Discover Sustainable Living in Canada

Letters

Welcome to Bluedot Living Canada

We’re excited to be offering stories of sustainability and climate action from across the country. We’re glad you’re here.

Liann Bobechko -

SIMPLE / SMART / SUSTAINABLE / STORIES

What's Happening in Canada

Wildlife

Wild Facts About Beavers

Jackie Davis -

Travel

Mushrooms Are Having a Moment

Darcy Rhyno -

Travel

Kayaking the Rideau Canal

Alec Ross -

Get Outside

Celebrate Canada's Wild Side

Wildlife

New Study Finds Pacific Northwest Birds Are Becoming More Common in the Mountains as the Climate Warms

Benjamin Freeman -

A study has found that most bird species living in old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest are resilient to climate change so far.

What's Trending

The Stories That Have Readers Talking

Nature

The Ravines Beneath Toronto’s Conscious City

Sasha Chapman -

Good Libations

Vodka’s Moooo-n Shot: Ontario’s Spirit Made from Dairy Waste

Julia Cooper -

Nature

An Easy Urban Hike in Toronto

Karen Kwan -

ADVICE

Illustration by Elissa Turnbull

Dear Dot: How Can I Get Rid of Rodents in a Humane Way?

Learn how to humanely and non-toxically rid your home of chipmunks and rats. Get practical tips on pest-proofing and deterring rodents.

Dear Dot: Help Me Learn About “Green” Eating

More plants. Less (or no!) meat, especially beef. And reduce food going to landfill by using up ingredients, learning the truth about expiration dates, and composting.

Dear Dot: How Can I Stop the World From Burning?

Vote and encourage others to do the same, call your representatives, show up to public utility meetings, take the government to court, and don’t stop talking about the promise of renewable energy.

Climate QuickTip: Green Clean Your Oven

Traditional oven cleaners contain harmful chemicals. Instead, let lemons do the dirty work. Then wipe down your interior oven.

Climate Quick Tip: Digitally Declutter!

Digital clutter uses up excess energy in data centre's and loads of water.

Climate QuickTip: Use the Right Amount of Product

Make sure you use the correct amount of your beauty products. Here’s a handy guide for how much you really need.

Buy Less, Buy Better, Buy Canadian

Local and Sustainable Goods

Pixie Mood Vegan Handbags

Toronto-based Pixie Mood makes affordable vegan leather handbags and accessories in styles ranging from trendy to traditional. Hues range from elegant neutrals to macaron and candy-colored pastels and brights. Texture, as well as color, makes Pixie Mood’s bags stand out.

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Kotn Apparel

Now in its 10th year of business, Canadian apparel and home goods company Kotn creates traceable, affordable, quality tees made by well-compensated farmers and weavers. All purchases help fund the brand’s ABCs Project, which has built 19 primary schools in Egyptian farming communities.

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