The City of Thunder Bay is taking the lead in northwestern Ontario to declare a climate emergency.
A resolution received unanimous support at Monday night’s Council meeting.
Members voted to deepen their “commitment to protecting our economy, our ecosystems, and our community from climate change.”
Although the move by is mostly symbolic, Councillor Andrew Foulds says the resolution means they will continue to make decision with climate change in mind.
“I’m not happy that my young children, potentially, will be growing up in a world that’s going to have some major climate challenges that will impact the economy, that will impact them socially.
Foulds adds “We will continue to make good decisions using that climate change [and] climate adaptation lens, and we continue to build and grow an economy that’s environmentally sensitive.”
Foulds, who is also the chair of the local Earthcare Advisory Committee, says it’s important to send a message that climate change “warrants serious, urgent attention and action.”
