Photo by Luigi Alvarez via Pexels From BarrieToday, October 26, 2021 The provincial conservative government has decided to prioritize highway proposals like the 413 and the ‘Holland Marsh Highway’ in their re-election campaign as a means of addressing the pressing issue of gridlock around...
Midhurst, ON: Through a petition released by Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition (SCGC) and sent formally to the County of Simcoe, hundreds of residents have expressed their desire to stop sprawl and build healthy, sustainable communities across the region. Currently, the County of Simcoe is completin...
By Angela Bischoff, Director of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance Yesterday the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) acknowledged, in a follow-up to its recent report on the feasibility of a gas-fired electricity phase-out, that it has significant work to do. We couldn’t agree more and we than...
Photos by Cole Burtson Le Devoir Bonnie Pauzé examines the water from a well near her home. The water in Tiny Township, Ontario is exceptionally pure. From Le Devoir, October 16, 2021 By Étienne Lajoie “We live on Earth, it provides us with what we need. But then we started removing parts from the sp...
By Angela Bischoff, Director of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance There is great opportunity to have your say on the Independent Electricity System Operator’s (IESO) deeply flawed and highly superficial report on phasing out gas-fired electricity. The IESO is held a public consultation meeting to discus...
Bob Bowles is an award-winning writer, artist, photographer and naturalist and the founder and co-ordinator of the Ontario master naturalist certificate program at Lakehead University From Simcoe.com, October 17, 2021 By Bob Bowles We are moving every day toward a climate crisis. Loss of biodiversity...
Construction crews work at upgrades to Clearview Township’s Conc. 10 at the 26/27 Sideroad. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has also asked for more information about the township’s plans to upgrade the sideroad to year-round use. From The Toronto Star, October 11, 2021 By I...
Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney in front of one of the new signs along the proposed route for the Bradford bypass. She is defending her government’s decision to forego an environmental assessment. From BarrieToday, October 12, 2021 By Jackie Kozak A decision announced late Friday b...
By Phil Pothen, Program Manager, Ontario Environment Carbon emissions are going up. Farmland, forests and wetlands are under constant threat. Endangered species are losing their protection. Policies that should be there to grow vibrant neighbourhoods and affordable housing are being abused to make s...
From BradfordToday, October 12, 2021 By Julie Johnson ‘All leaders need to check their presumption that what happens to the ecology in Innisfil or Bradford or Toronto doesn’t need to matter to the rest of us,’ reader says The IPCC report on climate came out only a few months ago, telling ...
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