The Earth Day rally will be at MPP Caroline Mulroney’s office | Patrick Bales for NewmarketToday Simcoe County – Local community advocates from across Simcoe County and York Region will be gathering outside of MPP Mulroney’s constituency office on Saturday, April 23rd to demand that Mulro...
From Environmental Defence By Lana Goldberg, Program Manager, Ontario Climate A new freedom of information request reported in the Toronto Star1 has uncovered secret documents showing that the Ontario government deliberately chose a route for Highway 413 that would cause “maximum incursions” into the...
The Ontario government has quietly overhauled its plan for a new provincial curbside recycling regime, tearing up key parts of a controversial regulation that had united environmental groups and some industry players in opposition. ANDREW FRANCIS WALLACE / TORONTO STAR From the Toronto Star, April 1...
Tree planting and naturalization efforts are some of the ways Essa Township is addressing climate change. Miriam King/Bradford Today From Simcoe.com, April 20, 2022 By Brad Pritchard Simcoe.com asked local municipalities to highlight some of the steps they are taking to address climate change. These ...
Aisha Chiandet, a water scientist with the Severn Sound Environmental Association, uses a variety of devices to monitor water quality. A Secchi disk (pictured) is a standard tool used to measure water clarity. – Andrew Mendler/Metroland From Simcoe.com, April 19, 2022 By Andrew Mendler Rising w...
The Town of Collingwood has added a number of electric vehicles to its fleet as part of its green initiatives program. – Town of Collingwood photo From Simcoe.com, April 19, 2022 By John Edwards In October 2019, the Town of Collingwood declared a climate emergency and committed to making change...
By Angela Bischoff, Director of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance As reported in today’s Globe and Mail, thanks to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request filed by the Ontario Clean Air Alliance (OCAA), we now know that the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) fully understood that its re...
Ontario Green Party leader Mike Schreiner is coming to Simcoe County to raise awareness for the threat to the world’s purest water on his campaign. Come out and join us on Tuesday, April 19th – 4:30PM at the flow in Elmvale. Mike’s team asks that those planning to attend wear masks....
Trees/shrubs for sale for the “1000 TREES” project Here are 4 things that you can do to help reduce climate change: Get a RAIN BARREL, for as low as $15 (after the $30 rebate from the town) Help plant 1000 TREES on May 14. Plant a tree/shrub in your yard in support of the “1000 […]...
We are so happy to announce that the Friends of Simcoe Forests / Recycling Rewards bin is here. If you haven’t already donated items, please consider digging through your closets. It feels great to donate and great to recycle so everybody wins. Thank you very much to everyone who has already donated ...
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