Greta Thunberg and other inspiring youth leaders like Vanessa, Mitzi, and Dominika just signed this powerful open letter on the climate crisis — can you sign, too? Please sign here: https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/climate_action_now_loc/?kQAjMab To world leaders: “Betrayal.”Tha...
Part two of the virtual Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) hearing regarding the Environmental Resource Recovery Centre (ERRC) is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. The majority of part one of the hearing was comprised of the County’s expert witnesses followed by cross-...
Dear Members of AWARE Simcoe, Firstly, I would like to thank you all very much for sponsoring me to attend and be a delegate for AWARE Simcoe at the Youth Summit For Mother Earth. It was an unforgettable experience where I learned about the Indigenous Culture, native plant species, and collaborated w...
Friends, Trudeau just announced his new Cabinet and there are big implications for Canada’s climate emergency response. Former climate activist Steven Guilbeault will lead the Environment Ministry and outgoing Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is heading to Natural Resources [1]. Both politicia...
Doug Ford is trying to play us for fools. Last week, he released ads doubling down on his plan to pave through our Greenbelt to build mega-Highway 413. [1] But Highway 413 would cause significant environmental damage, degrade the water source of millions of animals and people and cost Ontarians billi...
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...
This information is about forest art installations honouring Indigenous peoples and especially the lost children. The installations are in the Simcoe County Forest. Drive North on Hwy 93. Turn right at Waverley. Pass through Vasey. Right after the bridge construction turn left on Rosemount Road. The ...
Leadnow member Andre is calling on Minister of Health Patty Hajdu to eliminate the use of toxic, bee-killing pesticides in agriculture. Here’s a brief explanation of the campaign: In Canada, agriculture uses pesticides based on neonicotinoids which are poisonous to all insects including the imp...
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...
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