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Aug 18th, 2011
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"It's shocking that the ministry has allowed this to go on"AWARE Simcoe August 17 2011A government memo obtained through Freedom of Information legislation reveals that the Ontario Liberals have been aware for more than a year that noise from industrial wind turbines, even operating in compliance wit...
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In Water
Aug 17th, 2011
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Blue-green algae is a very serious, very solvable problem By Mark Mattson Waterkeeper.ca Weekly August 17 2011 Cyanobacteria in our Lakes and Rivers across Canada and the US (better know as blue-green algae) is a very serious problem. It also a fairly common problem this time of year. Warm, still, st...
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In Governance
Aug 17th, 2011
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Municipalities should be exempt from CETA, council toldAWARE Simcoe August 17 2011Mariane Cancilla, representing AWARE Barrie / AWARE Simcoe, and Myrna Clark, representing Council of Canadians, appeared before Barrie City Council Monday night to warn of potentially dire consequences of the Comprehens...
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In Quarries
Aug 17th, 2011
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5,786 complaints unearthed during comment periods By Brad Pritchard Simcoe.com Aug 10, 2011 MELANCTHON – Much like the protest signs that have been steadily popping up on lawns across the region, concerns surrounding the mega quarry plan in Melancthon Township continue to grow, which has politi...
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In Quarries
Aug 17th, 2011
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By Robert Benzie Toronto Star August 10 2011 A Brazilian corporation is alleging its bid to build a massive quarry outside Hamilton was scuttled by the Liberal government for political reasons. Read more ...
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In Energy
Aug 17th, 2011
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Email from Simcoe Solar Farm Awareness Project August 9 2011Notice for Midhurst 6' (2024 Old Second St., Midhurst, Ontario) was posted on the Environmental Registry on July 20 and you have 30 days to forward your comments. More than 50% of this property is class 2 and 3 soils and they propose to clea...
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In Lakes
Aug 12th, 2011
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IJC reviewing regulation plan for the upper Great Lakes By Shelley Nelson, Superior Telegram August 11 2011 The International Joint Commission is reviewing its regulation plan for the upper Great Lakes — Superior, Michigan and Huron. Read more ...
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In Tiny
Aug 11th, 2011
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Unanimous vote on Balm Beach parking issueReport from the August 8 meeting of Tiny Township Council By Vickie Kee AWARE Tiny August 11 2011There is a great concern by council that the water supply at Georgian Sands and Lafontaine are showing increased levels of nitrate which is approaching the MOE li...
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In Indigenous
Aug 8th, 2011
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Americas: Development must not trump indigenous rightsAWARE Simcoe August 8 2011To mark the Internation Day of the Wold's Indigenous People, an Amnesty International report on the impact of development projects like mines, plantations, dams and roads in traditional territories;tribal facts from Survi...
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In Quarries
Aug 8th, 2011
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Voters should force candidates to take a stand on mega-quarryBy Sandy Agnew North Simcoe Community News August-September 2011The Highland Companies proposal for a mega-quarry in Melancthon Township could have environmental, agricultural and social consequences that dwarf those of Site 41....
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