From Grassy Narrows Support Today our friends in Grassy Narrows will celebrate 15 years of resistance to industrial logging on their traditional territory, along with some incredible news. On Wednesday, under intense pressure from Grassy Narrows and th...

The Canadian Press November 20, 2017 Chief Simon Fobister doesn’t have to imagine the grief and anguish and pain that decades of slow-motion mercury poisoning have wrought on the people of Grassy Narrows First Nation. After all, he’s one of them. Fobis...

As Toronto awaits new rules that will shift the balance of power long held by the Ontario Municipal Board, uncertainty over how to transition from the old system to the new has city officials and communities warning of a rush of problematic application...

By Yvonne Ho — Sierra Club Foundation The following article was written by Dr. John Bacher, Greenbelt Campaign leader at Sierra Club Ontario, and a member of the Preservation of Agricultural Lands Society (PALS). “Environmentalists believe the ov...

AWARE News Network AWARE Simcoe note: there’s disagreement among environmentalists over the Cornerstone Standards Council, which claims to be an “independent, impartial, transparent, consistent and rigorous process” to confirm whether...

  AWARE News Network The Ontario Liberals aren’t listening when the top forestry experts in the province tell them that their government has made a terrible mistake in deciding to close the Ontario Tree Seed Facility. These are just a few of the l...

  From the Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Those attending the Blue Mountain Watershed Trust AGM next Wednesday November 29th are in for a treat. Acclaimed author Mark Zelinski will be on hand to speak about his newest book, Heart of Turtle Island, ...

InsideOttawaValley  November 20 2017 Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark says plans by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to close the Ontario Tree Seed Plant in Angus puts the future of the Ferguson Forest Centre in North Grenville along with ...

UPDATE: Scroll down for HOW THEY VOTED News release from New Tecumseth Township  November 20 2017 At a Special Council meeting held on Nov. 20, New Tecumseth Council voted to appoint Peter W. Anderson as Ward 5 Councillor effective immediately and for ...

Councillor Marc Biss The following is a letter from AWARE Simcoe chair Don Morgan to Mayor Rick Milne and members of New Tecumseth Council The procedure adopted by council on October 30, 2017 and set out by your clerk in notices posted on the township ...