• Protecting Water and Farmland in Simcoe County

Author "AWARE Simcoe"

Oct 5th, 2017
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News release from MPP Jim Wilson Today in question period, Simcoe-Grey MPP Jim Wilson challenged the Liberal government over the recently announced closure of the Ontario Tree Seed Plant in Angus. The facility is slated to close September 2018. “...
Oct 3rd, 2017
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  Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition submission to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry The Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition represents 30 community groups from across Simcoe and the province that have agreed in principle that the Greenb...
Oct 3rd, 2017
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From AWARE Essa The Ontario Tree Seed Facility is being closed. -What is the Reason for the Closure? -Why Should We Care? YOU are INVITED to a PUBLIC MEETING to discuss the Ministry of Natural Resource’s decision to close the Historic Ontario Tree Seed...
Oct 1st, 2017
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AWARE News Network The Ontario Beekeepers Association has called on Ontario commercial beekeepers to opt out of a National Class Action Lawsuit against the Canadian government for restricting honey bee imports from the US. The suit, filed by three west...
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Oct 1st, 2017
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Environment Minister Chris Ballard The government’s organics action plan, which will be implemented next year, is aiming to divert waste from landfills By Allison Jones The Canadian Press From coffee grounds, to leftover fettuccine alfredo, to the slim...
Oct 1st, 2017
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UPDATE: Link to submission from the Simcoe County Greenbel Coalition AWARE News Network Ontario Nature is calling on you to urge Kathryn McGarry, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, to guide stronger protection for nature across the Greater Gol...
Oct 1st, 2017
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Local politicians and Huronia Land Conservancy directors gather under the newly unveiled sign for the Hogg Creek Wetland.  From left, former MPP Garfield Dunlop, Dave Wilkins, Springwater Mayor Bill French, Isabella Rombak, Linda Belcourt, Valerie Sche...
Sep 28th, 2017
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By JULIE TURKEWITZ New York Times DENVER — Does a river — or a plant, or a forest — have rights? This is the essential question in what attorneys are calling a first-of-its-kind federal lawsuit, in which a Denver lawyer and a far-left environmental gro...
Sep 28th, 2017
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NVCA news release This event will celebrate the grand opening of a newly expanded accessible trail through Fort Willow, a national and provincial historic site. The trail is one of several enhancements made at the fort with funding from the Canada 150 ...
Sep 27th, 2017
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Fareed Amin brings a wealth of experience to his new job Former deputy minister to start Oct. 10 by John Edwards Collingwood Connection A former high-ranking provincial official has been named the new chief administrative officer for the Town of Collin...