By George Tanber, Reuters TOLEDO, Ohio – A ban on drinking tap water in Toledo was lifted early Monday after tests showed that toxins were no longer at dangerous levels from algae on Lake Erie, the mayor’s office said. “Our water is s...

Letter to the Springwater News from Deputy Mayor Dan McLean The Midhurst Ratepayers Association (MRA), Bill French, and Les Stewart want the public to believe that the main election issue in the up and coming Springwater fall election is voting to stop...

LSRCA new release Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority’s (LSRCA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Mr. Mike Walters will assume the position of Chief Administrative Officer effective October 6, 2014. Walters, currently LSRCAR...

Larger buffer zone needed to protect Late Woodland-era village site By Jenni Dunning Midland Mirror PENETANGUISHENE – A rezoning request in Penetanguishene is on hold after it was discovered an archeological site on the land was larger than first thoug...

Councillors reject suggestion rules broken in obtaining legal advice for acquisition By Travis Mealing Midland Mirror MIDLAND – Deputy Mayor Stephan Kramp has raised the possibility Midland council might have broken its own rules in acquiring legal adv...

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By Nigel Hunt and Sarah McFarlane for Reuters  London – The challenge of ensuring future food security as populations grow and diets change has its roots in soil but the increasing degradation of the Earth’s thin skin is ...

For how much longer will we be able to catch the magnificent fish that made the Nottawasaga River an angler’s mecca? Unfortunately the pressures on the watershed are increasing and the Nottawasaga needs our help.  Consider: * Walleye have all but...

From City of Orillia waste management and environmental advisory committee No more battling landfills and incinerators in Ontario. This important Conference will bring together bright, enthusiastic people to focus on waste solutions that will help Onta...

  By STEVE CONNOR The Independent July 19 2014 Superbugs resistant to some of the most powerful antibiotics in the medical arsenal have been found for the first time in a British river – with scientists pinpointing a local sewage-treatment plant a...

Significant deficiencies in Highland’s studies point to gaping flaw in province’s developer-driven process From NDACT website AWARE News Network Recently, a peer review study of the Melancthon mega-quarry was released. Commissioned by the Nottawa...