Key evidence sitting in government database since the late 1990s By David Bruser Toronto Star The people of Grassy Narrows First Nation have long faced doubts that the industrial mercury dumped upstream made them sick. Despite their tremors, slurred sp...

Chief John Essens preached self-governance in 1836; Today, his descendants focus on the ‘survival of our people … in this time of crisis’ By: Jeff Monague Barrie Today  The fire burned late into the night. The flames burned high for h...

Physical distancing, cleaning and disinfection will be required.  AWARE News Network Just in time for planting, the Ontario government has ended its prohibition on community gardens. In a news release, the province announced the it has amended an emerg...

Powerful and painful – an exposé of what we are doing. Link to film America’s Great Greenwashing by Robert Hunziker Counterpunch  Celebrating 50 years of Earth Day, Michael Moore, executive producer and director Jeff Gibbs re-released their daunt...

Square-foot growing. -Free Spirit Gardens photo Community gardens across Ontario have been closed due to COVID-19, however a number of community groups say it’s a service essential for food security By Jennifer Golletz Collingwood Today Local com...

Human-set fires in the Amazon: The current pandemic is an inevitable consequence of human populations everywhere expanding into the habitats of other species with which we have had little previous contact. -Pixabay Creative Commons photo Why COVID-19 p...

About 8 waste collection staff have been in self-isolation with symptoms of illness whether or not related to COVID-19: county official By Jessica Owen April 16 2020 Editor’s note: As a separated city, Barrie takes care of its own waste collectio...

Native brook trout News release from the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority Cabela’s Canada Outdoor Fund donated a grant of $20,000 to support the first year of the Nottawasaga River Restoration Program (NRRP). The goal of the program is to help...

Sustainable Orillia creates food map and directory by Frank Matys Orillia Today Even in a land of plenty, securing healthy, affordable food can prove a challenge for many in the community. The coronavirus pandemic has only served to intensify that diff...

Evain Maurice and Bart Nagel -CTV screen shot From the Farm2Door website Farm2Door is a local food delivery service, sprouted out of an entrepreneurial collaboration in the Tiny/Penetang/Midland region in Ontario. The founding members are Rachel and Ev...