Opposition to proposed outdoor industrial waste site focus of Midland march News release November 30 2011  Unpleasant weather did little to dampen the spirits of walkers who trekked from the Martyrs’ Shrine to deliver over 4,000 letters of concer...

THE HIGH ROAD By Ray Ford ON Nature Magazine November 30 2011 It has been a decades-long cold war, with some very hot engagements. But the struggle between Ontario’s $1.3-billion sand, gravel and stone industry and the people seeking to safeguard the p...

By Chris Halliday Orangeville Banner Nov 16, 2011  Facing a choice between the province’s watchdog or appointing an independent closed-door meeting investigator for 2012, Dufferin County is going with the former. Read more ...

FAO paper published during UN Climate Change Conference highlights food-secure futureFAO News release 29 November 2011The global food system needs to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels to succeed in feeding a growing world population, the United Nat...

NDP Environment Critic calls exercise a ‘farce,’ accuses government of already drafting legislative overhaul of EA process By Chris Plecash First Perspective November 28 2011 The House Environment Committee is winding down its statutory review of the C...

By Ian McInroy Barrie Examiner November 29 2011 SPRINGWATER TWP. — Midhurst area residents crammed into the Midhurst Community Centre Monday night to learn more about how their village’s future could change, if Springwater Township council, devel...

MNR and MOE get only three quarters of a cent of every tax dollarLake Ontario Waterkeeper release November 29 2011Ontario's Environmental Commissioner says we're losing momentum on dealing with environmenal issues. “I have 30 years of environmental pro...

Letter to the Orillia Packet and Times November 3 2011re: "Occupy message being corrupted"While reading the banter between Kearey-Moreland and Stanton I am reminded that every action has an equal and opposite reaction....

Letter from Simcoe Solar Farm Awareness Project November 29 2011Five more of the ten proposed industrial solar facilities in Simcoe County have been posted on the Environmental Registry. ...

'The Township Council has not yet decided the role/position that will be taken regarding the OMB appeals'Email from Springwater Township November 28 2011Below, and in addition to the FAQ sheet provided at the Public Information Session for the Midhurst...