Blue-green algae is a very serious, very solvable problem By Mark Mattson Waterkeeper.ca Weekly August 17 2011 Cyanobacteria in our Lakes and Rivers across Canada and the US (better know as blue-green algae) is a very serious problem. It also a fairly ...

Municipalities should be exempt from CETA, council toldAWARE Simcoe August 17 2011Mariane Cancilla, representing AWARE Barrie / AWARE Simcoe, and Myrna Clark, representing Council of Canadians, appeared before Barrie City Council Monday night to warn o...

5,786 complaints unearthed during comment periods By Brad Pritchard Simcoe.com Aug 10, 2011 MELANCTHON – Much like the protest signs that have been steadily popping up on lawns across the region, concerns surrounding the mega quarry plan in Melan...

By Robert Benzie Toronto Star August 10 2011 A Brazilian corporation is alleging its bid to build a massive quarry outside Hamilton was scuttled by the Liberal government for political reasons. Read more ...

Email from Simcoe Solar Farm Awareness Project August 9 2011Notice for Midhurst 6' (2024 Old Second St., Midhurst, Ontario) was posted on the Environmental Registry on July 20 and you have 30 days to forward your comments. More than 50% of this propert...

IJC reviewing regulation plan for the upper Great Lakes  By Shelley Nelson, Superior Telegram August 11 2011 The International Joint Commission is reviewing its regulation plan for the upper Great Lakes — Superior, Michigan and Huron. Read more  ...

Unanimous vote on Balm Beach parking issueReport from the August 8 meeting of Tiny Township Council By Vickie Kee AWARE Tiny August 11 2011There is a great concern by council that the water supply at Georgian Sands and Lafontaine are showing increased ...

Americas: Development must not trump indigenous rightsAWARE Simcoe August 8 2011To mark the Internation Day of the Wold's Indigenous People, an Amnesty International report on the impact of development projects like mines, plantations, dams and roads i...

Voters should force candidates to take a stand on mega-quarryBy Sandy Agnew North Simcoe Community News August-September 2011The Highland Companies proposal for a mega-quarry in Melancthon Township could have environmental, agricultural and social cons...

Bill Pynn, president of the Union of Environmental Workers, says department reeling as feds poised to cut department by 11 per cent By JESSICA BRUNO The Hill Times – August 8 2011 OTTAWA—Environment Canada workers are in “complete and utter...