Ignoring Planetary Peril, a Profound ‘Disconnect’ Between Science and DohaBy CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE International Herald Tribune December 9 2012 In one of the most poignant moments of the Doha climate talks, the Philippine climate change commissioner,...

Conventional Order Passes Best Before DateBy Mike Nickerson Sustainability December 10 2012Circles have no corners; ends and beginnings flow smoothly from one to the other, yet, I can't help but think that the end of the Mayan Calendar can mark the beg...

'Large old trees will diminish or disappear in many ecosystems,' ecologists warnCBC News Dec 7, 2012 The world's biggest and oldest trees are dying at an alarming rate, according to a report by three leading ecologists.Death rates among trees 100 to 30...

By Kathy English Toronto Star Public Editor December 07, 2012Canadian Journalists for Free Expression has relatively little challenge in galvanizing journalists in support of free expression: It’s what we passionately believe in, after all.The bigger c...

Letter to Orillia Packet and Times December 7, 2012 Re: West Oro residents fear water contamination, Page A1, Dec. 4 In the article concerning the TRY Recycling proposal for the used gravel pit on the Old Barrie Road and the 7th Line of Oro-Medonte, a ...

By GISELE WINTON SARVIS Midland Free Press December 7, 2012 PENETANGUISHENE — Council and town staff who have been toiling over the 2013 budget opened the books to the public at a meeting held Nov. 28 as part of establishing the tax rate.At issue is th...

New Tecumseth Free PressDecember 7, 2012 New Tecumseth's November cheque registry - the summary of monthly expenses - shows a Nov. 28 entry to Feehely, Gastaldi in the amount of $5,368.07 dealing with a Freedom of Information (FOI) request registered o...

By Cheryl Browne, Barrie Examiner December 7, 2012 Barrie gained 1,200 jobs in one month.The good news out of November’s Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada indicates that not only did a whole bunch of Barrie’s unemployed gain full-time employme...

By Bob Bruton, Barrie Examiner December 7, 2012 The return on a China trip will come eventually, if not immediately, says Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman.“It only takes one Barrie company expanding, or one investment into a Barrie company or building by a Chi...

Councillor wants compensation for town By Christy Burton Bradford Topic Dec 06, 2012  As Toronto Transit tunnel boring machines Holey, Moley, Yorkie and Torkie corkscrew their way from Downsview to Vaughan, the cost to the BWG area is mounting, accordi...