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Jan 27th, 2021
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Tiny Township Council in special meeting January 26 2021 By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Tiny Township Council will go into closed session this afternoon, to consider its options following the provincial government decision to grant a 10-year permit to take water to CRH Canada for its Waverley Upl...
Jan 25th, 2021
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Jan 22nd, 2021
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Rendering of aerial view of Harbour Village at the Narrows. Source: Rama Road Corridor MZO package, Ramara Township Ministerial zoning orders an authoritarian tool that will cost taxpayers in the long run By Phil Brennan AWARE Simcoe The current use of ministerial zoning orders (MZOs) by the provinci...
Jan 18th, 2021
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News release from AWARE Simcoe The Ontario government has granted CRH Canada a 10-year permit to take water from the recharge site of the world’s purest water. “This is part of a continuing pattern of politicians allowing multi-national corporations to deplete our planet,” said Anne Ritchie Nahuis of...
Jan 17th, 2021
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Posted on the Environmental Registry of Ontario AWARE News Network Over 5,000 comments were received. The decision details what the government considers to be the major concerns raised by “stakeholders” and why it has decided they can be disregarded. There is a 15-day appeal period. The d...
Jan 1st, 2021
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Link to video message From David Attenborough …It’s been a challenging few months for many of us but the reaction to these extraordinary times has proved that when we work together there is no limit to what we can accomplish. Today we are experiencing environmental change as never before ...
Dec 29th, 2020
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Organic farmer and environmental campaigner: Prince Charles By Kate Harries AWARE News Network “This is the time,” Margaret Atwood told listeners of the Today program on BBC’s Radio 4 this morning. “This is the crossroads in the history of our species on the planet and we have to start paying attenti...
Dec 9th, 2020
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Deputy Speaker Rick Nicholls is in the chair yesterday when the recorded vote on Bill 229 is announced, with no withdrawal of Schedule 6, which attracted widespread opposition for undermining the role of Conservation Authorities. Keeping Faith with Ontarians Regarding Recent Environmental Announcemen...
Dec 9th, 2020
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Some Conservative MPPs AWARE News Network Update: this is the recorded vote in favour of Bill 229. 220_December_08_2020_Votes Three of the provincial representatives of Simcoe County, home to the world’s purest water, voted in favour of this assault on water: Doug Downey, Jill Dunlop and Andrea...
Dec 5th, 2020
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David Crombie  Update: 6 more resignations – scroll down Chair of Greenbelt Council leaves over Conservatives’ move to limit conservation authorities’ mandate By Noor Javed Toronto Star The chair of Doug Ford’s Greenbelt Council has resigned over the province’s plans to push forward legis...