Report from Day 1 of the hearing By Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press TORONTO — An expert tribunal was entitled to conclude a proposed wind farm would devastate a population of already threatened turtles, Ontario’s top court heard Monday. The case, which pits turtles against turbines, coul...
County of Simcoe news release County Council today elected Gerry Marshall, Mayor of the Town of Penetanguishene, to serve as Simcoe County Warden for 2015 and 2016. “I am honoured to be elected as Simcoe County Warden for 2015 and 2016,” said Warden Marshall. “I look forward to work...
By Meade Helman AWARE News Network A new day has dawned in Bradford West Gwillimbury. In his inaugural address on Tuesday, Mayor Rob Keffer vowed to focus on making make the town better not bigger and to take care of the whole town instead of just spending money on development for the new part of [&h...
AWARE News Network In his inaugural address, Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman articulated a vision of Barrie as the economic and social capital of Central Ontario, with entrepreneurship and added value as the drivers of an expanding economy and continued revitalization of the downtown to make it the city’s “...
AWARE News Networ About 150 Springwater residents packed into the council chambers Monday night to see their new council sworn in. In his inaugural address, Mayor Bill French picked up on themes from the election campaign to outline a program for the next four years – preservation of the township’s ...
By Sandy Agnew AWARE News Network Following a deputation by Paul Bonwick (president and CEO of Compenso Communications, representing the Collingwood Airport Industrial Development) complaining about their high plan review fees, the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) board has thrown out...
Sierra Club Canada Foundation news release TORONTO – The global campaign to ban neonicotinoid pesticides took a big step forward in Ontario today. The provincial government — using its own pesticide control legislation — will reduce the use of neonicotinoid pesticides by 80%. The Si...
From the North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Taskforce Two years ago today November 21, the proposed Highland Mega Quarry was defeated and the Food & Water First movement was born. Let’s celebrate by urging the Liberal government to move immediately on protecting Ontario’s rare ...
from Cheryl Anderson Prince Edward County Field Naturalists On Dec 8-9, PECFN will be defending the Environmental Review Tribunal (ERT) ruling that overturned the Ministry of the Environment’s approval of the Gilead wind turbine project. We are appealing to the Appeal Court of Ontario because, subseq...
From Ontario Nature Strawberry Island in Lake Simcoe is under threat of development and local groups want your help to stop it. Trans America Investments Ltd is asking Ramara Township Council to rezone the 10-hectare island so they can build 120 condominium units. If approved, the development would i...
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