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Aug 16th, 2014
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News release from AWARE Simcoe WASAGA BEACH – Water quality in the Nottawasaga River is deteriorating, and the functionality of the Minesing Wetlands as a buffer against flooding and erosion is being reduced. These are some of the indicators and threats: *Walleye have all but disappeared from the riv...
Jul 30th, 2014
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LSRCA new release Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority’s (LSRCA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Mr. Mike Walters will assume the position of Chief Administrative Officer effective October 6, 2014. Walters, currently LSRCA’s General Manager of Watershed Management, rep...
Jul 26th, 2014
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My view – I attended the OMB prehearing for the rezoning of the lands in the Midhurst Mega development on July 3rd. As expected it was a lovefest with the developers, lawyers and planners singing the praises of the new proposed City of Midhurst and its potential 30,000 residents. I estimate the...
Jul 25th, 2014
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For how much longer will we be able to catch the magnificent fish that made the Nottawasaga River an angler’s mecca? Unfortunately the pressures on the watershed are increasing and the Nottawasaga needs our help.  Consider: * Walleye have all but disappeared from the river * Steelhead (rainbow ...
Jul 19th, 2014
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  By STEVE CONNOR The Independent July 19 2014 Superbugs resistant to some of the most powerful antibiotics in the medical arsenal have been found for the first time in a British river – with scientists pinpointing a local sewage-treatment plant as the most likely source. Scientists discovered t...
Jul 18th, 2014
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Significant deficiencies in Highland’s studies point to gaping flaw in province’s developer-driven process From NDACT website AWARE News Network Recently, a peer review study of the Melancthon mega-quarry was released. Commissioned by the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority in response to...
Jul 14th, 2014
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Documents reveal bureaucrats warned of likely legal challenges By David McKie, CBC News Jul 13, 2014 The federal government is girding for yet more court battles, this time involving waterways used by boaters, cottagers and First Nations, according to a document obtained by CBC News. At issue is the ...
Jul 10th, 2014
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AWARE News Network interview with Margaret Prophet of the Modhurst Residents Associaiton – 42,000 have signed the petition – that’s getting on for ten times the previous goal of 5,000 – are you surprised?  Yes and no.  When we started the petition, we weren’t even sure i...
Jul 8th, 2014
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On July 17, 2014, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., the SSEA will be hosting our annual Open House at the Midland Public Library, 320 King Street, Midland ON.. Featuring Guest Speaker Scudder Mackey, Chief, Office of Coastal Management at Ohio Department of Natural Resources, presenting (2:00 p.m. – 3:00...
Jul 7th, 2014
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Behind the current veneer of cordiality at Queen’s Park there is trouble brewing. At the centre of the political maelstrom is Ombudsman Andre Marin By: Richard J. Brennan Toronto Star Jul 07 2014 The battle lines are being drawn between municipalities and Ontario’s ombudsman. Many municipalities can’...