Tiny Council Meeting June 11, 2012By Vickie Kee AWARE Tiny Jun 23 2012 Deputy-Mayor Lawrence presented to council the idea of a golf tournament and special dinner to honour GordLeonard of Tiny Township for his hard work and determination in stopping Dump Site 41 from becoming a reality....
By Claire Malcolmson Environmental Defence June 21 2012For years, Lake Simcoe residents from Big Bay Point and Environmental Defence have been fighting a proposed mega-marina resort development in their community. Now, the focus is on a controversial sale or lease of public shoreline land, to a devel...
Info from Clearview Community Coalition June 19 2012The Joint Board decision on the Walker Brothers quarry was released today and we regret to report that the quarry application was approved 2 to 1. The two OMB members approved the application and the Environmental Review Tribunal member wrote a dis...
By Michael Gennings Barrie Advance Jun 18, 2012DUNTROON - The Consolidated Hearings Board says that Walker Industries can go ahead with its plan to expand the Duntroon Quarry. ...
Cemetery dating back to 1855 to be explored with ground-penetrating radar By Nicole Million Midland Free Press Jun 18, 2012 MIDLAND – A long-forgotten Midland burial ground will be explored next week in an effort to uncover more of the area’s history. Read more ...
200,000 homes may need to be bulldozed -- bankBy Nick Webb Independent.ie June 10 2012 AN explosive report has claimed that Ireland has so many empty houses that it would take up to 43 years to fill them all....
Municipalities share their best practices for integrating food waste into landfill diversion programsBy DeAnne Toto Municipal Recycling JUNE 11, 2012 Increasingly, municipalities are moving beyond curbside collection of leaves and yard waste to include food scraps and other organic materials. In many...
A future without landfills? SF is already 78% of the way there -- but the hardest part is still aheadBy Sven Eberlein Alternet April 18, 2012 Last month, the millionth ton of food scraps, coffee grounds and soiled paper from San Francisco’s mandatory composting program returned to residents’ dinner ...
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