from the Ontario Beekeepers’ Association The Ontario Beekeepers’ Association, representing the interests of Ontario’s 3,100 beekeepers, has come out in full support of the new regulations announced today. These regulations are intended to protect pollinators by reducing the use of neonicotinoid...
SaveOro and WORA withdrawing court application News release from SaveOro ORO-MEDONTE — A court application challenging a controversial township bylaw allowing an expansion at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds is being withdrawn by lawyers for local watchdog group SaveOro, after the by-law was...
The following are the comments I submitted to the Ontario government on its 2015 Provincial Co-ordinated Review: There are four essential elements to supporting life in Ontario and the world: – Clean air – Clean water – Healthy food – Adequate housing T...
By Miriam King, Bradford Times The annual Mayor’s Breakfast, held at the Lusitano Banquet Hall in Bradford, early on May 21, was not only a networking opportunity for members of the Bradford Board of Trade, senior Town Staff, Council and the community at large, but an opportunity to hear more about t...
AWARE News Network From AWARE Simcoe’s submission on the 2015 Coordinated Planning Review “While well intentioned, the Growth Plan, Greenbelt Plan, Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan and Niagara Escarpment Plan have not served to adequately protect water, food land and ecological health...
OBA board members appointed to Ontario’s Pesticide Advisory Committee from the Ontario Beekeepers’ Association OBA is pleased to report that OBA President Tibor Szabo and board member Jim Wilson have both been appointed to the Ontario government’s Pesticide Advisory Committee by the...
Strengthen and Expand From Food & Water First “We are fortunate to have the best soil and climate conditions in the country. These natural gifts have helped grow the largest agri-food sector in Canada, feeding millions of people here and elsewhere. We must not squander these gifts. We stro...
By Roberta Bell, Orillia Packet & Times A plan to manage the massive influx of traffic expected to go through the entrances of Burl’s Creek Event Grounds this summer is not yet in place. “It’s still in the raft states,” said Jerry Ball, Oro-Medonte Township’s director of transportation and enviro...
By Brent Preston Huffington Post April 21 2015 You could be forgiven for thinking that the shine has come off the small farm movement in the recent past. Last summer, an op-ed piece in the New York Times titled Don’t Let Your Children Grow Up To Be Farmers kicked off the debate, warning that &#...
By Frank Matys Orillia Today An Oro-Medonte event park won a thumbs-up from Orillia council despite concerns from township residents over the impacts of summer concerts planned for the site. Council agreed to send a letter to the township supporting Burl’s Creek Event Grounds, citing the regional eco...
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