From the Sharing Place Food Bank A free day of education, discussion and action planning to grow the Orillia Food Council and progress local food security. Hear inspiring keynotes from experts in the field. Thursday February 19, 2015 Time: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm (registration opens 8:00 am) Locally...
… Controversial though it may be to some farmers and land developers By John Bacher Niagara at Large January 14 2015 In the 2015 Greenbelt Review one of the most important objectives should be to expand the Greenbelt on lands within the watershed based borders of the Niagara Peninsula Conservat...
Beekeepers get the facts straight on honey bees News release from Ontario Beakeepers’ Association A coalition of Ontario Farm organizations, along with pesticide and seed industries, has launched a major advertising campaign touting their concern for honey bees. This expensive campaign is an at...
From Food & Water First Hundreds of people gathered in the village of Brougham on Wednesday night to show their support for the Greenbelt. It’s under review this year and also under attack. Most recently, the Globe & Mail published an article What’s so smart about unaffordable hou...
By Andrew Philips Orillia Packet & Times Some Simcoe County municipal leaders are upset by what they see as a less-than-transparent process regarding work on the county’s official plan. Springwater Township Mayor Bill French said he’s worried the general public isn’t fully engaged in the process....
By Sandy Agnew AWARE News Network We saw a refreshing change of attitude at County Council’s Jan. 27 meeting toward the Ontario Municipal Board hearings into the Simcoe County Official Plan (SCOP). In response to a staff report intended to be received only (not discussed) Springwater Mayor Bill...
AWARE News Network You have until Sunday January 25 at 11:59 pm to comment on the Ontario government’s consultation on plans to protect pollinators by limiting neonicotinoid use. Here’s the information about the government’s proposals. See below a sample letter suggested by the Ontario Beekeepers Ass...
By Bruce Buttar, Board Member, Ontario Federation of Agriculture After thoroughly reviewing the provincial government’s discussion paper on pollinator health, attending public consultation meetings and researching causes of bee morality, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) recently submitted ...
Ontario municipalities could see ramifications from precedent-setting Superior Court decision over use of road salt By Dan Brown, Barbara Simpson, Sarnia Observer A court ruling that awarded more than $100,000 to a Lambton County farmer who claimed road salt caused crop losses could “open the floodga...
From Food & Water First The Soil Science Society of America has published an elegant and powerful article about the vital resource we all take for granted and why the Year of Soils is important. Our favourite line: “Soil keeps us from being hungry, thirsty, breathless, naked, and homeless&#...
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