OMB told Barrie wants traffic study, water budget; NVCA considers summer hearing ‘premature’ By Kate Harries The importance of the “Special Rule” that then Infrastructure Minister Bob Chiarelli brought in to make the Midhurst Secondary Plan legal was spelled out by a lawyer at an Ontario Municipal Bo...
From MegaQuarry News We don’t normally send you an update at the start of the week, but the Public Meeting deserves a special bulletin! Despite a spring snowstorm that shut down local roads, about 200 people packed into the Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex in Shelburne to learn more about Ont...
By: Sara Hershoff Creemore Echo Thousands of acres of prime farmland in Melancthon Township – including land once slated for a mega-quarry – now owned by Bonneville Financial Inc. will continue to be farmed for decades to come, says company president Tom Eisenhauer. But, he adds, the only way to ens...
AWARE Essa meeting focuses on disappearing bees, effects of neonicotinoids and loss of food security
By Anne Learn Sharpe AWARE Essa In spite of a spring snowstorm, more than 70 people gathered at Utopia Hall in Essa Township on Saturday, March 22, to watch the movie Vanishing of the Bees. Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, only 15 minutes of the movie was shown, but on a positive note, t...
The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Four major environmental groups are demanding that Ottawa force pesticide makers to provide scientific studies looking at whether their products are killing off bees. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency has been asking registered pesticide manufac...
From FAWF Help protect the land that feeds us! Food & Water First is hosting a Public Meeting in Shelburne about the importance of Ontario’s prime farmland to our economy and food security, and why it should be preserved. Zoomer Radio’s Dale Goldhawk will be the MC. Guest speakers include Tom Eis...
OBA news release MILTON: The Ontario Beekeepers Association (OBA) has received and read the final report from the Bee Health Working Group presented today by Premier Wynne, acting as Minister of Agriculture. Our response to this report is guided by our concerns related to declining populations of be...
Global News Plans are in the works to turn the Ontario farming community into a bustling suburban city. But some in the community are calling the development a step backwards. Christina Stevens explains. ...
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