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Feb 19th, 2020
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Bear cubs will pay the price UPDATE: The comment period has closed on these Ontario government Assault-on-Nature plans  – but you can still let your MPP know what you think, and let others know what is being proposed (or, in the case of the Double Crested Cormorant, enacted) – get the fac...
Feb 17th, 2020
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by Ian Adams Wasaga Sun  Feb 15, 2020 Sand washing down the St. Clair River is acting as a slurry, restricting the flow from Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. That could be one reason why the two middle lakes are reaching a “crisis high” condition, Mary Muter told the Wasaga Beach Men’s Probus Club durin...
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Feb 17th, 2020
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From the Weather Network An ice-free framework over the Great Lakes means more lake-effect snow than what is typical for the end of February. Two peculiar events are developing before our eyes across the Great Lakes. A rare combination of unusually high water levels, paired with a pronounced lack of ...
Feb 14th, 2020
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Lake Simcoe’s phosphorus pollution has risen by more than 30% under Ontario’s protection plan – but working together, we can reduce phosphorous, protect fisheries and stop algae blooms From Lake Simcoe Watch Today we are releasing our new report: Cleaning-Up Lake Simcoe: A Discussion Pape...
Feb 14th, 2020
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                    Previously: No enthusiasm for TC Energy pumped storage project  ...
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Feb 14th, 2020
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From Save Our Water Mike Schreiner, the leader of the Green Party of Ontario and the MPP for Guelph, will be presenting the Save Our Water petition to the Ontario government at Queen’s Park. We are asking Save Our Water friends to come fill the Members’ Gallery ‘to the rafters’ in support...
Feb 4th, 2020
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It starts at the table From the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition An hour and a half north of Toronto there is a constant stream of cars pulling over to the side of the road. People get out, walk to the back of their vehicle, open the trunk and lift out jugs, which they carry to […]...
Feb 4th, 2020
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Lake Huron – Kevin M Klerks photo It cannot have been easy for a small First Nation to reject $150 million – Let’s find ways (including financial) to show our gratitude by JOYCE NELSON Counterpunch A major victory for Canada’s First Nations has just been won in Ontario. On January 31, the...
Jan 30th, 2020
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The following is an Objector’s Response to a January 3 2020 letter from CRH Canada Group Inc. Objectors (there are 178) are those who registered in a process under the Aggregate Resources Act. Those who did not register can’t respond under this process but can continue to fight to protect the water i...
Jan 28th, 2020
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Tiny Township Council in session yesterday  Updated January 29 2020 with council motion/ staff report PD 004-20 and the township response letter. Scroll down.  Note, the staff report, as approved, calls for staff to work with township lawyer Barriston to prepare minutes of settlement and report back ...