News release from Fisheries and Oceans Canada From coast to coast to coast, Canadians have signaled their strong passion for protecting the fish and fish habitat that play such a vital role in our environment, our communities and our livelihoods. Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister...
by Janis Ramsay Innisfil Journal Georgian Downs is asking permission to dump treated sewage into Innisfil’s drainage system. In a letter to the town, Georgian Downs facilities manager Peter Musgrove said the company needs a temporary solution for its failing sewage system. There are alr...
Lakefront owner wants to extend dock structure, add boathouse HOW THEY VOTED: AGAINST Ward 2 Richard Simpson Ward 3 Donna Orsetti Ward 5 Bill Loughead Ward 6 Carolyn Payne Ward 7 Rob Nicol IN FAVOUR Deputy Mayor Lynn Dollin Ward 1 Doug Lougheed Ward 4 Stan Daurio ABSENT Mayor Gord Wauchope For update...
Paddlers make their way through the Minesing Wetlands in Springwater, just west of Barrie. – Nature Conservancy phot0 Barrie Advance Already one of the largest and least disturbed wetlands in Ontario, even more land along the Minesing Wetlands could soon be protected. The Nature Conservancy of ...
Application to take millions of litres a day prompts calls for Tiny council to defend “purest” water
Mayor George Cornell By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Tiny Township residents as well as members of council expressed concerns Monday about an application by CRH Canada Group Ltd. for a renewal of a permit to take water at its Waverley Teedon Pit. Councillors requested a report from their engineer...
Jennifer Howard photo From the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition We are pleased to partner with the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA), the Ontario Headwaters Institute, and the Ontario Environment Network to present, “WaterScapes – A Community Discussion on Water Protection...
News release from NVCA UTOPIA, Ontario (January 29, 2018) – Gail Ardiel, Deputy Mayor for the Town of the Blue Mountains, will head the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) in 2018. Deputy Mayor Ardiel, an apple orchard owner and retired child care service provider, was acclaimed chair of...
From Myiingan Kwe I am EXTREMELY PROUD & HONOURED that the Site 41 water, the purest water on Earth, will be a part of the Khoisan Liberation Walk in South Africa this year in the midst of the Cape Town Water Crisis. My friend Gillian will be also presenting an Eagle Feather from the Manido [&hel...
Julie Barker and Midland Mayor Gord Mackay From the Town of Midland “Julie is someone whose passion and commitment to environmental sustainability, creativity and education expands beyond Midland’s boundaries. As one of the founding members of the Midland Community Garden in Little Lake ...
Chief Ava Hill By Brent Patterson Council of Canadians Turtle Island News reports that Nestle Waters Canada met with the Six Nations Band Council’s Committee of the Whole on Monday (January 22). Nestle was there to seek the Band Council’s support for its application to the provincial gove...
Powered By
