Waawase’ Aagaming Water Walk June 24-July 2 This walk is being held in the same spirit of the Mother Earth Water Walks that have taken place around the Great Lakes. It has been requested by Grandmother Josephine Mandamin of the Three Fires Lodge and founding Chief Commissioner of the Anishinab...
By Brent Patterson Council of Canadians Tay is a township located in the southern Georgian Bay region of Ontario. On April 9, its 7-member municipal council voted for the township to become a blue community. The recommendation that went to council stated, “That the report dated March 19th, 2014...
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...
From AWARE Oro Medonte AWARE Oro-Medonte is holding its Annual General Meeting on Thursday April 24, 2014 from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at the Edgar Community Hall Guest speakers are Tim Crooks & Claire Malcolmson of Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition TOPIC: ‘Saving Lake Simcoe’ Learn about the Lake S...
Celebrating the new Elmvale Water Kiosk! From the Elmvale Foundation We are so fortunate that the Elmvale area has some of the purest groundwater on the planet. We now have one more reason to celebrate: the completion of the Elmvale Water Kiosk at the artesian flow in Elmvale! The Elmvale Water Kios...
The human race and our planet need a new water ethic By Maude Barlow Have you heard? The world is running out of accessible clean water. Humanity is polluting, mismanaging, and displacing our finite freshwater sources at an alarming rate. Since 1990, half the rivers in China have disappeared. The Oga...
By Mark Calzavera Council of Canadians One of the best parts of being an Organizer is working with local groups that are battling to protect their communities from unwanted industrial development. We are currently engaged with more than a dozen such campaigns in our region. On consecutive Saturdays t...
By Carey L Biron Asia Times WASHINGTON – As government representatives gathered on Tuesday in Indonesia for what could be final negotiations towards a global trade agreement under the World Trade Organization (WTO), environmentalists and social justice campaigners urged them to specify that wat...
Environmental Defence November 10 2013 The Ontario Municipal Board is set to hear an important case regarding whether to allow future development on the Oak Ridges Moraine, beginning November 23, 2013.The hearing will take place in King Township, the site of a proposed 600-person outdoor banquet/eve...
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