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Oct 1st, 2019
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Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly, found for the first time in Canada, in the Minesing Wetlands in 2007. The following is Chris Evans’ submission to the ECCC Recovery Strategy Team, September 30, 2019: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this important proposed Federal Recovery Strategy fo...
Sep 30th, 2019
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NEWS RELEASE from THE COUCHICHING CONSERVANCY ******************** The Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada’s national museum of natural history and natural sciences, has announced 22 finalists for its 2019 Nature Inspiration Awards. The achievements of the finalists and the announcement of the wi...
Sep 29th, 2019
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Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly – Chris Evans photo Update October 1 2019 – link to Chris Evans submission. Even though it is past the consultation deadline of September 30 2019 set by Canada Wildlife Services, you may still contact them to express concern, and let your elected representat...
Sep 24th, 2019
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Simcoe County Warden George Cornell and County Forester Graeme Davis cut the log to open the Red Pine House, a forestry education centre on the Simcoe County Museum property. -BarrieToday photo. Read more News release from Simcoe County  Warden George Cornell was joined by fellow county councillors, ...
Sep 23rd, 2019
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Danone CEO Emmanuel Faber at United Nations Climate Summit ’Listen to this inner voice in each of us that whispers that life is sacred’ AWARE News Network The following is the statement to the United Nations Climate Summit by Danone CEO Emmanuel Faber (watch on video 2:32:37 to 2:36:20) “The fo...
Sep 23rd, 2019
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Barrie-Innisfil and Barrie Springwater Oro-Medonte meetings are part of 100 Debates initiative from Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition Groups across Simcoe County are coming together to ensure that local candidates are transparent and clear about their intentions regarding the environment and climate ...
Sep 20th, 2019
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Barrie’s Climate Strike: Jeff Monague and his daughter Rhiannon sing Water is Life. AWARE News Network September 27 Climate Strikes were held in Barrie, Orillia and Collingwood. Below, more photos from Barrie.           CTV Barrie report: Teens demand change to protect the p...
Sep 4th, 2019
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‘What we need is more humming and buzzing’ by Andrea Germanos Common Dreams The German government announced Wednesday it had agreed on a plan to phase out the use of glyphosate—the key chemical in the weedkiller Roundup—with a total ban set to begin by the end of 2023. “Way to go, G...
Aug 30th, 2019
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Nottawasaga River By Shawn Micallef Toronto Star Threats come in various forms. Some are natural. There’s a plaque in the Humber River floodplain, just below the Old Mill subway station, that tells the tale of how Hurricane Hazel killed 81 people across various GTA watersheds in 1954. Another plaque ...
Aug 23rd, 2019
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  From Ontario Nature With a federal election on the horizon in October, it’s time to make the conservation of wild species and wild spaces an election issue. Whom we vote for matters more than ever. Not just for our country, but for the health of the planet. As wildlife declines, ecosystems unr...