Carthew Bay Nature Reserve, donated by John and Betty McCulloch in 2002. From Couchiching Conservancy Annual General Meeting Sat, February 4th Hawkridge Golf & Country Club – map 1151 Hurlwood Lane, Orillia, ON L3V 6K8 1:30 pm – doors open 2:00 pm – meeting begins 4:00 pm –...
By David Suzuki For decades, scientists have warned that we’re on a dangerous path. It stems from our delusion that endless growth in population, consumption and the economy is possible and is the very purpose of society. But endless growth is not feasible in a finite biosphere. Growth is not an end ...
Snapping Turtles face many threats Link to AWARE Simcoe submission From Ontario Nature It’s crunch time. After years of dithering, Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) is poised to make a critical decision about the hunting of snapping turtles. Lamentably, the ministry is propo...
Acclaimed Canadian author lays out dirty back story of fossil fuel industry and government By Warren Bell National Observer Jessica Ernst, the biologist who on Friday, lost a split decision in the Supreme Court of Canada over suing the Alberta Energy Regulator, is no ordinary person. And she hasnR...
By Ian McInroy Barrie Examiner Would you like a plastic straw with that? More and more customers are saying no, thanks to an innovative project by the Explore Lake Simcoe Sustainable Tourism project. The project was developed in partnership with the Government of Ontario, the RT07 tourism area and To...
The pledge from the Ministry of the Environment came after the Star and Earthroots volunteers took soil samples from behind a paper mill in Dryden, Ont., which revealed elevated mercury levels By DAVID BRUSER and JAYME POISSON Toronto Star The province vows to “carefully review” new test results show...
Dryden area: Red circles indicate where worker says he dumped mercury. Star reporters and volunteers from Earthroots took soil samples from behind an old paper mill, 100 kilometres upstream from Grassy Narrows, which revealed significantly elevated levels of mercury By JAYME POISSON and DAVID BRUSER ...
eBlast to Co-ordinated Review stakeholders from Municipal Affairs Minister Bill Mauro I am writing to let you know that today the government opened a public consultation on proposed minor changes to the Greenbelt’s boundary, as set out in O. Reg. 59/05 and the Greenbelt Plan and is interested in hear...
I’ve spent some time thinking about the Freele Tract recently, as I considered a response to the questionnaire the Rainforest Alliance is asking community members and stakeholders to answer. This is part of the process of evaluating the County of Simcoe’s decision to locate its organics ...
Residents urged to fill out questionnaire to assist in audit of county operation RAINFOREST ALLIANCE PUBLIC MEETING January 17, 2017 7pm to 9pm Elmvale Community Hall (33 Queen St. W.) from the Rainforest Alliance Rainforest Alliance is undertaking a conformance verification audit to evaluate the pro...
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