A Japanese research team, which examined dozens of people of all ages in both First Nation communities during a 2014 trip, found that nearly all those tested had sensory disturbance — a telltale sign of mercury poisoning By DAVID BRUSER and JAYME POISSON Toronto Star The young generations of Grassy N...
From Simcoe County website Questions regarding the various procurement options for ownership and operation of the organics processing facility can be discussed further with the County’s consultant, and Solid Waste Management staff, during public drop-in sessions being held on September 20, 201...
Letter to AWARE Simcoe from Danial Boyce We [meaning Danial and Tawnya], as the appellants in the OMB proceeding are so grateful for the overwhelming support of Council at the September 14th public meeting. Council unanimously voted to recommend repeal of the previously enacted bylaw, now known to ha...
By Mehreen Shahid, Orillia Packet & Times Severn Township council is likely to repeal a bylaw that has caused concern for residents of Carlyon Line. Council chambers Wednesday evening was at capacity, with more than 60 residents showing up at the planning and development committee’s meeting to he...
Letter to Simcoe County from Anne Learn Sharpe on behalf of AWARE Essa August 8 2016 To Warden Marshall, Deputy Warden Dowdall and Members of Council (response posted below) Re: Proposed Waste Management Infrastructure Project 2976 Horseshoe Valley Road West AWARE Essa supports Simcoe County Council’...
From the Friends of Simcoe County Forests An update on work currently being undertaken on Site C136 has just become available. Item number CCW 16-301 (Click here to download (6.5 mb) is on the agenda for the next County Committee of the Whole meeting scheduled for Tuesday Sept. 13th. It is noted in t...
By Dave Dawson, Orillia Packet & Times Kelly Clune believes something stinks at city hall. The long-time local crusader, who has, for decades, been a tenacious watchdog of all things related to the environment, has decided to resign from the city’s environmental advisory committee (EAC) bec...
From Isabel Balarezo Blue Flag Program Coordinator On September 27th, Environmental Defence and the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) are hosting a FREE workshop: From the Lawn to the Lake: How You Can Keep Lake Simcoe Swimmable. Join us and learn about what you can do to help keep La...
By DAVID BRUSER and JAYME POISSON Toronto Star Grassy Narrows First Nation is demanding the federal government reveal the names of at least 143 of its residents who were identified at birth by federal health officials as being at risk for mercury poisoning. Health Canada has so far refused, citing pr...
Shoutout to Eden Mills ON – mentioned in last paragraph By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG New York Times ASHTON HAYES, England — This small village of about 1,000 people looks like any other nestled in the countryside. But Ashton Hayes is different in an important way when it comes to one of the world’s m...
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