AWARE News Network Public consultation on the Ontario government’s coordinated land use planning review is under way. One of a series of regional town hall meetings is to be held in Barrie, on Wednesday April 1 2015 at the Army, Navy & Air Force Club,
7 George St., Open House 6-7pm, Meeting 7-9pm...
By Sara Carson Barrie Advance This story has been updated from a previous version. The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority has issued notices of violation over development work at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds. Laneway construction was halted two weeks ago when the notices were issued, said Ryan H...
From Earthroots, EcoSpark, Ontario Nature and STORM The Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan, Greenbelt Plan, Niagara Escarpment Plan and Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe play a key role in protecting over 720,000 hectares of land extending around the province’s most populated region from...
Considerations for the 10-year review From the Neptis Foundation In order to contribute to the 10-year review of the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, Neptis has prepared a discussion paper explaining key features of the Plan, highlighting questions surrounding its implementation, and pre...
By Sara Carson Innisfil Journal Ontario farmers learned Monday the Ministry of the Environment is proposing to reduce neonicotinoid (neonics) pesticide use 80 per cent by 2017. The cutback isn’t coming fast enough for Dickey Bee Honey Inc. owner Peter Dickey. “It’s just very unfortunate that it is go...
AWARE News Network “You and I have a sacred trust. We must protect the trees and the forest, and we’ve got to hear the wings of birds against the sun of the golden dawn.” Link to 10 Trees That Can Save The World. ...
from County of Simcoe website The County of Simcoe will be hosting two Public Information Sessions on the status of the County Official Plan that was adopted in 2013 by County Council. The Official Plan is currently under appeal at the Ontario Municipal Board. The Public Information Sessions will tak...
CBC News The City of Kitchener has closed part of Stauffer Drive so that a colony of salamanders can cross safely from one side of the street to the other. Jefferson salamanders, which live in the forests on either side of the road, are protected under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act because t...
News release from songbirdSOS Birdsong that has graced the Earth for millions of years – and for all of human history – could soon be stilled in a human-made perfect-storm of negligence and unintended consequences. Directed by Su Rynard, SongbirdSOS is the artfully-shot story of the mass ...
Metrolinx news release Metrolinx, on behalf of 13 municipalities, has facilitated the purchase of 86 high-floor and low-floor eight-metre specialized transit buses for their fleets. All buses will be fully accessible and able to carry up to six passengers with personal mobility devices at the same ti...
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