BY PAUL MCLEOD Chronicle Herald June 19 2012The federal government is refusing to release details of its budget cuts to Canada’s budget watchdog even after a legal expert deemed it was breaking the law....
AWARE Simcoe June 19 2012It's not clear how important the environmental issues buried in the Liberals' budget bill are to the NDP. Let Andrea Horvath know you care: email her at ahorwath-qp@ndp.on.ca and ask her to ensure the exemptions to the endangered species act are removed from the bill.NDACT sa...
AWARE Simcoe note: Another problem is that First Nations and tourism organizations were not included on the panelBY JASON FEKETE, POSTMEDIA NEWS JUNE 1, 2012OTTAWA — While the Conservatives accuse some Canadian environmental groups of using foreign money to attack domestic interests, the government's...
The Associated Press Jun 18, 2012What is a sip of clean water worth? Is there economic value in the shade of a tree? And how much would you pay for a breath of fresh air?...
Dogwood Initiative June 07, 2012 by Karl Hardin Canadian Artist Franke James Calls Stephen Harper And Joe Oliver Out In This Hard-Hitting Visual Essay ...
The Irish Times - June 11, 2012WORLD LEADERS have received a siren call from the UN Environment Programme (Unep) on the eve of next week’s gathering (June 20-22) in Rio de Janeiro to mark the Earth Summit’s 20th anniversary. Its fifth Global Environmental Outlook starkly spells out the uncomfortable ...
Loopholes and exemptions buried in Bill 55 to avoid environmental registry reviewNDACT June 7 2012 NDACT's Second Call to Action (see sample email below) RE Bill 55: This Bill will aid The Highland Companies in obtaining application approval! URGENT: TELL PREMIER McGUINTY TO PROTECT ENDANGERED WILDLI...
Ask local councillors to pass resolution in support of ban on snapping turtle huntAWARE SIMCOE JUNE 8 2012 The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resoruces ignored a petition signed by 11,000 people to remove snapping turtles - an at risk species - from hunting regulations. The Town of Essex and the Towns...
Uniting progressives at the grassroots level — is Simcoe North alone?By Tim Harper Toronto Star June 5 2012OTTAWA—In its most extreme form, it’s a merger.More commonly, it is known as “loose co-operation,” or collaboration, or “uniting progressives.’’...
Email from North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance May 28 2012On Friday, the Regional Municipality of York informed us that it is postponing introducing its proposed deal with Metrus Developments with respect to the North Gwillimbury Forest until a later OMB prehearing. We also learned that two Town of Ge...
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