Free Launch Event at the Georgian Bay Aspiring Geopark, August 11, 4-6 pm...
From the Ontario Clean Air Alliance By Angela Bischoff, Director On July 29th Fortis Inc. announced that it has suspended development activities and commercial negotiations with Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) for a contract to finance the building of a $1.7 billion transmiss...
Stock photo From OrilliaMatters, August 9, 2022 A Letter to the Editor I am remiss and must apologize for my delay in recognizing and applauding the fact that the Township of Oro-Medonte has joined many other municipalities across Ontario by requesting the province to place a moratorium on new gravel...
Wasaga Beach Climate Action Team chairperson Kathleen Caswell says town council needs to create a climate action advisory committee sooner than later. From Simcoe.com, August 4, 2022 By Ian Adams Wasaga Beach could see a climate action committee in place by the next term of council. The timing of whe...
This image of a Russian serviceman guarding the plant was taken in May | Photo by ANDREY BORODULIN/AFP The World ☢ UN nuclear chief: Ukraine nuclear plant is `out of control’ The U.N. nuclear chief warned that Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine “is completely out of control”. More...
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash From the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network By Lucy Sharratt, Coordinator Its summer! Apparently, that means its government consultation time! CBAN and the National Farmers Union have met with officials from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) three times ...
Highway 413 will impact species-at-risk, climate change and increase sprawl From Wilderness Committee By Katie Krelove, Ontario Campaigner During the provincial election Premier Doug Ford doubled down on promises to build the new mega-highway 413 — but we know it’s nowhere near a done deal. Last year...
A satellite view of Lake Simcoe. Photo courtesy the Province of Ontario From the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition By Claire Malcolmson, Executive Director We would like to start off by orienting you to what threatens Lake Simcoe’s health, what we’re doing about it, and what you can do to help. We are a ...
Be the Change Film Series continues on August 9 at the Collingwood Brewery...
The monarch butterfly is now red-listed as an endangered species. | David Hawke/OrilliaMatters From OrilliaMatters, July 31, 2022 By David Hawke Can bad news also be good news? How much spin does one need to apply to make a bad news story a good news story? This interpretation of an event is somewhat...
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