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Aug 17th, 2023
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford listens as Ontario’s minister of housing Steve Clark speaks during a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. | Cole Burston/The Canadian Press From BarrieToday, August 11, 2023 By Aidan Chamandy EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Tri...
Aug 17th, 2023
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The federal government has taken an important step toward reducing climate damaging emissions from electricity production with newly released rules that could help set the stage for meeting our energy needs with zero carbon electricity. As proposed, the federal Clean Electricity Regulations will lead...
Aug 17th, 2023
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BTC Presents – Kiss The Ground Narrated and featuring Woody Harrelson, Kiss the Ground is an inspiring and ground-breaking film that reveals the first viable solution to our climate crisis. By regenerating the world’s soils, we can completely and rapidly stabilize Earth’s climate, restore lost ...
Aug 17th, 2023
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BREAKING: a damning report from Ontario’s Auditor General confirms what we’ve long suspected. A few chosen developers received “preferential treatment” to hand-pick 92% of the land that Doug Ford’s government removed from the Greenbelt. [1] Now, those developers stand to make $8 billion from that lan...
Aug 15th, 2023
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We hope you are enjoying your summer, the hottest summer on Earth, as  this July is the hottest month ever recorded on Earth—and likely the hottest in about 120,000 years. We are continually grateful to be living in a country with an abundance of natural resources: forests, freshwater, clean air. But...
Aug 15th, 2023
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Come stand in solidarity with the Land Alliance to protect their lands and waters! Date: Wednesday September 27th, 2023 Time: 12pm Location: Downtown Toronto Sign up: https://freegrassy.net/land-alliance-march/ RSVP For September 27th On September 27th, 12 pm 2023 five First Nations from Northern Ont...
Aug 15th, 2023
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Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk (left) and Premier Doug Ford will address the long-awaited report into the controversial Greenbelt land swap on Wednesday. Star wire services Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives “favoured certain developers” in a controversial $8.28-billion Greenbelt land swap r...
Aug 9th, 2023
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Doug Ford’s plan to build new nuclear reactors at the Darlington and Bruce Nuclear Stations is a costly mistake since Ontario has many lower cost options to keep its lights on. According to a new report released by the Ontario Clean Air Alliance, the cost of electricity from a new nuclear reactor wou...
Aug 9th, 2023
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Visit your Conservative MP about a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform! SIGN UP In the next few months, MPs will be voting in Parliament on Motion M-86, for a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform. A Citizens’ Assembly is an independent, non-partisan body. Citizens are selected ...
Aug 6th, 2023
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  The Mariposa Folk Festival began in Orillia in 1961 and has enjoyed a renaissance since returning to Orillia. These days, the festival is focused on being sustainable – in more ways than one. OrilliaMatters File Photo The Mariposa Folk Festival is a leader in environmental and sustainabl...