The Atom: A Love Affair Canadian Film Premiere and Panel Watch the Film June 23 to 28 Nearly everyone has an opinion about nuclear power but far fewer know its history and the complex social and political forces that have shaped it. The Atom: A Love Affair tells the inside story of how we got [&hell...
Caroline Mulroney (speaking), Steve Clark and Georgina Mayor Margaret Quirk announce nature reserve creation. By Jack Gibbons, Chair of the North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance Today Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney and Minister of Municipal Affairs Steve Clark announced the creation of an 8...
Dr. Charles Gardner, medical officer of health for Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, enjoys cycling and hiking and believes climate change needs to be tackled like the world tackled the pandemic. From OrilliaMatters June 15, 2021 By OrilliaMatters Staff ‘Climate change will have a much bigge...
In light of the recent and ongoing shenanigans in Oro-Medonte and elsewhere in the Province, it’s important that as many residents as possible respond to this survey: https://www.ontario.ca/form/survey-strengthening-accountability-municipal-council-members Through this survey, you can share your idea...
David Hawke has won the Richards Education Award from Ontario Nature From Orillia Matters June 15 2021 By Nathan Taylor ‘My way is to let everyone know why these protesters are protesting. If they are not aware, they don’t get it and they won’t care,’ says David Hawke A longtime outdoors ...
Chlorpyrifos sprayed on the fruits and vegetables we eat By Devon Page, Executive director of Ecojustice We’ve just filed a lawsuit to ban the selling and use of the dangerous pesticide chlorpyrifos in Canada. Chlorpyrifos is a pesticide that is sprayed on staple food crops like wheat and potatoes. I...
May 25, 2021 Letter by Elisa Martelli, Licensed Paralegal, B.A. Hons. Dear Sir/Madame: Re: Proposed Rezoning Application from Agricultural to Small Scale Industrial/Commercial Uses 5520 2nd Line, New Tecumseth (2nd Line West of 15th Sideroad) File No. DEV 395 I am writing to you regarding the current...
The Durham-York Energy Centre opened in Courtice, Ont. in 2015, opening to further commercial operations in 2016. The energy-from-waste facility converts garbage into energy to be sold back to the provincial grid. From Orillia Matters May 30 2021 By Jessica Owen With landfills nearly full, the county...
Oro-Medonte council members are shown during a meeting Wednesday. From Orillia Matters June 11 2021 By Nathan Taylor At tumultuous meeting, councillor accused his colleagues of ‘writing policy on the fly, which is not only reckless, but it’s irresponsible governance’ An Oro-Medonte counci...
By Devon Page, Executive director of Ecojustice The federal government has just sounded a death knell for thermal coal mining in Canada. On the morning of June 11, federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson announced all new thermal coal mine projects and existing mine exp...
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