Fred Dobbs, stewardship manager with the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority, received an Award of Recognition at the Natural Channels Systems Conference in Guelph. | Photo supplied by the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority From BarrieToday, June 29, 2023 NEWS RELEASE NOTTAWASAGA VALLEY ...
Staff and students recently planted hundreds of trees and shrubs near Willow Creek. | Photo by Carolyn Davies/Nature Conservancy of Canada NEWS RELEASE NOTTAWASAGA VALLEY CONSERVATION AUTHORITY ************************* Between April 24 and May 17, local conservation authority says 78,000 trees were ...
Aliah Peysar is shown spending some quality time with her dog. | Supplied Photo From BarrieToday, June 27, 2023 A Letter to the Editor The following letter was written by 12-year-old Aliah Peysar. Do you ever just sit in the midst of nature and observe? Like, I mean, sit there for a long time? And [&...
A roof garden in the Netherlands. Credit: Shutterstock From Reasons to be Cheerful, August 25, 2022 By Anne Pinto Rodrigues Summer is here, and some public outdoor spaces in the Dutch city of Utrecht are a riot of colors: wildflowers in myriad hues of orange, red, yellow and purple pop in the sun. Mo...
Credit: Rob Davis / Connexus Energy From Reasons to be Cheerful, March 31, 2023 By Elizabeth Hewitt Amid black-eyed Susans and purple wildflowers growing between rows of solar panels at Connexus Energy’s headquarters in Ramsey, Minnesota, Rob Davis has seen hover flies, swallows and a hummingbird mot...
By Angela Bischoff, Directof of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance With summers getting hotter and hotter thanks to climate change, we think this is a great time to look at the most climate – and wallet – friendly way to cool your home. An air source heat pump (ASHP) can provide cooling more efficiently ...
By David Robertson I am sitting here under a smoke advisory. I am in southern Ontario, about 200 kilometers from the nearest forest fire but the air is hazy, there is smoke in every breath, our windows are closed and the air is being filtered. I can only imagine what it is like for those […]...
One of Claire’s favourite views from her family cottage in Cooks’ Bay, Innisfil, facing east. Release from Claire Malcolmson, Executive Director of the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition With summer break around the corner get ready for a summer of fun at Lake Simcoe! While you’re at it p...
By Angela Bischoff, Director of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance Come out and find out what you can do to help stop the expansion of the generating capacity of the polluting Portlands Gas Plant on the Toronto Waterfront. We are holding a public meeting at the Ralph Thornton Community Centre (and livest...
Since 2018 there have been over 5,000 mining claims made in Grassy Narrows because of Doug Ford’s refusal to withdraw the area from mining and logging activity. Instead, Doug Ford allows “free entry” throughout the area so that corporations can stake mining claims from the comfort of their living roo...
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