News release from Town of Blue Mountains On January 6th Deputy Mayor Odette Bartnicki notified the Clerk and Council of her decision to resign. The Deputy Mayor stated: “It has been a great honour to serve the Town of The Blue Mountains as Deputy Mayor. I am proud to have worked with many members of ...
AWARE News Network From Australia to Alaska, the Earth is in crisis. Michael Yates writes from the western United States – but wherever we are, his is a powerful call for a metamorphosis in our social relationships and our connection with nature. by MICHAEL YATES Counterpunch Sagebrush, Pondero...
Graeme Davis By Brett Glover Barrie 360 As destructive forest fires rage on across much of Australia, thoughts here may turn to a more local wooded area. The Simcoe County Forest is the largest and one of the most productive municipal forests in Ontario, totaling over 33,000 acres. Much of that falls...
Jack Imhof From the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority The NVCA Annual General Meeting to be held Friday, January 24, 2020 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM At: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, 8195 8th Line, Utopia Join us for our NVCA’ 60th Annual General Meeting. Our keynote speaker, Jack Imh...
Lake Simcoe – LSRCA photo Township says it doesn’t need conservation authority; ‘Ramara definitely did benefit and would continue to benefit,’ CAO says By: Nathan Taylor Orillia Matters December 19 2019 The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority is “disappointed” at the com...
Rivers are a major conduit of plastic pollution into the world’s oceans Thomson Reuters December 17, 2019 The Amsterdam bubble barrier used to collect plastic is basically a tube placed on the bottom of a river or canal, with holes where air is pressed through to create a ‘bubble curtain....
Collingwood Inquiry lead counsel Kate McGrann Recommendations expected to impact municipalities across Ontario By Erika Engel Collingwood Today In 2019, the hearings for the Collingwood Judicial Inquiry brought more than three dozen witnesses to the stand. The inquiry was called by a vote of council ...
Heavily armed RCMP officers sent to Indigenous checkpoint with instructions for ‘sterlizing the site,’ documents reveal. Photo by Michael Toledano UPDATES : Legal complaints filed against RCMP exclusion zone … UN calls for immediate RCMP withdrawal … ‘They are erasing our history...
By Bill French Springwater News Mayor Allen in the last SN edition noted the feedback from the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) in regard to the Part II bump up orders requested by a number of parties that were concerned about the negative impact of the Midhurst Secondary Pl...
Margaret Atwood, MRA’s biggest sponsor From the Midhurst Ratepayers Association December 12 2019 As some of you may remember, the MRA submitted an appeal (Part II Order/Bump Up) of the Environmental Assessment that was conducted to determine potential environmental impacts caused by the Midhur...
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