SSEA Open House from SSEA website Thursday, June 30, 2016 1:00 – 4:00 PM Severn Sound Environmental Association (SSEA) Open House Guest speaker at 2 p.m.: David Phillips, Senior Climatologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, presenting “Tomorrow’s Forecast: warmer, wetter and wilder”. ...
By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun Wasaga Beach will have control over the main beach area starting in 2017. That’s the thrust of an agreement in principle reached between the municipality and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. On Wednesday, Wasaga Beach officials announced that a deal had been re...
from Claire Malcolmson Campaign Fairness Yesterday the Ontario government voted to pass Bill 181, the Municipal Elections Modernization Act. It says: – Municipalities and school boards MUST ban corporate and union contributions to municipal election campaigns. – It gives municipalities th...
From the Ontario Bee Association The OBA was pleased to be asked to present to the Standing Committee on Agriculture on June 6th with regard to their study on bee health monitoring in Canada. Vice-President André Flys presented on behalf of the OBA, and you can read his full remarks here, but in summ...
from the Barrie Native Friendship Centre Saturday June 11, Sunday June 12 – Gshkoziwin:Awakening at Springwater Park June 11 Grand entry: 12 noon and 7 pm / Community Feast 5:30 pm June 12 Grand entry: 12 noon Admission: $5 pp MC: Meeg Snake & Serge Gagnon Rough camping available. No pets ...
Province Brings in Legislation to Increase Recycling, Create Jobs, Fight Climate Change Ontario government news release Today, Ontario passed legislation that will divert more waste from landfills, create jobs and help fight climate change. Currently, Ontario is producing too much waste, and not recy...
Grassy Narrows: The most toxic community in Canada, says scientist By Barb Nahwegahbow Windspeaker “I would say 100 per cent of our people are poisoned by mercury,” said grandmother Judy Da Silva speaking about her community of Grassy Narrows First Nation. “Some of our people don’t even understand t...
Sixth day of OMB Burl’s Creek hearing comes to a close By Patrick Bales, The Orillia Packet & Times June 1 2016 Opponents of expansion at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds argued Wednesday not only is money not a good enough reason to justify granting a temporary-use bylaw, but there’s...
Ottawa, Newmarket, Montreal, Vancouver, Winnipeg… from 350.org From May 24th-27th, MPs across Canada hosted climate townhalls for their constituents. At every event, the room was packed with hundreds of people speaking up for the People’s Climate Plan. People came out in record-breaking numbers...
From the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation On May 10, the province announced its proposed changes to the Greenbelt. These included several positive moves: growing the Greenbelt into 28 urban river valleys and wetlands; more support for farming and local food; and a commitment to grow our towns and ...
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