35,000 people attended the 3-day event in Oro Medonte, which featured Neil Young, Kendrick Lamar and Sam Smith By: Tamara Khandaker Toronto Star Oro Medonte resident Nicole Laframboise got to listen to the sounds of the WayHome Music and Arts Festival from the comfort of her own bed, but she wasn’t t...
By Don McCabe, President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture The growing public pressure that is impacting farming practices has more people talking about agriculture’s social license these days. Social license has been defined by some as the privilege to operate with minimal restrictions by maintaini...
By BRAD WHEELER Globe and Mail It will get loud. In fact, the noise has already begun. Preceded by a small but determined racket of protest from some residents of Oro-Medonte, Ont., the three-day WayHome Music and Arts festival is going ahead as planned this weekend at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds in t...
News release from Springwater Township Protection of Agricultural Land is a top priority in Springwater Township. In an effort to safeguard Agricultural Land for future generations, Deputy Mayor Don Allen introduced a motion on June 22 which reiterates the importance of Agricultural Land in the commu...
Veteran MPP to resign seat so new Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown can run By Rob Ferguson Toronto Star A veteran MPP is stepping down so new Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown can run for a seat in the Ontario legislature — and start earning a paycheque. Simcoe North Tory Gar...
From the Green Party of Ontario Meet Gord Miller, who served as Environment Commissioner of Ontario for the past 15 years. Some have called him the Lorax, the one who speaks for the trees, guardian of our ecology. Last month, Gord made the move from public service to an active political bid to be a [...
New Tecumseth Free Press Online A Free Press Online query as to why the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) invokes the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act to shield its summary of permit approvals/refusals, from the public agenda, has sparked a review of the p...
from Environmental Defence In North America too often we tend to think about farmland as development land in waiting. That’s not surprising given that traditionally, our land use planning legislation generally prioritized urban development over agriculture or nature. But the times they are a-changing...
From the Ontario Bee Association In the most recent survey of 2015 winter losses issued by the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists (CAPA), Ontario beekeepers reported losing almost 38% of their bees this winter. This is more than 3 times the national average of 12.4% of other provinces...
Environment Canada Explains Facebook Rebrand With Confusing Statement The Huffington Post Canada | By Zi-Ann Lum Environment Canada quietly changed the name of its Facebook page earlier this week — scrubbing the name of the actual federal department from its profile. As of Tuesday, “Environment Canad...
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