by Ken Hashizume Bayshore Broadcasting Building relationships is just one purpose of a meeting with the leaders of four Simcoe County municipalities and Rama First Nation. The meeting was held Thursday inside the office of Orillia Mayor Steve Clarke at City Hall. It saw Harry Hughes of Oro-Medonte, ...
Pulling a fast one on pesticides… News release from Sierra Club Canada Foundation Government members of the Federal Standing Committee on Health are using their majority to force a very quick review of the Pest Control Products Act (the law that governs the licensing of pesticides in Canada). The ...
From the Sharing Place Food Bank A free day of education, discussion and action planning to grow the Orillia Food Council and progress local food security. Hear inspiring keynotes from experts in the field. Thursday February 19, 2015 Time: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm (registration opens 8:00 am) Locally...
… Controversial though it may be to some farmers and land developers By John Bacher Niagara at Large January 14 2015 In the 2015 Greenbelt Review one of the most important objectives should be to expand the Greenbelt on lands within the watershed based borders of the Niagara Peninsula Conservat...
Single-use packaging an increasing contributor to ocean pollution – only 14 per cent is recycled From As You Sow SAN FRANCISCO, CA – While plastic packaging is the fastest growing form of packaging in the U.S. in large part due to the popularity of fast food and consumer beverages, only ...
Beekeepers get the facts straight on honey bees News release from Ontario Beakeepers’ Association A coalition of Ontario Farm organizations, along with pesticide and seed industries, has launched a major advertising campaign touting their concern for honey bees. This expensive campaign is an at...
Research in cities around the world suggests that if you build it, the cars will come. And sooner than you’d think By: Noor Javed Toronto Star It seems intuitive: More roads mean more space for vehicles, and hence less congestion. But over the years, researchers have found the opposite holds true. Wh...
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