From Mary Muter,
Chair, Great Lakes Section,
Sierra Club Canada Foundation The US Army Corps of Engineers recently released a report on options to prevent the very invasive Asian Carp from getting into Great Lakes and all connecting waterways and lakes. To learn more about these fish, please watch ...
AWARE Essa meeting focuses on disappearing bees, effects of neonicotinoids and loss of food security
By Anne Learn Sharpe AWARE Essa In spite of a spring snowstorm, more than 70 people gathered at Utopia Hall in Essa Township on Saturday, March 22, to watch the movie Vanishing of the Bees. Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, only 15 minutes of the movie was shown, but on a positive note, t...
By Dominik Kurek Bradford West Gwillimbury Topic Council approved two new subdivisions with a combined total of more than 900 homes at the south end of town at a meeting March 18. The two new subdivisions, though being constructed by separate developers, will be built close together, just south of Li...
Final push joined by Atwood in Twitter feed Today, the 5,000th person signed the petition to save the village of Midhurst (population 3,500), preserve the 756 hectares of surrounding farmland and stop the proposed effluent discharge into the Willow Creek and the internationally treasured Minesing We...
King Weekly Sentinel The future of Ontario’s protected green spaces may very well depend on the fate of three very important pieces of legislation. To that end, the Concerned Citizens of King Township (CCKT), with support of other concerned environmental groups, is hosting a presentation and round-t...
The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Four major environmental groups are demanding that Ottawa force pesticide makers to provide scientific studies looking at whether their products are killing off bees. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency has been asking registered pesticide manufac...
Ontario government news release March 25, 2014 Premier Kathleen Wynne announced changes today to her cabinet that will see two new ministers join the team. Bill Mauro, MPP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan, becomes Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. He will work with municipal partners to help communi...
From FAWF Help protect the land that feeds us! Food & Water First is hosting a Public Meeting in Shelburne about the importance of Ontario’s prime farmland to our economy and food security, and why it should be preserved. Zoomer Radio’s Dale Goldhawk will be the MC. Guest speakers include Tom Eis...
From AWARE Oro Medonte AWARE Oro-Medonte is holding its Annual General Meeting on Thursday April 24, 2014 from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at the Edgar Community Hall Guest speakers are Tim Crooks & Claire Malcolmson of Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition TOPIC: ‘Saving Lake Simcoe’ Learn about the Lake S...
News release from Save Ostrander Point PICTON — A great cheer went up last evening from the crowd gathered to hear Terry Sprague speak at the Prince Edward County Field Naturalists monthly meeting. Myrna Wood, president of the club and leader in the fight to Save Ostrander Point announced that ...
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