AWARE Essa is hosting a viewing of the documentary VANISHING of the BEES Saturday March 22, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. in the Utopia Hall 8396 6th Line Utopia ON Discussion to follow with local beekeepers. Refreshments will be served....
Write your MPP and ask for action by Earth Day From Gillian McEachern Environmental Defence Speaking out to protect the environment can be a tough haul sometimes. Big industries with deep pockets can afford to overwhelm community groups with technical experts and jargon. They can buy slick TV and new...
Comment closes April 25 on province’s new land use policy for rural Ontario The Ontario government released its Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) 2014 on February 24, which goes into effect on Aprl 20, 2014, replacing the PPS 2005. It also released two draft documents for discussion dealing with the ...
From the Rural Ontario Institute The Rural Ontario Summit is a collaboration between the Rural Ontario Institute and the Ontario Ministry of Rural Affairs. When: Monday March 3, 8:45 am to 6 pm Where: Best Western Plus Coburg Inn & Convention Centre, Coburg ON Speakers: Rural Affairs Minister Jef...
By Reka Szekely Brampton Guardian OSHAWA — An Oshawa resident has been ordered to pay $10,000 to one of Canada’s largest retail real estate companies after a failed appeal at the Ontario Municipal Board. Rosemary McConkey has been ordered to pay the money to RioCan, Canada’s largest real estate...
By Bob McDonald, Quirks & Quarks A plume of radioactive contamination from the damaged Fukushima Nuclear plant in Japan has reached the coast of North America earlier than expected. But while concerns for the plume are making headlines, a far more serious effect of human activity is already havin...
The human race and our planet need a new water ethic By Maude Barlow Have you heard? The world is running out of accessible clean water. Humanity is polluting, mismanaging, and displacing our finite freshwater sources at an alarming rate. Since 1990, half the rivers in China have disappeared. The Oga...
Forwarded by Springwater Park Citizens’ Coalition By Cheryl Browne Barrie Examiner SPRINGWATER TWP. – The gates of Springwater Provincial Park may be pushed a little more open as council sets aside $10,000 for its re-opening this year. Although the park remains technically locked up, Springwate...
Government responds to ARA report! From NDACT (North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Taskforce) As you’ll recall, we were deeply disappointed in the review of the Aggregate Resources Act which was completed by the Standing Committee on General Government last fall. Despite excellent recomme...
Ontario NDP should support efforts to pass four environmental bills before a spring election Toronto Star Editorial Partisan antics are threatening innovative “green” laws at Queen’s Park. And since this procedural silliness is instigated by the supposedly dollar-conscious Progressive Conservatives,...
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