Appeal to OMB 'waste of time'By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Septmebrer 3 2013 Ontario needs to review the mandate of the Ontario Municipal Board, local ratepayers and politicians say.The quasi-judicial planning appeal body — made up of appointees who can approve developments large and small — is expe...
HMGA release September 3 2013Welcome to the fourth of seven video clips that are being brought to you by theHolland Marsh Growers’ Association (HMGA) – and this time talking about how thefarmers in this unique area have been and continue to grow for an ever-diverse andgrowing population. Providing fo...
Scientists uncover small concentrations of plastic in Lake Michigan and Lake OntarioCBC News Aug 30, 2013 Scientists have found tiny plastic particles in all of the Great Lakes.They had previously discovered them in Lakes Superior, Huron and Erie last year and new summer research uncovered small conc...
By Melissa Murray August 18 2013 Cambridge TimesThe region is taking the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) to court, alleging board members were biased in their decision on the appeal of the region’s official plan. ...
Organizing committee news release August 26 2013On Friday, August 23, 2013 the Township of Tiny Gord Leonard Golf Tournament and Dinner in support of the Georgian Bay General Hospital new emergency department took place at the Balm Beachway Gof Club with a dinner that followed at the Wyebridge Commun...
The following tribute was delivered by Anne Ritchie-Nahuis at the Township of Tiny Golf Tournament and Dinner in honour of Gord Leonard & the Story of Site 41 on August 23 2013Hello my friends, it has been a while - so glad to see you all. As Danny Beaton would say - Today has been a beautiful day....
Sole Idle No More protester to be targeted for Sarnia-area railroad blockadeAWARE Simcoe August 26 2013Aamjiwnaang activist Ron Plain joined a blockade of the CN railroad during the Idle No More protests last December. He ended up being the spokesperson, the target of legal action and the sole partic...
By Amanda Persico Markham Economist & Sun August 14 2013Markhamites, you did it.During a special press conference today at Chelsea Park in Ward 4, it was announced Markham’s waste diversion rate has hit 80 per cent. ...
Holland Marsh Growers' Association release August 24 2013Welcome to the third of seven video clips that are being brought to you by the Holland Marsh Growers’ Association (HMGA) – but this time, we have a couple of twists and surprises. Research and innovation is the heart of what takes place in farm...
A living entity, water should have some rights of its own (extract) By VIDYA KAURI The Globe and Mail Aug. 24 2013,Part of Liquid State: The science, art and wonder of water in Canada, an occasional series about one of the nation's most magnificent resources.Maude Barlow, national chair of the Counci...
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