CATCH News March 10 2013It may be next spring before council decides whether to establish a lobbyist registry despite a 2007 endorsement in principle. Although there is strong support from citizen members of the Accountability and Transparency Subcommittee, multiple objections from politicians may st...
Province will pay cement firm $15mBy Daniel Nolan Hamilton Spectator Mar 09 201A controversial Carlisle quarry is no more.The Ontario government and St. Mary’s Cement have reached an agreement that will ensure a huge quarry near Carlisle will not be built and protect local wetlands and water supply....
New Canada – U.S. Organization has strong message to governmentsNews release from Restore Our Water Feb 28 2013Bay City, MI -- A newly created Canada – U.S. organization, Restore Our Water International Inc., is urging Federal, State and Provincial governments’ to act immediately to resolve the crisi...
Barrie riding splits at Tiffinby Laurie Watt Barrie Advance February 28 2013For years, Barrie wanted to be big enough to be a riding by itself.Now, it's so big, it's being split again,It was only in 2004 when Barrie voters got a unified voice in sending representatives to the House of Commons. Provin...
Email from NDACT February 28 2013Now that our MPPs are back to work at Queen's Park, it's time to press them for a Food and Water First policy.The fight to stop the Highland mega quarry shone a spotlight on the lack of protection for Ontario's prime farmland and source water regions under the Aggrega...
By Les Stewart Springwater Park Citizens Coalition February 27 2013Saul is a public intellectual, author and mischief maker.He spent 1.5 hours talking about the first nations and settler relationship in Canada and around the world at Osgood Law School at York University in North York on February 26, ...
Email from Environmental Defence February 27 2013 Clean, unpolluted water. We can’t live without it. Healthy ecosystems need it too. Will you help Environmental Defence protect water.We have a big responsibility. The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River make up a staggering 20 per cent of the world’s f...
New Tecumseth Free Press February 27, 2013Simcoe County and Georgian Bay region will grow from six to seven ridings, according to latest update from the Ontario Commission studying redistribution of federal electoral boundaries posted this week on its web site.The new riding will encompass Barrie (no...
Ontario NDP Ag Critic Identifies Lack of Outreach as a Real ConcernBy Amanda Brodhagen, Farms.com February 26 2013When it comes to politics, sometimes it’s hard to get a real sense of what’s really going on behind the scenes. This has been especially true with it comes to Ontario agricultural politic...
The New Ontario Government Makes Great Lakes Protection a PriorityOntario gobernment News Release February 25, 2013Ontario is re-introducing legislation today that, if passed, would ensure cleaner and healthier Great Lakes that are protected for future generations. The proposed Great Lakes Protection...
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