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Jan 14th, 2013
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New Tecumseth Free Press January 11, 2013Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is proposing changes to fish and wildlife-related activities that will make it easier for property owners to eradicate problems with wildlife by removing the crown agency from the approvals process....
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Jan 14th, 2013
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Media Co-op January 14 2013 In Canada today, most people associate treaty rights with Indigenous people. And some consider treaty rights to be "special privileges," which set their recipients apart from mainstream society. In fact, the majority of people living in Canada today have treaty rights and ...
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Jan 13th, 2013
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By Mike Robinson Winnipeg Free Press January 13 2012 VANCOUVER -- As someone who has worked closely with First Nations, Métis and Inuit for over 40 years, it is dispiriting to see the current media and public reaction to Chief Theresa Spence's fast and the Idle No More movement.Once again we are head...
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Jan 13th, 2013
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Taters not CratersFrom NDACT January 12 2013Mark the date! You won't want to miss it.Join us in Honeywood as we recap the past year of our campaign to stop the Highland mega quarry and our vision going forward. Then, get ready to dance as we celebrate our recent victory with a party and live music! ...
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Jan 13th, 2013
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Letter to PM Harper from WCC, Geneva - January 11 2012 I am writing on behalf of the World Council of Churches (WCC), raising a critical issue for the people of your country that is at the heart of our member churches in Canada and elsewhere. ...
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Jan 11th, 2013
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Greenpeace says oil and gas companies got what they wanted from OttawaBy Max Paris CBC News Jan 9, 2013A letter obtained by Greenpeace through access to information laws and passed on to the CBC reveals the oil and gas industry was granted its request that the federal government change a series of en...
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Jan 11th, 2013
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First Nations represent Canadians’ last best hope of stopping the mass destruction of our shared lands By PAM PALMATER NOW MAGAZINE  January 9 2013As the country awaits Stephen Harper’s meeting on Friday, January 11, with the Assembly of First Nations, and Attawapiskat chief Theresa Spence continues ...
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Jan 11th, 2013
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By Stuart Trew Council of Canadians  January 10th, 2013A senior international law advisor with the International Institute for Sustainable Development is warning Canadians that a new investment treaty with China will make environmental measures more vulnerable to costly investor-state disputes than t...
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Jan 9th, 2013
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ECO news release January 8, 2013Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner, Gord Miller, says uncertainty about the future of electricity conservation programs is discouraging further energy savings in Ontario. ...
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Jan 8th, 2013
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Simcoe County School Board approves contract for solar panels for 105 schools,by Mariane McLeod Bayshore Broadcasting January 8, 2013Get ready to see your kids' school outfitted with solar panels on the roof.As many as 105 schools across the Simcoe County public school board are about to have panels ...