AWARE Simcoe October 25 2012Canada is a land of lakes and rivers, and the right to use those waters has been protected since 1882 under the Navigable Waters Protection Act. The Harper Conservatives are ending that protection for tens of thousands of our lakes and rivers. Instead, just 3 oceans, 97 la...
Project seeks researchersBy Beth Leblanc Port Huron Times Herald Oct 22, 2012 An international research project will examine the factors affecting the Great Lakes Basin during the past 50 years — and make predictions about the next 50....
By Tim Alamenciak Toronto Star October 21 2012 Some came with bowls. Some came with mugs. They came in the thousands to Woodbine Park for Soupstock — a massive culinary protest targeting the Melancthon Township mega-quarry....
For 2000 years, to navigate water has been considered an act of human freedomBy Krystyn Tully, Waterkeeper.ca Weekly October 19 2012The Canadian government introduced (another) sweeping omnibus budget bill on Thursday, changing as many as 60 different acts in a way that eliminates oversight from parl...
BY TENILLE BONOGUORE GLOBE AND MAIL OCTOBER 15 2012 The Beverly Swamp does not look like a system in drought. The spongy ground, rich and moist and black, is littered with fallen leaves damp with fall drizzle as the Spencer Creek trickles quietly by.But below the surface, this marsh outside of Cambri...
Western news release October 16, 2012A new initiative led by Western scientist Irena Creed unites Canadian and American researchers and educators invested in bettering the future of water in the Great Lakes Basin....
By LORI TURNBULL Globe and Mail October 18 2012On the evening of October 15, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced his pending resignation as Premier and leader of the Liberal Party, after nine years as Premier but just one year after the last provincial election. But that’s not all – he’s also s...
By Bruce Hain Innisfil Journal Oct 18, 2012 - INNISFIL/BARRIE —The word “Innisfil” should be contained in the name of any new federal riding, Mayor Barb Baguley says....
A big step forward for democratic rights in the provinceECOJUSTICE NEWS RELEASE OCT 15, 2012 Today, environmental groups applauded a proposed new law that would allow Ontario citizens to speak out to protect the environment and their health without fear of damaging lawsuits meant to intimidate them. ...
By Brent Patterson, Council of Canadians October 12 2012 Congratulations to Sarah Harmer, PERL and everyone who fought against the expansion of a quarry on the Niagara Escarpment in Ontario....
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