CATCH News – September 3, 2012Business growth has been most councillors’ top priority for years, but the bottom line financials continue to disappoint them. They have established multiple corporate subsidy programs, slashed business taxes by more than 40 percent, and committed hundreds of millions in...
By Tonda MacCharles Toronto Star August 29, 2012OTTAWA—The Conservative government has cancelled federal environmental assessments of nearly 600 projects in Ontario after its 2012 budget bill eased environmental review laws.In Ontario, the list of proposed developments that are no longer to be subjec...
Endangered species now appear to be fair game for aggregate extractionEmail from Grey Matters August 28 2012it is with shock that I must give you the sad, and unbelievable, news that the MAQ quarry has been approved.Unlike the Walker quarry, there is no appeal process open to us. This is a final deci...
By Bryan Tuckey Toronto Star August 24 2012An interesting article was published in the Toronto Star last week about a new David Suzuki Foundation report that looked at the Ontario Greenbelt’s role in mitigating the effects of climate change....
By Jacob Kearey-Moreland Orillia Packet and Times September 2, 2012 This week, I participated in a panel discussion at Lakehead Orillia as part of its summer sustainability series. The question of the evening was, What are the challenges to sustainability? The short definition of sustainability prese...
By Maude Barlow Council of Canadians August 31 2012 In the last year, municipalities across Ontario and the rest of the country have begun taking a much-needed stand to protect local water sources. Since World Water Day in 2011, nine municipalities across Canada have become Blue Communities with many...
What Ontario landmark stores as much carbon as annual emissions from 33 million cars? By Faisal Moola David Suzuki Foundation August 14 2012 The David Suzuki Foundation released a study today that reveals the Ontario Greenbelt keeps a whopping 172 million tonnes of greenhouse gases out of the atmosph...
Conflicts mean 13 ministries face off against each farmer By Wendy Beswick Farmers Forum August 20 2012 Ontario farmers are on a collision course with a biodiversity strategy that will affect every aspect of their lives. From an increased emphasis on eco-awareness in the classroom to more restriction...
By Jesse Baltutis and Bob Sandford Toronto Star July 28, 2012 In the future, prosperous nations will be those with enough water for food, cities, industry and nature — and know how to ensure each gets the amount it needs. But Canada’s prosperity is at risk because our water is increasingly at risk. I...
‘Well into the sixth major extinction event in the history of life on Earth’ Letter from Blue Mountain Watershed Trsut Foundation August 5, 2012 to: Alan Dextrase, Policy Advisor Ministry of Natural Resources, Policy Division, Biodiversity Branch Biodiversity Policy & Program Develop...
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