By KIM MACKRAEL The Globe and Mail August 25 2012WAUBAUSHENE, ONT. - Jim Thomas has given up on using the 15-foot sailboats he keeps propped against the dock behind his cottage. In the 12 years since he and his wife, Pat, bought a bungalow on the edge of Georgian Bay, they’ve watched their shoreline ...
Marketwire news release - Aug. 24, 2012Central Ontario will be able to enjoy more of its own home grown produce with the help of a new Harper Government investment. Member of Parliament Dr. Kellie Leitch (Simcoe-Grey), on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, announced today an investment for a ...
By Michael Gennings Barrie Advance Aug 20, 2012 DUNTROON - The Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) voted 9-3 on Thursday to ask the provincial court to rule on the Consolidated Hearing Board’s decision that Walker Aggregates is allowed to expand the Duntroon Quarry....
Milestone vote seeks to overturn Joint Board decision on Walker Quarry expansionEmail from the Clearview Community Coalition August 17 2012 Yesterday afternoon, in a landslide 10-3 decision, the Niagara Escarpment Commission voted to send the Walker decision to a judicial review. The courts will now...
News release August 16, 2012OTTAWA – As a direct result of Bill C-38, Sierra Club Canada and the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) are withdrawing their applications for judicial review of permits issued by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to allow Bruce Power to export 1,600...
News release from Sierra Club Canada August 9 2012The International Joint Commission may be intending to allow water levels in Lake Huron and Georgian Bay to drop by more than 1.25 metres (4 feet) below current levels that are already at historically low threatening shoreline wetlands, navigation and...
By Sara Ross, Orillia Packet & Times August 6, 2012 Rama First Nation’s longtime chief is going after her seventh term in the community’s upcoming election.A strong desire to see an end to the Coldwater-Narrows land claim prompted Sharon Stinson Henry to run again.“We’re almost there. We’re in the fi...
By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Aug 07, 2012 SIMCOE COUNTY – Ontario should give hydro customers a break and stop the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) from selling surplus power too cheaply, says PowerStream’s vice-president of regulatory affairs. Colin Macdonald confirmed figures ...
Three simple numbers that add up to global catastrophe - and that make clear who the real enemy isBy Bill McKibben, Rolling Stone 24 July 12If the pictures of those towering wildfires in Colorado haven't convinced you, or the size of your AC bill this summer, here are some hard numbers about climate ...
Email from Friends of NDACT July 24 2012This Saturday is the first annual “StoMp the Mega Quarry” Walk / Run / Bike / Watch event in and around Honeywood. Join us to appreciate the beauty, bounty and community of the land at risk....
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