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Barlow to speak in Tiny May 28News release from COC April 30 2012Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow is embarking on an eight city speaking tour aimed at protecting the Great Lakes from private interests and government complacency and restoring more democratic control over them....
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May 2nd, 2012
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Farms.com April 30 2012Guelph, Ont. – The National Farmers Union (NFU) has sent a letter to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources this week, recommending that it decline the application made by The Highlands Companies for the Melancthon Quarry....
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May 2nd, 2012
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Posted on YouTube May 1 2012 Mel Howell talks about what settler society can learn from First Nations and how a special relationship was forged at Site 41.Link ...
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May 2nd, 2012
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By DON CROSBY Owen Sound Sun Times April 28 2012Another Foodstock event is planned for later this year, said internationally renowned chef Michael Stadtlander. He was the guest speaker during the Grey Association for Better Planning's annual general meeting last Saturday....
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May 2nd, 2012
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By Bill Rea King Sentinel April 18 2012 The recent public session to discuss the Tottenham Pit proposal attracted more than 200 people, and many of them didn’t like what they were hearing. People voiced concerns for their water and air quality, the process being followed, charges that this proposal i...
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May 2nd, 2012
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Letter to Guelph Mercury April 27 2012  Although I’m from British Columbia, I was drawn to the Mercury’s April 21 story “City of Guelph denies Guelph councillors access to environmental report.” Read more ...
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May 2nd, 2012
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Letter from Bishop Dennis P Drainville Apr 26 2012Dear Friends:Excuse me. May I take a moment of your time to point out something which on the one hand is obvious but on the other hand makes the blood run cold? Do you realize that we have become a totalitarian state? I am not sure precisely when it h...
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May 1st, 2012
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By Stuart Trew Council of Canadians April 27 2012 Global News called it a a “political war,” Postmedia a “marketing blitz.” Whatever you want to call it, today’s CETA day of action from the government was strange, a little overwhelming, but ultimately uplifting. I think we’re doing something right an...
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Apr 30th, 2012
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By MIRANDA MINASSIAN Orillia Packet & Times April 30 2012Hoping to foster good faith with the stewards of the Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum, First Nation activists camping in front of the museum have agreed to leave the site as of Friday....
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Apr 27th, 2012
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AWARE Simcoe April 27 2012The Tories implemented their budget implementation bill yesterday. The omnibus bill amends more than 50 acts of Parliament and dismantles much of the process that protects Canada's land, water and air....