Committee Findings To Help Shape Long-Term Aggregates Plan for OntarioOntario government news release March 22, 2012The Standing Committee on General Government, an all-party committee of the legislature, has been directed by the Ontario legislature to develop recommendations to strengthen the Aggreg...
The Canadian Press Mar 22, 2012Ontario’s Liberal government announced Thursday it would lower the premiums it pays for future wind and solar energy projects, but electricity bills will keep rising.Read more...
Visit a wetland near you and connect with waterAWARE Simcoe March 22 2012There are more wetlands in Canada than in any other country in the world. Canada is home to about one quarter of the world's wetlands, covering 14 percent of our country....
By CHERYL BROWNE – Barrie Examiner – March 22 2012The heady scent of warm cedar wood chips rises from the forest floor as purple and yellow primroses poke out from the underbrush. Read more...
Ending federal oversight of fresh water proves hard for some provinces to swallowThe Canadian Press Mar 21, 2012 Next week’s budget will propose a streamlined environmental assessment process, something that will delight the oil patch and give provinces a larger say over resource development.Re...
By Kady O’Malley CBC News March 14, 2012 Liberal MP Scott Andrews has served notice on the Chamber — and specifically, the government — that his party intends to “lift the veil of secrecy” that has recently permeated the precinct by holding post-meeting scrums after clo...
By Kristen Smith Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin March 16 2012 BLUE MOUNTAINS – Friends, neighbours, and municipal staff are pitching in, trying to help mitigate damage caused by a mudslide near Alpine Ski Club. Read more Landslide causes evacuation in The Blue Mountains By Tracey Richardson Owen ...
Midland Free Press March 15 2012 Kill, kill, kill. AWARE Simcoe is focusing the spotlight on invasive plant species that are devastating the natural environment in Simcoe County. This is an urgent concern, and all Simcoe County residents need to know what these plants look like and join the battle to...
Posted March 15 2012 Conservatives, Bloc Quebecois combine to defeat private member’s bill to safeguard Canada’s freshwater from the threat of future export to the U.S. and other countries. Statements by Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia Green Party of Canada release ...
Leaked documents reveal plans to gut habitat-protection provisions, Opposition says The Canadian Press March 14 2012 The federal NDP says it has obtained leaked documents showing the Conservatives are poised to strip the Fisheries Act of habitat-protection provisions — a change that would dramaticall...
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