From Environmental Defence By Tim Gray, Executive Director The Ontario Government is trying to force another omnibus bill through the legislature before Christmas. They’re calling it the More Housing Built Faster Act, but in reality it’s a More Sprawl, Fewer Wetlands Act. BILL 23 WILL: Di...
From Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition By Claire Malcolmson, Executive Director www.RescueLakeSimcoe.org By now, you might have heard about Bill 23, a.k.a, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022. We have put together a detailed list of resources to understand what Bill 23 means and what you can do about it. Pl...
Denmark’s election a powerful example of how proportional representation transforms democracy Denmark had an election yesterday. The contrast to Canada’s last election couldn’t be more stark. It isn’t just in the numbers―it’s in the politics. In Canada, with first-past-the-post, the pursuit of power ...
In the dead of winter 2002, visionary Grassy Narrows youth bravely laid down in front of logging trucks and sparked what is now the longest running blockade in Canada. Join us to honour 20 years of reclamation, alliance, ceremony, and freedom. On December 2nd tune in online to join Grassy Narrows peo...
DON’T PAVE OUR HOME! Environmental Defence has released a beautifully-illustrated report mapping and describing the 29 at risk species that will be impacted by Highway 413, if it is ever built. These species include: Red-headed Woodpecker Blanding’s Turtle Redside Dace – a rare minnow See...
Nov 8 webinar on Bill 23 from 6:30 t0 9 pm...
Webinar on the benefits of heat pumps on Tues. Nov. 22, 7 p.m....
Shovels large and small were available to volunteers as they planted trees in Victoria Woods Park in Barrie on Saturday morning as part of the Pine Tree Realty Community Tree Planting and Kidds Creek Restoration Project Tour, hosted by Living Green Barrie. Kevin Lamb for BarrieToday From BarrieToday...
A satellite view of Lake Simcoe. Photo courtesy the Province of Ontario From MidlandToday, October 28, 2022 By Shawn Gibson A local conservation group says an initiative by the province is “disguised” as something it isn’t. The Ontario government’s Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, looks to addre...
Stock image From MidlandToday, October 28, 2022 The Conversation The following article, written by Olga Koppel, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa originally appeared on The Conversation and is published here with permission: Gardeners across North America and different parts of the world hav...
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