AWARE Simcoe November 23 2011 Site 41 activist Stephen Ogden will be speaking at the National Farmers Union National convention taking place November 24-26 in London. He will be participating in a panel discussion on Friday on land grabbing in Canada. “They would like to explore parallels of o...
Town on Target to Achieve 15% Reduction in Water usage by 2015News Release from Town of the Blue Mountains November 23, 2011 In 2007, as part of its commitment to water conservation and long-term community sustainability, the Municipality committed to a reduction of 15% in total water usage by 2015. ...
By Thomas Walkom Toronto Star November 9 2011 Ontario is quietly privatizing its electricity system. Unlike former Tory premier Mike Harris, Dalton McGuinty is not advertising this fact. But slowly and inexorably, his Liberal government is squeezing out public power. REad more ...
Students for a “swift” recovery BIRD STUDIES CANADA November 18 2011 Voting has begun for Shell’s FuellingChange™ Program, and Bird Studies Canada’s (BSC) project proposal, Students for a Swift Recovery, and we need your votes! If the proposal wins, BSC will have the resources needed to l...
By ELIZABETH CHURCH Globe and Mail Nov. 15, 2011 Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs is welcoming a move by Toronto to take authority for minor planning disputes out of the hands of the Ontario Municipal Board, but says attempts to abolish the provincial appeals body or change its mandate requir...
‘Rather than spend the money following me around, spend it on the children’ By Tim Harper Toronto Star November 16 2011 OTTAWA – Why is the federal government spying on Cindy Blackstock? When does a life-long advocate for aboriginal children become an enemy of the state? The answer,...
Ontario Liberals get top mark for source water protection, testing, training Release from EcoJustice November 15 2011 More than a decade after deadly gaps in drinking water management killed seven people in Walkerton, Ont., Ecojustice has released Waterproof 3, our third drinking water report card, ...
Many seeking answers to specific problems Owen Sound Sun Times November 10 2011 There was mixed reaction from some of the 250 or so people who turned out for a primer on planning policy in Grey County. Read more ...
Sleeper issue emerges in CETA negotiations By Stuart Trew Council of Canadians ovember 10th, 2011 Investment agreements are instruments used by transnational corporations to discipline and pressurize governments, granting them unprecedented power to pursue public policy objectives. Thus, they undermi...
SLR Consulting hired to assist staff from NVCA newsletter November 9 2011 Another frequently asked question at the NVCA is regarding the status of the Highlands Companies’ quarry application. Due to the size and complexity of the application, the NVCA hired SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd., to assist our...
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