Bradley to Environment, Gravelle to Natural ResourcesBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe October 20 2011Jim Bradley returns to the ministry where he made his name - does he still have the drive he showed in the 1980s? It will be needed, to address the waste issue. The Liberals' failure to show leadership on...
AWARE Simcoe October 18 2011Today, on the 19th day of his hunger strike, farmer Michael Schmidt is personally delivering a letter to Premier McGuinty outlining his demands.Raw milk advocate to face more charges Health officials seize milkText of letter ...
UPDATED OCTOBER 22 2011 Everywhere there was song and celebration: Foodstock fights the mega-quarry BY MEG BORTHWICK Rabble OCTOBER 19, 2011 Imagine you are walking through a gold, orange and red canopied autumn woodlot. You’ve got a fragrant, steaming mug of cider to ward off the chill, and as...
‘Double standard’ serves industry and leaves citizens to ‘fend for themselves’ By Krystyn Tully Waterkeeper Weekly October 17 2011 The Government of Canada announced Thursday that there will be no more funding for the Canadian Environmental Network (CEN). For more than three d...
COC, CUPE video October 17 2011 A short witty video on the trade deal being negotiated by the Harper government with the European Union. The video features Canadian Union of Public Employees National President Paul Moist and Council of Canadians National Chairperson Maude Barlow. Link ...
100 of Canada’s best chefs cook up a storm to help Stop The Mega-QuarryNDACT news release October 2011Honeywood, ON – Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn and Tyler Stewart of the the Barenaked Ladies have been added to the star-studded cast of musicians who will perform tomorrow, Sunday, October 16 at FOODSTOC...
Town council to review sign bylaw By Bill Tremblay Orangeville.com Oct 14, 2011 Opponents to the proposed Melancthon quarry may have to find a new way to voice their opinion in Orangeville. Following a single complaint, residents are being asked not to display their “Stop the Mega Quarry” signs on la...
‘The magic of Honeywood loam’ CBC Radio October 10 2011 Adrienne Arsenault reports for the National on the mega-quarry. Of interest, Joseph Izhakoff of Highland Companies state that they wanted to build a quarry from the start, “So why not say that to people from the get-gp?” ...
MP discusses issue with IJC chair Joe Comuzzi By WES KELLER Orangeville Banner October 6 2011 Dufferin-Caledon MP David Tilson has taken the anti-quarry fight to a new level by taking his concerns about its effect on the Great Lakes to the International Joint Commission (IJC), a body established by t...
By Mary Ormsby Toronto Star A cross-border battle is brewing over 500-year-old bones belonging to some of Ontario’s original inhabitants — a case descendents describe as academic grave robbing. read more ...
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