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Orangeville.com July 6 2011 The Highland Companies is applying for a new Certificate of Approval from the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) for air and noise emissions at its proposed quarry in Melancthon. Read more ...
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By WES KELLER Orangeville Citizen July 7 2011 In spite of the Ministry of Environment’s (MoE) criticism of The Highland Companies quarry application, the company remains confident that the application will succeed. Read more ...
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Bobolink known to live in Highland’s fields By Chris Halliday Orangeville.com Jun 22, 2011 There’s a lot of talk concerning the loss of agricultural land and threats to drinking water, but what about the chance those rusty sounding calls of the Bobolink might vanish from The Highland Companies’ lands...
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By MORGAN IAN ADAMS Barrie Examiner July 10 2011 COLLINGWOOD — Airplanes and windmills don’t mix. Read more ...
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By SHARON WEATHERALL Midland Free Press July 7 2011 Ladies in Gwayago Kwag’ singing and drumming group say when they perform they are delivering a message that is positive and healing. The name of Read more ...
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By Marg Bruineman Barrie Examiner 2011 June 29 Barrie  July 5 RVH  July 5 Georgian...
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Eco-tax, shmeco-tax Editorial By Miriam King Bradford Times July 7 2011 So, Tim Hudak, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario has announced that he will eliminate the “sneaky eco-taxes” on a range of products, implemented by the McGuinty Liberals. … What we want to ...
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By Antonia Zerbisias Toronto Star July 8 2011 Just below the soaring Scarborough Bluffs, 17-month old Piper Clark scoops the fine sand into gloppy pies. Her brother Reed, 4, bravely ventures deeper into the water. Around them on this hot summer day, bikini-clad girls frolic and tease boys in the wave...
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Comment on Environmental Registry closes Monday – make sure your voice is heard AWARE Simcoe July 8 2011 Emma Ruby-Sachs (daughter of activist lawyer Clayton Ruby) posted a petion against the megaquarry on Avaaz.org two days ago and within 24 hours, 70,000 people had signed! Keep it up! Sign th...
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Strangers become allies… NDACT meetings always run out of chairs BY TIM SHUFF In the Hills June 16, 2011 This spring, when The Highland Companies filed its application for a 2,316-acre limestone quarry, a small rural protest caught the big wave. Remarkably, Carl Cosack is not angry. Naturally, ...