By AWARE Simcoe
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Oct 20th, 2023
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Hello, After a two-year delay in providing any protection whatsoever for the endangered black ash under the Endangered Species Act, 2007, the Government of Ontario is now due to implement the law. Instead of making up for lost time, however, the government is proposing to severely limit protections f...
By AWARE Simcoe
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Oct 18th, 2023
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces that he will be reversing his government’s decision to open the Greenbelt to developers during a press conference in Niagara Falls, Ont., Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. The announcement comes after a second cabinet minister resigned in the wake of the Greenbelt controve...
By AWARE Simcoe
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Oct 18th, 2023
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High water levels are shown in Brentwood.Photo supplied by the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority From Barrie Today, by Ben Krul, October 17, 2023 ‘The biggest climate change-related threats to development are precipitation and wildfires,’ conservation authority official explains T...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Energy
Oct 15th, 2023
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You are invited! Come and learn how to take advantage of goverment rebates of up to $10,000 to improve your home efficiency and save money while reducing your carbon footprint. Oct 19 – HOME ENERGY IMPROVEMENT SYMPOSIUM. Come and find out more at the Wasaga Beach Recplex Thursday October 19th f...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Development
Oct 15th, 2023
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Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 1:00 – 2:30pm ET The Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is proposing to exempt waste management systems, storm water management, and water-taking from licensing requirements. There are four notices currently posted on the Environmental Registry of ...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Environment
Oct 15th, 2023
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Hello Nature Network groups, We are pleased to be presenting another webinar to help support your organization’s conservation efforts, this time with a focus on wetlands. Ontario’s wetlands are disappearing, and protections are being eroded. Southern Ontario has lost more than 72 percent of its origi...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Environment
Oct 15th, 2023
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UTOPIA, Ontario (October 3, 2023) – The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) is searching for landowners looking to plant trees in the spring of 2024. Each year, NVCA’s forestry program plants around 100,000 trees for property owners in the Nottawasaga Watershed who want to convert their ...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Agriculture
Oct 15th, 2023
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Around 100 people gathered out front of Simcoe North MPP Jill Dunlop’s office earlier this year to protest the Ford government and Greenbelt scandal. Tyler Evans/OrilliaMatters File Photo There was a vacuum of leadership from local and provincial elected officials that was filled by passionate ...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Agriculture
Oct 15th, 2023
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Margaret Prophet about 12 hours ago This is the second in a three-part series of guest columns from the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition leading up to An Evening with Margaret Atwood, a sold-out fundraising event slated for Oct. 28. The second instalment will be published next Saturday. In my last c...
By AWARE Simcoe
In AWARE News Network
Oct 10th, 2023
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Premier Doug Ford speaks in the Ontario Legislature on Sept. 25, 2023. Andrew Francis Wallace / Toronto Star file photo By Robert Benzie Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Kristin Rushowy Queen’s Park Bureau, Rob Ferguson Queen’s Park Bureau Tuesday, October 10, 2023 The RCMP has launched a criminal in...
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