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In Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority
Sep 8th, 2012
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Report from Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority – Aug. 31, 2012 Items from the August 24 board of directors’ meeting include: Information management system upgrade approved The Board approved staff’s recommendation to upgrade the NVCA’s current computer server system. The upgrade is requ...
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Sep 8th, 2012
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By Emily Jackson Toronto Star August 30 2012 It’s back to school for Helena Guergis. The former cabinet minister will start law school at the University of Alberta next week, according to her Facebook page. Her first year of legal studies in Edmonton begins less than two weeks after a judge tossed ou...
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In Quarries
Sep 8th, 2012
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Endangered species now appear to be fair game for aggregate extractionEmail from Grey Matters August 28 2012it is with shock that I must give you the sad, and unbelievable, news that the MAQ quarry has been approved.Unlike the Walker quarry, there is no appeal process open to us. This is a final deci...
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In Development
Sep 8th, 2012
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By Bryan Tuckey Toronto Star August 24 2012An interesting article was published in the Toronto Star last week about a new David Suzuki Foundation report that looked at the Ontario Greenbelt’s role in mitigating the effects of climate change....
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In Simcoe County
Sep 8th, 2012
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By Judy Baldassi Novae Res Urbis August 22 2012Today marks the final day that Simcoe County residents can submit written comments on a modified draft official plan. County planners, not to mention land owners and developers, are eager to see the official plan approved after four years of attempting t...
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In Innisfil
Sep 8th, 2012
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Geranium Corp. — from small-scale builder to ‘urban resort’ visionary By Tracy Hanes Toronto Star August 17 2012 Fifteen years ago Earl Rumm realized that to survive in the housing industry in Ontario, his business would have to do more than simply build homes. So in 1998, Rumm and his partner Barry...
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In Environment
Sep 8th, 2012
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By Jacob Kearey-Moreland Orillia Packet and Times September 2, 2012 This week, I participated in a panel discussion at Lakehead Orillia as part of its summer sustainability series. The question of the evening was, What are the challenges to sustainability? The short definition of sustainability prese...
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In Water
Sep 8th, 2012
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By Maude Barlow Council of Canadians August 31 2012 In the last year, municipalities across Ontario and the rest of the country have begun taking a much-needed stand to protect local water sources. Since World Water Day in 2011, nine municipalities across Canada have become Blue Communities with many...
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In Development
Sep 8th, 2012
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What Ontario landmark stores as much carbon as annual emissions from 33 million cars? By Faisal Moola David Suzuki Foundation August 14 2012 The David Suzuki Foundation released a study today that reveals the Ontario Greenbelt keeps a whopping 172 million tonnes of greenhouse gases out of the atmosph...
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