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In Lakes
Jul 19th, 2012
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By Morgan Ian Adams, Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin July 18 2012COLLINGWOOD — For a brief moment, it appeared as though this public meeting was about to get out of hand.About two-thirds of the way into its hearing and with about 300 people crammed into the ballroom at the Bear Estate on Tuesday — ma...
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In Lakes
Jul 18th, 2012
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From Mary Muter: presentation to public meeting International Joint Commission July 16 2012  Chairs Comuzzi and Pollack, Commissioners Knott, Glance and Moy, As you are aware, I am the Great Lakes Section Chair for Sierra Club Ontario and acting Co-chair of the Bi-national Great Lakes Coordinating Co...
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In Lakes
Jul 18th, 2012
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From Dr. Pat Chow-Fraser, Professor and Director of Life Sciences, McMaster University, Department of Biology, Hamilton, ON – presentation to public meeting  International Joint Commission July 16 2012 I am speaking on behalf of those organisms that cannot speak:  the fish, the turtles, the fro...
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In Lakes
Jul 18th, 2012
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From Paul Cowley: presentation to public meeting on low levels in Upper Great Lakes International Joint Commission July 16, 2012 Good evening Co-chairs, Commissioners, ladies and gentlemen My name is Paul Cowley and I am President of the Federation of Tiny Township Shoreline Associations (FoTTSA). We...
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In Lakes
Jul 18th, 2012
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From Tiny Deputy Mayor George Lawrence: Notes for remarks to public meeting International Joint Commission  July 16 2012 Thank I.F.C. for the opportunity to have our water level concerns addressed! It is apparent after 17 million dollars spent on research, there is a problem! Our local municipalities...
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In Lakes
Jul 18th, 2012
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From Bruce Santon, MP, Simcoe North: Notes for Remarks to Public Meeting International Joint Commission July 16 2012 Concerning – Phase 2 and Final Report – Upper Great Lakes Study Board Report – Lake Superior Regulation – Addressing Uncertainty in Upper Great Lakes Water Levels – Thank the IJC...
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In Lakes
Jul 18th, 2012
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News release from Serpent River First Nation July 16, 2012SERPENT RIVER FN --CNW- Chief Isadore Day, who carries the traditional name Wiindawtegowinini, says that "the public hearing about the low water levels on Lake Huron held  by the International Joint Commission (IJC) was a sham and that the IJC...
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In Barrie
Jul 18th, 2012
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Your chance to be heard on Waterfront Master PlanBy Bob Bruton, Barrie Examiner July 17, 2012 Balance is key to the future of Barrie’s waterfront, in how it’s used and how it’s perceived by city residents.The needed balance is between events, big and small, along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay and thos...
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In Indigenous
Jul 18th, 2012
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By Kristen Smith, Midland Free Press July 17, 2012 One of the largest land-claim settlement offers in Canadian history is inching closer to a resolution.In a July 7 vote, the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation voted 93% in favour of accepting the Coldwater-Narrows land claim....
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In Indigenous
Jul 18th, 2012
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By Douglas Glynn Midland Free Press July 16, 2012 CHRISTIAN ISLAND – Andrew Mixemong has gone home.At sundown Saturday – following a mid-day Midewiwin-Christian ecumenical service and burial – his Spirit began the four-day journey to meet his ancestors....