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In Quarries
Oct 12th, 2011
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‘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?” ...
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In Meetings, events
Oct 10th, 2011
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In the middle of the proposed quarry landsNDACT release October 10 2011UPDATE: Some Barenaked Ladies to perform Details on how to get there and what to bring. ...
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In Oro-Medonte
Oct 9th, 2011
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Memorandum of Understanding for Environmental Services drafted for Township of Oro-MedonteUPDATE: NVCA issued a correction to the deadline for comment, which is now October 27. The text below has been changed accordinglyNVCA news release OCTOBER 7 2011 UTOPIA – Members of the public are invited to su...
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In Quarries
Oct 9th, 2011
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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...
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In Indigenous
Oct 8th, 2011
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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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In Quarries
Oct 7th, 2011
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By Jennifer Bain  Toronto Star October 5 2011 We have gathered in the maple forest outside of Toronto to celebrate the land that feeds us and hear about fears for its future. Read more ...
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In Barrie
Oct 4th, 2011
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Incentives to developers for cleaning up contaminated sites By BOB BRUTON Barrie Examiner October 4 2011 The city could take steps to turn brownfields into greenfields in its downtown and Allandale areas. A public meeting Monday concerned amendments to the city’s Official Plan and the the Downt...
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In Orillia
Oct 4th, 2011
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Council stops short of opening chequebook for research partnership By SARA ROSS Orillia Packet & Times October 4 2011 Orillia councillors would like to see funding partners come forward to support a city partnership with Lakehead University to look at cleaning up the city’s brownfield site...
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In Indigenous
Oct 3rd, 2011
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What are you doing on October 4? October 4th is a day where we honour the lives of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls. The violence experienced by Aboriginal women and girls in Canada is a national tragedy. We must take the time to give thanks to the families who have inspired the SIS [&...
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In Water
Oct 3rd, 2011
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Did some sleuthing on its travels Barrie Advance September 22 2011 Leslie Varsava of Ladies of the Lake Conservation Association reflects on water – where it’s going and what’s hitching a ride along the way. Read article ...