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In Meetings, events
Jan 10th, 2011
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Invitation from Ontario government January 4 2011The Minister of Infrastructure released Proposed Amendment 1 to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006 <https://www.placestogrow.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=210&Itemid=15>on October 28, 2010. Proposed Amendment 1 ...
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Jan 10th, 2011
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Letter from Cindy Hilliard Transition Town Orillia January 6 2010What sustainability Plan? You mean we have one? That would mean there are possibilities for all of us to contribute. It is possible....  In the words of the famous musician Dave Matthews, "To change the world, start with one step, howev...
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In Water
Jan 9th, 2011
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By Andrew Chung Toronto Star January 9 2011MONTREAL—Marie-Paule Spieser won’t drink water from a tap. Any tap. Anywhere. Such is the psychological legacy of learning 10 years ago that the well from which she and her young children were drawing their drinking water was laced with a toxic chemical, tri...
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In Governance
Jan 9th, 2011
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The Canadian Press Jan 9 2011OTTAWA—A new study ranks Canada dead last in an international comparison of freedom-of-information laws — a hard fall after many years being judged a global model in openness. ...
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In Severn
Jan 9th, 2011
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By NATHAN TAYLOR, THE PACKET & TIMES January 8 2010The concerns of residents in a south-end Severn Township neighbourhood will not be ignored, the mayor says.Lawrence Shaw has been on the township's case for four years about addressing the "disgraceful" road conditions and flooding situation in the a...
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In Barrie
Jan 9th, 2011
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By BOB BRUTON BARRIE EXAMINER January 6 2011The city has shuffled its reference committees, which could give Barrie residents a better deal.“I want the reference committees to be a little bit more of ‘working’ committees — dealing on an ongoing basis with counc i l’s str...
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In Environment
Jan 9th, 2011
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News release from the Peaceful Parks Coalition - Jabuary 8 2010 In October 2010, Peaceful Parks discovered the Legislation Act.  http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_06l21_e.htm#BK83 ...
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In Agriculture
Jan 9th, 2011
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By Jessica Leeder Globe and Mail Jan 05, 2011 – As crime sagas go, a scheme rigged by a sophisticated cartel of global traders has all the right blockbuster elements: clandestine movements of illegal substances through a network of co-operatives in Asia, a German conglomerate, jet-setting executives,...
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In Environment
Jan 9th, 2011
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By Al Lehmann North Terrace Standard January 04, 2011The inadequacies of financial accounting are a more or less open secret today, particularly that aspect of dealing with costs. In the past we were able to get away with taking advantage of externalities (transferring costs of doing business to the ...
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In Environment
Jan 9th, 2011
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By MARK BITTMAN  New York Times December 31, 2010“Revolutionary” diet books flood the market this time of year, promising a life changed permanently and for the better — yes, in just 10 to 30 days! — but, as everyone knows, the key to eating better begins with a diet of real food. The problem is, [&h...