Premier Doug Ford takes his oath prior to the announcement of his new cabinet at the swearing-in ceremony at Queen’s Park in Toronto on June 24. NATHAN DENETTE / THE CANADIAN PRESS From the Toronto Star, August 4, 2022 By Bob Hepburn “We’re working in a vacuum!” That blunt statement, uttered with pa...
Wasaga Beach Climate Action Team chairperson Kathleen Caswell says town council needs to create a climate action advisory committee sooner than later. From Simcoe.com, August 4, 2022 By Ian Adams Wasaga Beach could see a climate action committee in place by the next term of council. The timing of whe...
This image of a Russian serviceman guarding the plant was taken in May | Photo by ANDREY BORODULIN/AFP The World ☢ UN nuclear chief: Ukraine nuclear plant is `out of control’ The U.N. nuclear chief warned that Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine “is completely out of control”. More...
Stock photo From BarrieToday, August 5, 2022 A Letter to the Editor The following is in response to ‘LETTER: ‘Self-interest’ fuels move to reject online voting,’ published Aug. 2. Informed but confused. I recently received a notice of a virtual open house and a virtual public ...
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash From the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network By Lucy Sharratt, Coordinator Its summer! Apparently, that means its government consultation time! CBAN and the National Farmers Union have met with officials from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) three times ...
Highway 413 will impact species-at-risk, climate change and increase sprawl From Wilderness Committee By Katie Krelove, Ontario Campaigner During the provincial election Premier Doug Ford doubled down on promises to build the new mega-highway 413 — but we know it’s nowhere near a done deal. Last year...
A satellite view of Lake Simcoe. Photo courtesy the Province of Ontario From the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition By Claire Malcolmson, Executive Director We would like to start off by orienting you to what threatens Lake Simcoe’s health, what we’re doing about it, and what you can do to help. We are a ...
Stock photo | Fauxels via Pexels From OrilliaMatters, August 1, 2022 A Letter to the editor This letter is in response to an article about a human rights complaint being filed against Oro-Medonte council, published July 28. On Nov. 24, 2021, Oro-Medonte town clerk (Yvonne) Aubichon provided a report ...