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Ontario to increase Syrian refugee targets to help meet Trudeau’s goals, Kathleen Wynne says
Ontario to increase Syrian refugee targets to help meet Trudeau’s goals, Kathleen Wynne says Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says her government will try to expedite the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the province to coincide with Justin Trudeau’s bold commitment to bring in 25,000 refugees by the end of the year. “We need to align with […]
Is Natural Gas As Clean As We Think?
Is Natural Gas As Clean As We Think? This week U.S. President Barack Obama took aim at the American coal industry as part of a comprehensive climate change plan to limit air emissions from what many consider the country’s worst polluter. Under the plan, states will have until 2030 to cut CO2 levels by a third from […]
Mercury levels still rising near Grassy Narrows First Nation, report says
Mercury levels still rising near Grassy Narrows First Nation, report says 50-year-old contamination that was never cleaned up still polluting water and fish, report says Fifty years after a Dryden pulp mill dumped its effluent into a northern Ontario watershed, mercury continues to rise in some lakes, according to a study commissioned by the provincial government […]
Canada 5 years behind Europe when it comes to banning neonic insecticides
Canada 5 years behind Europe when it comes to banning neonic insecticides ‘Clear connection’ between DDT-like problems and neonics today, French researcher says Canada’s wait and see policy on neonicotinoids, the controversial insecticide often blamed for the widespread death of bees, is “where France was five years ago,” says a researcher with the French National […]
Stouffville Corner
A new section of my site, Stouffville Corner, aims to provide a variety of write-ups on topics I consider to be of primary importance/ interest. The aim was to have my local paper, Stouffville Tribune, publish them on a weekly/bi-weekly basis to bring the issues to the consciousness of my local community (thus the name). […]
Ontario’s Ring Of Fire, Formerly ‘The Next Oilsands,’ Sold For Peanuts
Ontario’s Ring Of Fire, Formerly ‘The Next Oilsands,’ Sold For Peanuts A junior miner will soon be the biggest player in Ontario’s fledgling Ring of Fire mining development, after agreeing to pay US$20 million for the properties of Cliffs Natural Resources, a U.S. mining giant who has abandoned hope of developing the area. Toronto-based Noront […]
CN Rail Train Derails In Northern Ontario, Fire At Site
CN Rail Train Derails In Northern Ontario, Fire At Site GOGAMA, Ont. – CN Rail says a train carrying crude oil derailed early today in northern Ontario and there is a fire at the site. It’s the third CN derailment in northern Ontario is less than a month, and the second in the same area. […]
Ontario To Put A Price On Carbon Emissions: Environment Minister
Ontario To Put A Price On Carbon Emissions: Environment Minister The Ontario government plans to put a price on carbon emissions to cut down on greenhouse gases, making good on a seven-year-old promise to fight climate change. The province’s environment minister said Tuesday his new climate strategy will set Canada’s most populous region on a […]
Ontario’s Sustainable Development Plan Is Beginning To Fall Apart | Canadian Awareness Network
Ontario’s Sustainable Development Plan Is Beginning To Fall Apart | Canadian Awareness Network. In recent weeks reports about green energy jobs surpassing oil sand job creation, of Ontario taking big steps into the growing green bonds market, and many more stories that would lead people to believe that sustainable development is excelling in the province. […]
Ontario Auditor General Warns Province Is In A Debt Spiral
Ontario Auditor General Warns Province Is In A Debt Spiral. Ontario’s auditor general is sounding the alarm about the province’s ballooning debt in her annual report, warning that it continues to grow faster than the province’s economy. In her 600-page annual report released Tuesday, Bonnie Lysyk cautioned that despite Ontario’s work to eliminate its deficit, […]
Harper To Ontario: Focus On Economy, Not ‘Confrontation’
Harper To Ontario: Focus On Economy, Not ‘Confrontation’. MARKHAM, Ont. – The Prime Minister chastised the Ontario government on Thursday, saying it ought to focus less on “confrontation” and more on getting its fiscal house in order. Stephen Harper made his comments at an event in Markham, Ont., where he was asked why it has […]
Political Will Pushing Energy East Pipeline In Canada
Political Will Pushing Energy East Pipeline In Canada Alberta Premier Jim Prentice met his Ontario peer Kathleen Wynne Wednesday as he presses for approval of TransCanada’s (NYSE, TSE:TRP) proposed Energy East pipeline, which would pass through the Central Canadian province. After their first face-to-face meeting they sounded conciliatory, saying they consider the controversial $12 billion […]
Ontario’s Greenbelt is under threat | – Environmental Defence
Ontario’s Greenbelt is under threat | – Environmental Defence. Ontario’s Greenbelt protects farmland and natural areas like forests and wetlands from urban sprawl. It ensures that nature isn’t a long drive away, and protects the sources of drinking water for millions of GTA residents. And it ensures that we in the Greater Golden Horseshoe have […]
Ontario, Don’t Dump Our Money Into Rebuilding an Outdated Power Station | Mike Schreiner
Ontario, Don’t Dump Our Money Into Rebuilding an Outdated Power Station | Mike Schreiner. The Ontario government has a decision to make: Raise your electricity bill to rebuild the Darlington Nuclear Station or lower your bill with water power from Quebec. The historic Memorandum of Understanding signed at a joint Quebec-Ontario cabinet meeting on Friday opens the door to […]
