Category: Natural Resources Management
Environmental assessment needed for “mega quarry” near Orangeville
One major issue with the plan is that it would be in the middle of prime farmland – some of the best in the province.
New carbon forest takes root in Ontario
Image via Wikipedia Strathroy, Ontario – TD Bank Financial Group (TD), in partnership with Tree Canada and the Munsee-Delaware Nation, announced today the planting of Ontario’s newest carbon forest, which will see a total of 77,000 fast growing hardwood trees planted on 48 hectares of abandoned farmland on the Munsee-Delaware First Nation land in Southwestern [...]
Ecosystems at risk in Far North
Image by eskimo_jo via Flickr Toronto – On the second anniversary of Premier Dalton McGuinty’s historic Far North planning and conservation announcement, intrusive industrial developments are going forward with no plan and no oversight by Ontario’s resource management agencies. Five public interest groups are questioning why Ontario government staff are not implementing the Premier’s promise [...]
Watching: Guelph Rotary Forest
grandriverca — April 25, 2010 — Third year of the Guelph Rotary Forest tree planting project at Guelph Lake Conservation Area. Families, groups, clubs and individuals volunteer each year on Earth Day to create a 40-hectare forest over 12 years. People of all ages and backgrounds come out for this event. A very special thank [...]
Ending Ontario's Mining Act misery
News Release from Ecojustice: Toronto, Nov 5, 2008 – Two major environmental groups released a legal report today highlighting serious flaws in Ontario’s antiquated Mining Act that has lead to more than a century of conflict between mining companies, the public and Aboriginal peoples. Prepared by the Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy (CIELAP) [...]
Ontario to protect vast swath of forest
Ontario will protect a huge swath of its northern boreal forest in an effort to fight climate change and save polar bears and other threatened species. At least 225,000 square kilometres of the boreal forest – an area 1.5 times the size of the Maritimes – will be set aside for permanent protection, Premier Dalton [...]
One Millionth Atlantic Salmon Stocked
McGuinty Government Supports Lake Ontario Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program TORONTO, May 28 /CNW/ – The Lake Ontario Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program has reached a major milestone with the stocking of the one millionth Atlantic salmon. Bringing back wild populations of Atlantic salmon to Lake Ontario is one of the largest freshwater conservation projects in North [...]
CSA FARM DIRECTORY NOW ONLINE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2008 Kingston, Ontario ONTARIO CSA FARM DIRECTORY NOW ONLINE Empowering Consumers with Alternative Food Choices while Helping the Environment Canadians yearn for healthier food choices but those choices are difficult to find. One alternative food choice is Community Supported Agriculture where local farmers offer a better solution to grocery [...]
Ontario Urban Forest Council
The Ontario Urban Forest Council (OUFC) is a non-profit group that works to advance the conservation and maintenance of urban forests across Ontario. We also provide technical support for groups addressing urban forestry issues and offer various workshops on a wide range of topics. We work in partnership with all sectors, bringing together professionals, academics, [...]
Protecting Ontario's boreal forests is a win-win-win
For politicians, a win-win scenario is rare. Every political issue seems to have its diametrically opposed interests, perpetually lined up for battle and rarely satiated. So when someone suggests a win-win-win scenario, eyebrows and suspicions tend to be raised. The Globe’s web-exclusive comment, by Robert Bateman, Farley Mowat and David Suzuki…
