Ontario Farm to School Challenge
From November 2012 to February 2013, Ontario schools are being challenged to focus on local food and farms. Continue reading Ontario Farm to School Challenge
Category: Provinces and Territories
Green groups challenge Lower Churchill project in Federal Court
Project’s environmental assessment is unlawful and must go back to review panel for completion, groups tell Court. Continue reading Green groups challenge Lower Churchill project in Federal Court
Why Canada is finally distancing itself from asbestos mining and exporting
Canadians can start to be proud of their government again. One of the worst environmental stains in the country’s history has been removed. Continue reading Why Canada is finally distancing itself from asbestos mining and exporting
Groups call on BC to deny salmon farm lease renewals
BC environmental groups urge the government not to renew leases for a number of open-net salmon farms along BC’s coast. Continue reading Groups call on BC to deny salmon farm lease renewals
mApples: Mapping the neighbourhood for fresh food
As part of its Greenest City initiative, Vancouver is striving to increase city and neighbourhood food assets by a minimum of 50 percent by 2020. Continue reading mApples: Mapping the neighbourhood for fresh food
Video: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Salmon Foundation & Goldcorp partner to improve Salmon
Shared by SalmonFoundation – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Salmon Foundation and Goldcorp partnered to improve more than 3,000 m2 of critical spawning habitat for coho and sockeye on the Corbold Creek floodplain in the Upper Pitt River. Continue reading Video: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Salmon Foundation & Goldcorp partner to improve Salmon
Bruce Power receives $100,000 penalty for environmental violations
Bruce Power pleads guilty in the Ontario Provincial Court of Justice to one count of violating the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). Continue reading Bruce Power receives $100,000 penalty for environmental violations
Friends of the Rouge Watershed questions federal government’s new park concept
FRW general manager Jim Robb says Parks Canada’s draft Rouge National Urban Park Concept is an unfortunate step backwards for Rouge Park protection. Continue reading Friends of the Rouge Watershed questions federal government’s new park concept
Friends of the Rouge Watershed questions federal government’s new park concept
FRW general manager Jim Robb says Parks Canada’s draft Rouge National Urban Park Concept is an unfortunate step backwards for Rouge Park protection. Continue reading Friends of the Rouge Watershed questions federal government’s new park concept
Taters versus craters: mega-quarry pits farmland against industry
A billion tonnes of limestone lie beneath the rural countryside in Melancthon Township, 100 kilometres north of Toronto. A plan to remove it spotlights the challenges faced everywhere when the… Continue reading Taters versus craters: mega-quarry pits farmland against industry
Lights, Camera, Action! BC Hydro’s Community Champions Program
Non-profits could win one of five $10,000 conservation awards from BC Hydro. Continue reading Lights, Camera, Action! BC Hydro’s Community Champions Program
Transport Futures Governance Summit: New Models for Delivering Roads, Parking and Transit
The Transport Futures Governance Summit will take place in Toronto on November 19, 2012. Continue reading Transport Futures Governance Summit: New Models for Delivering Roads, Parking and Transit