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Development & Land Use
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In the last century, Southern Ontario has lost most of its natural wetlands to development and urbanization. Rainwater that was once absorbed by forests and fields now flows over pavement, collecting oil and salt from the roads, and carrying contamination into our rivers and lake. Construction sucks up groundwater from the springs that feed our rivers. Every land use decision we make will have impacts – large and small – on the future of our waterways.
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The Hamilton Port Authority has submitted the Randle Reef containment design to the federal government for approval, sparking optimism the project to enclose toxic sediment in the harbour will finally go forward.
"Thank God," said Jim Hudson, executive-director of the Bay Area Restoration Council (BARC). "We're going forward on a project selected to be the best solution that... (more)
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Hamilton and Region
Industrial Emissions
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Seaway officials will dig into a buried canal remnant in Thorold, after local explorers stumbled across a smelly yellow substance now identified as sulphur.
Rene Ressler, a heritage buff who runs the Welland Canals Advocate website, found a wide expanse of "sulphur smelling" material atop what he believes to be the filled-in southern approach to Lock 25 of the third Welland... (more)
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Niagara Region
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Shipping, boating & navigation
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Most of us would agree that the essential ingredients of a beach are sand, water and sun. OK, maybe you don’t need the sun as much, just some warmth. I’ve had some fantastic swims in the rain. And perhaps you don’t need sand. I’ve laid my towel on rocks before, and it can be quite pleasant to bask in the sun on a large, warm, flat rock after a cool swim.
But you do... (more)
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Greater Toronto Region
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St. Catharines Mayor Brian McMullan made a power play Tuesday to convince the province to support a hydro project proposed for the Garden City.
McMullan made a plea to Ontario's Infrastructure and Energy Minister Brad Duguid to open the province's power grid to the city's planned four-megawatt hydropower dam on Twelve Mile Creek.
In April, the Ontario Power Authority... (more)
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Niagara Region
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Sugar Beach opened this week at the foot of Jarvis, and I all I can say is, what a beach. Sort of. If you haven’t visited this sparkling waterfront gem, you should, because it may just be David Miller’s greatest achievement as mayor. It is, unfortunately, marred by a single flaw – namely, that its name is misleading to the point of fraud. But never mind that for now,... (more)
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Greater Toronto Region
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A Bronte Creek restoration project in north Burlington is expected to rehabilitate the waterway from the effects of urban development.
“Presently, Bronte Creek is running a fever,” said Trout Unlimited biologist Jack Imhof, explaining how development has warmed and polluted the creek. “We need to bring that fever down.”
The Restoration of Bronte Creek in Lowville... (more)
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Comment Period: 32 days: submissions may be made between August 12, 2010 and September 13, 2010.
Dufferin Aggregates has applied for an Aggregate Resources Act licence for a Class “A” Quarry below Water to excavate mineral aggregate from a quarry of 124.4 hectares in size. This application is for the expansion of an existing quarry. The annual tonnage condition applied... (more)
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Hamilton and Region
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Ontario would save money by replacing the aging Pickering nuclear station with electricity from renewable sources, says a coalition of environmental groups.
The "renewable is doable" coalition, which includes Greenpeace, the Pembina Institute and the World Wildlife Fund, is to release a report Tuesday calling for Ontario to boost its targets for renewable energy.
"Ontario... (more)
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Durham Region
Energy & Fossil Fuels
Nuclear Industry
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