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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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RENOVATIONS: City moving ahead with revitalization of Richardson Beach, its bath house and Macdonald Park
Nearly two years after a mass swim for action, the city is moving ahead with a $400,000 plan to revitalize Richardson Beach, the bath house and Macdonald Park.
City councillors have approved spending $280,000 on improving the park and beach area and $100,000 on... (more)
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Development & Land Use
Kingston and Region
Sewers & Urban Runoff
Swim
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Waste Management has registered Martha Murray to represent its interests at Queen's Park.
Martha Murray will lobby the following government departments:
Members of Provincial Parliament - MPPs Ministry of the Environment Office of the Premier and Cabinet Office
regarding the following issues:
Energy
Environment
The original posting is available online. (more)
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Development & Land Use
Drink
Environmental Law
Fish
Ontario
Quinte Region
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PORT HOPE -It will be at least five years before any buildings are removed from the Centre Pier at Port Hope harbour.
Cameco took the initiative to meet Wednesday with members of the Pier Group and the Commissioners of Port Hope harbour regarding the fate of the Centre Pier buildings, says Chris Wallace of the Pier Group.
Wallace has always been open to meeting with these... (more)
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Development & Land Use
Environmental Law
Fish
Nuclear Industry
Port Hope, Cobourg, and Region
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During winter thaws, some streamshave salinity levels just under those found in the ocean
One of the most detailed investigations ever conducted in Canada into the fate of road salt has found that it is polluting groundwater and causing some streams during winter thaws to have salinity levels just under those found in the ocean.
The elevated salt readings were detected in... (more)
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Development & Land Use
Durham Region
Fish
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Salt runoff ruining lakefront 'jewel'
PICKERING -- The salt spread on roads during harsh winter storms brings temporary relief to drivers racing down icy roads, but wreaks havoc on vulnerable ecosystems nearby.
In some cases, road salt is destroying them altogether.
An extensive five-year study published this week by researchers at the University of Toronto Scarborough... (more)
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Development & Land Use
Durham Region
Fish
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Large trucks move back and forth along the berm near Gifford Hill by Oshawa’s harbour.
And according to the Friends of Second Marsh, the berm continues to grow by the hour.
The community group appealed to members of the Development Services Committee recently to try and get to the bottom of what the Oshawa Harbour Commission (OHC) is doing at the harbour.
“It has... (more)
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Development & Land Use
Durham Region
Environmental Law
Fish
Shipping
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Highway 401 runoff is main culprit, study says
The tiny particles of salt that blanket the roads during harsh winter storms bring temporary relief to drivers racing down icy roads, but wreak havoc on vulnerable ecosystems a short drive away.
In some cases, road salt is destroying them altogether.
An extensive five-year study published this week by researchers at the... (more)
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Canada
Development & Land Use
Drink
Fish
Sewers & Urban Runoff
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