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Ford’s ‘abrupt and odd’ move to take control of port lands denounced – The Globe and Mail

August 30th, 2011

Plans by the Ford administration to seize control of development in the port lands go against a commitment from three levels of government to create a large urban park at the mouth of the Don River, says Glen Murray, the provincial cabinet minister who is MPP for the area.Calling the move, “abrupt and odd,” Mr. Murray pointed out that most of the funds for Waterfront... (more)

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Fool’s gold

August 23rd, 2011

Re: Gold Runs In Their Veins, Joe O'Connor, Aug. 13.Your profile piece on gold prospecting refers to Ontario's first great gold rush in 1866. That discovery turned out to be significant in the history of mining in Canada, in part because of the vast inventory of toxic materials discharged into the local waterway and left around the site of the discovery.Today, the... (more)

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Waterkeeper comments on Cameco’s Vision 2010 project

August 23rd, 2011

Cameco Corporation owns and operates a uranium conversion facility in Port Hope, Ontario. The plant is located at the heart of one of Lake Ontario’s most historic and environmentally vulnerable harbours. For decades, nuclear-related industrial pollution has affected water quality and the natural environment in and around Port Hope. Cameco currently has the opportunity to... (more)

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Leaky pipes: Researchers find sewage in most Milwaukee stormwater discharges

August 16th, 2011

A recent study found almost 90 percent of storm water outfalls tested in Milwaukee contained human sewage. Almost a third were rated as contaminated at serious levels.Researchers found bacteria specific only to people in storm water sampled over four years.The tests do not react with fecal matter from other sources like animals such as dogs, said Sandra McLellan,... (more)

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A warm summer greeting from PERL

July 22nd, 2011

As you enjoy our sunny summer weather, we wanted to give you an update on the important work taking place to protect the Escarpment. Here are the answers to many of the questions we receive. What’s happening at the hearings? Joint Board Hearing (Ontario Municipal Board and Environmental Tribunal) on the Nelson Aggregate application for a new quarry on Mt Nemo After... (more)

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Cleanup issues continue after derailment

July 13th, 2011

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP -- The continuing cleanup of the CN train derailment and hazardous- material spill south of County Road 2 near Lake Ontario, just east of Port Hope, is a wait-and-see game for the two property owners most directly impacted.One of the local residents is Harris McKeen, who has lived in the farmhouse on the land abutting the rail line for 65 years, and the... (more)

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Lake of Shame: Ontario’s pollution problem

July 12th, 2011

In the Huron language, Lake Ontario means Lake of Shining Waters. Stand on the crest of the slope on Jones Avenue, just below the Danforth, and, when the sun hits the water it’s like a mirror. But of all the Great Lakes, Lake Ontario, which is furthest downstream, is almost certainly the most polluted.This week, we invite you to join the Toronto Star's Antonia Zerbisias... (more)

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For all they talk rock, quarries are about water

June 21st, 2011

The Nelson hearing is a quasi-judicial process, with law and science at the forefront. The story of a new quarry on the Niagara Escarpment runs deeper than the issues before the Joint Board. It is rooted in the people who live and play on the Mount Nemo Plateau, in the frogs, salamanders, and fish that live in its ponds and wetlands, and in the those who put their lives on hold... (more)

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The Nelson Hearing Blog

June 20th, 2011

A Warm Summer Greeting from PERL. Click here to read on!Field trip to Burlington May 29th, 2011 - Written by Joanna BullIt is around ten o’clock Sunday morning when we pull off the highway in Burlington and head north. The Niagara Escarpment looms ahead of us on Guelph Line, an angular brow reaching up to a blue sky. By the time we turn up the Harmers’ tree-lined... (more)

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The Don River profiled In Canadian Geographic: Join us for a discussion on June 15

June 1st, 2011

The current issue of Canadian Geographic has an extensive article entitled the Death and Rebirth of the Don River. The article features an interview with Taylor Massey Project Chair Nancy Penny provides a great opportunity for individuals and groups who care about the Don to gather informally over a beverage. To take advantage of that opportunity, the Taylor Massey Project... (more)

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