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Three Durham beaches you must see before summer ends

September 1st, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDurham, Ontario (September 1, 2011) - There’s one week of summer left, which means you have one last chance to create the warm summertime memories that will carry you through the chilly fall and winter months.The best place to spend the final days of summer is by the water. From pioneer settlements to secret agent camps, there’s something on... (more)

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Watch the air show from Sunnyside beach, one weekend only

August 30th, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, Ontario (August 30, 2011) - The long weekend is fast approaching, and with it comes something you can only do in Toronto: watch the Canadian International Air Show on Sunnyside beach.Opened in the roaring 1920s, Sunnyside Beach was the place Torontonians came to play for decades. This waterfront icon played host to bathers, concerts,... (more)

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17 reasons to hit the beach before summer is over (Kingston)

August 30th, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE17 reasons to hit the beach before summer is over17 of Kingston’s 18 beaches have a perfect swimming record this season. Here are the top 3, and the ones you must watch out for.Kingston, Ontario (August 30, 2011) - Long weekend is fast approaching and back-to-school is creeping up. You have one last shot at summer. Spend it on some of... (more)

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Canada’s top four beaches

August 30th, 2011

Swim Guide highlights Canada’s top beaches just in time for the long weekend!There’s one week of summer left, which means you have one last chance to create the warm summertime memories that will carry you through the chilly fall and winter months.Swim Guide has Canada’s top beaches just in time for you to hit the sand one last time this summer.Here’s... (more)

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Darlington new nuclear plans need more work, concludes government panel: 67 recommendations released today

August 25th, 2011

Ontario (August 25, 2011) - A new nuclear power plant can be built in Ontario only if Ontario Power Generation and other government bodies can first satisfy sixty-seven scientific and planning recommendations. This is the conclusion of an official report released today by a government-appointed panel.Ontario Power Generation (OPG) asked the Canadian government for... (more)

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Melanie Price Swimming Lake Ontario to Raise Funds for Lake Ontario Waterkeeper

August 8th, 2011

BURLINGTON, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 6, 2011) - On August 12th Melanie Price will attempt to swim over 40km across Lake Ontario to raise funds for Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, a registered charity working to restore and care for Lake Ontario. Melanie hopes to increase awareness of the need to protect this natural resource. To "help put the Great back into the Lake" and help... (more)

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Teva Launches ‘Pair for a Foot’ on World Water Day, March 22

March 22nd, 2011

Long-term initiative will help protect over four million linear feet of global and Canadian waterways in 2011Toronto, ON. March 21, 2011 – Throughout 2011, Teva® (a division of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, NASDAQGS: DECK) will continue its commitment to clean water through a new initiative called ‘Pair for a Foot.’ The international program will help protect one... (more)

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NEWS RELEASE: Canadian tribunal rules there is “no need” to delay hearing to licence new nuclear reactors in Ontario

March 21st, 2011

(Courtice, Ontario) - The Darlington New Nuclear Power project hearing will begin this evening, as planned, in Durham Region, Ontario. Earlier today, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and other intervenors brought motions to temporarily adjourn the country's first federal environmental assessment and licencing hearing for a new nuclear power plant.Citing the unfolding nuclear crisis... (more)

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NEWS BRIEF: Canada to push forward with Darlington nuclear plant approvals process

March 17th, 2011

Hearing begins Monday despite ongoing situation at Fukushima Daiichi in Japan(Toronto, Ontario) - Canada’s Nuclear Safety Commission begins a three-week hearing Monday to approve up to four new nuclear reactors in Darlington, on Lake Ontario.The hearing begins as workers at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi facility fight through one of the worst nuclear crises in history... (more)

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Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and Lafarge announce landmark agreement

December 7th, 2010

Today, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and Lafarge announced an improved management programme for a landfill site at Lafarge's Bath plant, which will meet high environmental standards."We arrived at this agreement because we both had the goal of finding a practical way of improving the landfill site," stated Robert Cumming, environmental manager for Lafarge's Bath Plant. "This has... (more)

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