Durham Region (1153 articles) The southern half of Durham Region covers the Lake Ontario shoreline from Pickering in the west to Clarington in the east. The population of the entire region is just under 600,000 people. The land is a mix of urban, suburban, and industrial development. There are a number of very large industrial and energy facilities in Durham, including Darlington nuclear power plant, General Motors Oshawa, and Pickering Nuclear power plant.
|  | This week it’s safe to swim in Lakeview Beach East, but not Lakeview Beach West.The health department, which regularly conducts testing on the beaches in the region, has ‘posted’ Lakeview Beach West this week, which means it’s closed to swimmers.Because bacteria levels are above the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s standard of 100 E. coli per... (more) | | (0 comments) Durham Region Environmental Law Swim |
| | | Our snazzy new Swim Guide lets you locate beaches near you, figure out which ones are safe for swimming (the green ones!), and plan your next trip to the beach. It’s free, and it’s fun, and it’s available now online, iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch and Android devices.Lakeview Park West Beach: The east and west beaches at Oshawa’s Lakeview Park stretch across a long sandy... (more) | | (0 comments) Durham Region Swim |
| | | Thirteen of Durham\'s 14 beaches have been \'posted\' this week, meaning bacteria levels have made it unsafe to swim.------------Thirteen of the region’s 14 beaches have been deemed not safe for swimming this week.The health department, which regularly conducts testing on the beaches in the region, has ‘posted’ both the Lakeview Beach East and Lakeview Beach... (more) | | (0 comments) Durham Region Environmental Law Sewers & Urban Runoff Swim |
| | | Those looking to cool off in this scorching heat wave won’t be able to do so at Oshawa’s beaches.The health department, which regularly conducts testing on beaches in the region, has ‘posted’ both the Lakeview Beach East and Lakeview Beach West this week.That means bacteria levels are above the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care standard of 100 E.... (more) | | (0 comments) Durham Region Sewers & Urban Runoff Swim |
|  | The fate of Oshawa’s ethanol plant has been put in the hands of a higher power.It lies not with the people of the city but with the federal government.Yet the City and its leaders have not developed Stockholm syndrome. Though the plant may be forced on unwilling recipients, the grumblings continue.“Ideally, it would be built in an agricultural community,” says... (more) | | (0 comments) Development & Land Use Durham Region Environmental Law Fish Industrial Emissions |
| | | A local environmental group has taken to the courts in an effort to halt the proposed Energy-From-Waste facility from setting up shop in Clarington.DurhamCLEAR has filed a Notice of Application to challenge the zoning of the property, they say.The current zoning of the property says it, “excludes a recycling facility, material sorting or dismantling, a waste... (more) | | (0 comments) Durham Region Environmental Law Fish Industrial Emissions Waste Management |
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