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Kingston and Region
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The City of Kingston, Wolfe Island, and Bath are just a few of the communities that make up the easternmost part of Lake Ontario. This area supports many of the lake’s remaining natural areas and a small commercial fishery. Chronic sewage problems are some of the most persistent environmental issues in the region.
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When author Ron Brown looks at Kingston's waterfront, he sees "the catastrophe on the Cataraqui."
His new book,From Queenston to Kingston -- The Hidden Heritage of Lake Ontario's Shorelineis a look at the long-standing connection to the shoreline and the lake -- and how in many cases, that connection is a tenuous one, now hidden behind a wall of hotels and condos that sprang... (more)
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Learning to love the Salmon River got a little easier Saturday.
The Friends of the Salmon River unveiled two guideboards along the waterway.
"If the people love the watershed you really don't need a lot of hard-nosed regulation," said Gray Merriam, a retired professor and ecological researcher. He's now both president of the Friends and chairman of the Frontenac... (more)
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A Kingston business has been awarded $2.5 million from the Ministry of Research and Innovation.
Kingston and the Islands MPP John Gerretsen presented the grant, from the Innovation Demon stration Fund, to Endetec yesterday at Innovation Park.
Endetec, the global sensor platform of Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies, was founded by Queen's University researchers who... (more)
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Kingston and Region
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The ex-Kingstonians planning to erect 60 to 90 wind turbines west of Wolfe Island in the waters of Lake Ontario have pegged the price of the project at $1.5 billion.
Ian and Nancy Baines were in town this week to meet with Kingston Economic Development Corporation officials to begin preparing for what they describe as the largest energy renewable project in Canada.
"I'm... (more)
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The race for new renewable energy production in Ontario is on.
Almost two weeks ago, the province announced 184 projects were approved under the Feed-In- Tariff program.
Among the 184 projects was a 60- turbine operation destined for the waters of Lake Ontario. The project zone is a 48,000-acre lake area bordered by Kingston, Amherst Island, Prince Edward County, the U.S.... (more)
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Kingston was approved for Ontario's first offshore wind power project last week, yet no regulations exist governing where turbines can be installed or how far they must be from shorelines.
"The government is now working on establishing those standards. It's a very new field," said Ben Chin of the Ontario Power Authority, which granted the 300-megawatt project to Windstream... (more)
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The cancellation of a 43-wind turbine project slated for the northern reaches of the county has elicited a mixed reaction from residents.
While a local farmer says the cancellation will hurt his pocketbook, opponents of the project are pleased to have one less wind farm on their horizon.
The status of the Byran Wind Project has been under fire from opponents for more than... (more)
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Provincial government is currently working on standards for offshore wind projects
Kingston was approved for Ontario's first offshore wind power project last week, yet no regulations exist governing where turbines can be installed or how far they must be from shorelines.
"The government is now working on establishing those standards. It's a very new field," said Ben Chin... (more)
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Senator Bob Runciman's recent call for action on outdated water-level policy for the St. Lawrence River has no better supporting evidence than right now, many people along the river believe.
Water level advocacy groups, businesses and residents are saying levels on the river are now at a point nearer to the end of fall than spring with little prospect of improving.
"We're... (more)
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