Ontario (3482 articles) Ontario is the only Canadian province on the north shore of Lake Ontario. There are about 12.5 million people living in Ontario, roughly half of whom live in the Lake Ontario watershed. Three of Canada’s largest cities, including the largest, are on the north shore. Westward from the Bay of Quinte, most of the shoreline is urbanized. Eastward of the Bay of Quinte, the land is a mix of urban, industrial, and rural. The north shore is home to many large manufactoring and energy facilities, including steel plants, cement kilns, and two nuclear power plants.
|  | Could the multi-billion cost of building a new nuclear project undermine Ontario's determination to build another plant beside Darlington Ontario? Statements by Energy Minister Chris Bentley plus a new study from Ontario Clean Air Alliance suggest that Ontario might not be able to afford more nuclear power. Scrapping the project would save money. It would also save the lives of... (more) | | Durham Region Energy & Fossil Fuels Fish Nuclear Industry Ontario |
|  | "We should be very worried about the future of our waterways," says Waterkeeper Mark Mattson in response to news that the U.S. government is trying to weaken the Clean Water Act.Last week we wrote about the Harper government's war on the environment. The Canadian government plans to gut major environmental legislation and has been conducting hearings into the activities... (more) | | Canada Drink Environmental Law Features Fish Ontario Swim U.S.A. Waterkeeper.ca Weekly |
| | | The decision by city council in February to close a portion of King Road for three weeks this month to protect the Jefferson Salamander was made in less than a minute.It was a no-muss, no-fuss issue that didn’t even merit discussion, an item that passed through committee and council with barely a whimper.But oh how the tide has turned since then.After local... (more) | | Canada Environmental Law Fish Hamilton and Region Ontario |
| | | The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario published a blog post today about the consequences for Ontario if the Harper government proceeds with plans to weaken the federal Fisheries Act:
If the fish habitat provision in the Fisheries Act were to be removed, there would be dramatically less statutory protection of fish habitat in Ontario. And without the agreements with DFO,... (more) | | Canada Environmental Law Fish Ontario |
|  | The December 2011 issue of Ontario Birds, (the journal of Ontario Field Naturalists, Volume 29, Number 3) includes an article by Lyle Friesen of the Canadian Wildlife Service with avian mortality data from 10 wind turbines sites in Ontario. Not surprisingly, the Wolfe Island industrial wind factory has the highest avian mortality in the province. In his conclusions, Dr. Friesen... (more) | | Energy & Fossil Fuels Kingston and Region Ontario Other |
| | | The city is following through on its promise to close a portion of King Road to protect the Jefferson salamander.Beginning today, and continuing through March 29, from the base of the Niagara Escarpment to Mountain Brow Road, King Road will be closed in both directions to traffic to allow the endangered Jefferson salamander safe passage during its annual migration to lay... (more) | | Canada Hamilton and Region Ontario Other |
|  | EMC Events - Most people are aware that Earth Day is held annually on April 22, but did you know that World Water Day is officially recognized every year on March 22? The event acknowledges that everyone in the world should have the right to clean water.This year, World Water Day will be celebrated locally with a multi-media arts project, called I Am Water, initiated and... (more) | | About Waterkeeper Canada Drink Great Lakes-Basin Kingston and Region Ontario |
| | | Ontario has awarded a contract worth more than $600 million to a joint venture between SNC-Lavalin Nuclear Inc. and Aecon Construction Group Inc. to refurbish its Darlington nuclear station.Ontario Power Generation said the contract involves drafting plans and replacing major components of the four reactors at the station in Clarington, Ont.The four-year contract... (more) | | Canada Durham Region Nuclear Industry Ontario Other |
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