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Port Hope, Cobourg, and Region
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Port Hope and the surrounding communities are part of Northumberland county. Each town has a population under 20,000 people and boast some of the north shore’s most historic downtowns. Port Hope is home to a number of nuclear-related industries, which have historically contributed to unique water quality problems in the area. Port Granby radioactive waste site, just outside of Port Hope, is actually located in Durham Region. Information about this leaking waste site may be found in both categories on this web site. Port Hope Harbour is one of Lake Ontario's "Areas of Concern."
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PORT HOPE -It will be at least five years before any buildings are removed from the Centre Pier at Port Hope harbour.
Cameco took the initiative to meet Wednesday with members of the Pier Group and the Commissioners of Port Hope harbour regarding the fate of the Centre Pier buildings, says Chris Wallace of the Pier Group.
Wallace has always been open to meeting with these... (more)
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PORT HOPE — Two visitors arrived tired from the red-eye flight from Alberta Tuesday, but that didn't stop them from spending a full day touring various nuclear facilities, meeting different community groups and finishing up the day with a stop at Port Hope council.
Reeve Teresa Tupper and Deputy Reeve Darlene Frith of the County of Northern Lights in Alberta, came to... (more)
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COBOURG — An east end resident says spokesmen for both the Town of Cobourg and the Ganaraska Conservation Authority were too hasty in saying infrastructure was not to blame for the flooding that hit Cobourg Jan. 25.
In addition to blocked culverts and grates reported by area citizens, infrastructure installed in the Coverdale Avenue area to alleviate flooding in the area... (more)
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A constant theme through this winter's columns has been "Where are the birds?" This weekend, readers will have an opportunity to find out.
The 13th annual Great Backyard Bird Count takes place from Feb. 12 through 15, 2010. This event, jointly sponsored by the National Audubon Society, Cornell Lab of Ornithology and, for the first time, Bird Studies Canada, creates a... (more)
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Warkworth – Using advanced technology and patents of its own making, Bio Balance is seeking approval to operate an organic fertilizer facility at the site of the old Warkworth cheese factory on County Road 25.
Nine months into the process the company is waiting on a certificate of approval from the Ministry of Environment.
"We know people living here will have questions... (more)
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Warkworth – Bio Balance's proposal to use a former a cheese factory and its waste lagoon to produce organic fertilizer contains "a lot of unanswered questions," says John Vangemeren.
"In the design proposal they want to open an organic composting facility. Sounds great on paper. They will accept up to 30 tonnes a day of animal slaughter waste which could include pig... (more)
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What am I doing wrong? I cleaned my feeders thoroughly and filled them with good quality seed. Why are there no birds coming to my backyard? I had lots of birds last year.
I've been asked a variant of this question a number of times over the past few weeks, so I will try to answer in a column.
First, the wild seed and fruit crop was not as abundant as it was last year, so... (more)
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