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January 18th, 2012

Port Hope will benefit from a $1.28-billion injection of cash from the Government of Canada to help the Ontario town cleanup 1.2-million cubic metres of low level radioactive waste over the next decade.Canada has dramatically increased the amount of money it will invest in a long-awaited cleanup program on the north shore of Lake Ontario. The previous cleanup cost estimate... (more)

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Toronto News: Port Hope radioactive cleanup gets $1.28B federal funding – thestar.com

January 14th, 2012

Ottawa has pledged a whopping $1.28 billion to the biggest radioactive waste cleanup in Canadian history.Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver made the announcement in Port Hope on Friday morning.Experts had long predicted the cost of the cleanup, earlier pegged at about $260 million, would balloon. Cleanup of low-level radioactive waste scattered through the... (more)

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Fracking debate heats up in Monroe County | Democrat and Chronicle | democratandchronicle.com

January 14th, 2012

Days before the New Year, Brighton became the first town in Monroe County to enact a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, the controversial process of injecting a high-volume, high-pressure mix of water, sand and chemicals deep into the ground in order to extract natural gas from ancient shale deposits.Could the town of Rush be next? Read the full story by Leo Roth from... (more)

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Cameco’s lenient licence standards threaten water quality

January 6th, 2012

Cameco Corporation has applied for a renewed five-year licence for its uranium conversion facility in Port Hope, Ontario. The plant is located at the heart of one of Lake Ontario’s most historic and environmentally vulnerable harbours. For decades, nuclear-related industrial pollution has affected water quality and the natural environment in and around Port... (more)

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Controversial nuclear shipping plan remains on hold

December 28th, 2011

This December 20, 2011 story by LINDA NGUYEN appeared in POSTMEDIA NEWS: A controversial plan to ship 16 decommissioned nuclear steam generators across Ontario's Great Lakes and eventually to Sweden for recycling continues to remain on hold, nearly two years after it was first proposed.This week, Bruce Power, Canada's only private nuclear power operator, said there was... (more)

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We need your help, a letter from Waterkeeper Mark Mattson

December 20th, 2011

I first swam as a child in the waves at the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. Here, I learned to catch wild, wriggling fish with my brothers and sisters and cousins and friends. I quenched my thirst with the cold blue water of this Great Lake.My lifelong love of water and my personal connection to Lake Ontario inspired me to become your Waterkeeper ten years ago. With your... (more)

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Are you ready for a new Environmental Assessment Act in Canada?

December 6th, 2011

As you read this, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development is locked in an in camera meeting on Parliament Hill. The Committee has one agenda item: review a draft report on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. It's highly unlikely that the report will contain good news for Canadians who care about clean air and water.The... (more)

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Environment and water mentioned once, Ontario’s Speech from the Throne (Nov 22, 2011)

December 3rd, 2011

Your government also knows that Ontario’s wealth is not just economic. It is found in our abundance of natural beauty and resources, and we all have a duty to protect it.That is why your government will follow through on its goal to become the continent’s water innovation leader by 2015 and work with environmental experts and community groups to develop and introduce a... (more)

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Eramosa karst discussed in Ontario legislature (Nov 29, 2011)

December 3rd, 2011

Mr. Paul Miller: My question is for the Minister of Infrastructure. In September, the former minister from Hamilton Mountain again said that the ecologically sensitive Eramosa karst feeder lands would likely be donated or transferred, for a nominal fee, to the Hamilton Conservation Authority. The main Eramosa karst lands, a rare geological formation of caves and sinkholes, were... (more)

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Megaquarry discussed in Ontario legislature (Nov 29, 2011)

December 3rd, 2011

Ms. Sylvia Jones: Speaker, my question is for the Premier. During this past election, a number of Liberal members made statements that your government intends to stop the Highland Companies from opening a quarry in Melancthon township.Can the Premier please explain how you plan to prevent this quarry from being approved?Hon. Dalton McGuinty: To the Minister of the... (more)

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