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They died two years ago on a Syncrude tailings pond but the ghosts of 1,600 doomed ducks continue to haunt the reputation of the oilsands.
And that is a good thing for anyone concerned about the environmental impact of the oilsands -- or even if you're as big an industry booster as Richard Fitzsimmons was back in 1927 when he formed the International Bitumen Company with the... (more)
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Canada
Environmental Law
Fish
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OSHAWA -- Details of a confidential agreement between the City and the federal government on the Oshawa waterfront are expected to be released to the public the week of July 12.
At council's June 28 meeting, City manager Bob Duignan said the federal treasury board recently approved the agreement, paving the way for the information to go public.
He said City officials are... (more)
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Canada
Durham Region
Environmental Law
Fish
Shipping, boating & navigation
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PORT HOPE -Oshawa received $19.4 million when it took over its harbour from the federal government and Port Hope resident John Floyd says it's like they just won the Harbour Divestiture 6/49...especially when compared to the $300,000 Port Hope received.
But Port Hope chief administrative officer Eugene Todd said Oshawa had different circumstances.
As he indicated on July... (more)
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Durham Region
Fish
Port Hope, Cobourg, and Region
Shipping, boating & navigation
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Anumber of questions have arisen about Bruce Power's plan to ship 16 radioactive waste steam generators from the Bruce A refurbishment through Owen Sound to Sweden.
It appears this plan contravenes previous undertakings and commitments made by Bruce Power and accepted by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission as part of the environmental assessment for the... (more)
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Drink
Environmental Law
Fish
Great Lakes-Basin
Nuclear Industry
Shipping, boating & navigation
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PORT HOPE -- The material dredged out of Port Hope's harbour each year is undeniably clean and reports prove it, says municipal Chief Administrative Officer Eugene Todd.
Frustrated with being held to a different standard of sediment and soil testing, Mr. Todd plans to take the province to task on the issue that wastes times, costs money -- particularly this year's harbour... (more)
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Environmental Law
Fish
Port Hope, Cobourg, and Region
Shipping, boating & navigation
Swim
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In recent years, Irondequoit Bay has supported as many as seven marinas totaling more than 900 boat slips, along with several restaurants.
But lapses in dredging at the outlet connecting the bay with Lake Ontario pose an economic threat to these businesses along with future development plans.
"People have invested a lot of money in the bay assuming there's a channel,"... (more)
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Fish
New York State
Shipping, boating & navigation
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The first thing to know about baby brook trout is that they are not devoted viewers of Disney.
Not for them all the massed choreography of Finding Nemo, where entire schools of tiny fish move as one, virtually no member distinguishable from any other.
Brook trout, it turns out, aren’t like that at all. From the earliest age, they start acting differently, a diversity of... (more)
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Fish
Greater Toronto Region
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