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Far more sewage has been spilled in Canadian urban centres over the last six years than any other harmful contaminant, newly released figures show.
An analysis by The Canadian Press reveals hundreds of millions of litres of sewage, as well as many other dangerous liquids, have been dumped right under Canadians’ noses.
This never-before-released information has been kept... (more)
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Clean and Reliable Energy Supply Coalition, which includes:
Sithe Global
Northland Power Inc.
Kingston Cogeneration LLP
EPCOR
Cardinal Power of Canada L.P.
Macquarie Capital Funds Canada Ltd.
TransCanada Corporation
TransAlta Corporation
Pristine Power Inc.
has registered a Elisabeth DeMarco of Macleod Dixon LLP to lobby the provincial government.
Ms DeMarco... (more)
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Executive committee sidelines motion opposing offshore turbines
Opponents of a proposed wind farm off the Scarborough Bluffs huffed and puffed at city councillors Monday but failed to get even a symbolic call for a halt to the politically charged project.
The executive committee of council heard more than three hours of deputations, mostly from Guildwood residents... (more)
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Ontario Power Generation Inc. has registered 12 lobbyists to represent its interests in Ottawa. These lobbyists are: Robert Boguski, Bruce Boland, David Brennan, Frank Chiarotto, Janice Dunlop, Donn Hanbidge, D. Patrick McNeil, Tom Mitchell, John Murphy, Wayne Robbins, Bill Robinson, and Albert Sweetnam.
They will lobby the following government department:
Fisheries and... (more)
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Canada
Environmental Law
Fish
Nuclear Industry
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The ace is now in his back pocket, but developer Simon Fuller said yesterday he is still open to suggestions about a controversial marina redesign plan.
"We're trying to achieve a compromise here," Fuller, the developer of Tall Ships Landing and the Maritime Discovery Centre of the Thousand Islands (MDC), told QMI Agency ahead of another meeting between the city and... (more)
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Kingston and Region
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Mr. Toby Barrett: To the environment minister: Are you firing Ontario's Environmental Commissioner because he revealed Dalton McGuinty's climate change targets are nothing but hot air?
Hon. John Gerretsen: Well, you know, I can't believe this question. It's nice to get an environment question, by the way, because usually that party isn't... (more)
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Industrial Emissions
Ontario
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Canada is in many ways a powerhouse of academic science: its university researchers are prolific publishers and strong contributors to the national research and development enterprise. Yet Canadian government policy does far too little to support and utilize this strength...
Scientists' calls for more coordinated funding through a national polar policy have been falling on... (more)
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Drink
Fish
Swim
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For a city that prides itself on its waterfront, there are surprisingly few picture postcards of what is now some of the most prized real estate in Kingston.
The author of a new book on vintage postcards says there's a historically obvious reason why that is: For most of the city's history, what is today the city's centrepiece was a filthy, industrial mess that was better... (more)
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