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August 23rd, 2011

Re: Gold Runs In Their Veins, Joe O'Connor, Aug. 13.Your profile piece on gold prospecting refers to Ontario's first great gold rush in 1866. That discovery turned out to be significant in the history of mining in Canada, in part because of the vast inventory of toxic materials discharged into the local waterway and left around the site of the discovery.Today, the... (more)

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Waterkeeper submits comments on Darlington nuclear station refurbishment

August 23rd, 2011

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper has submitted our official comments regarding the Darlington refurbishment project.Ontario Power Generation [OPG] is seeking approval to refurbish the Darlington Nuclear Power Plant in Clarington, Ontario. Built in the 1980’s, OPG hopes to extend the plant’s life to 2055. OPG notified the CNSC of its intention to refurbish Darlington in April... (more)

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No one has a right to pollute

July 19th, 2011

Imagine this: You're 16 years old again. You've never driven a car before and it's time to get your learner's permit. You head off to the government services building where a big sign proudly proclaims a "two hour service guarantee". The lineup is out the door, but you take a number and you start to wait. And you wait. You wait some more. After three hours, you have not taken... (more)

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Dear FarmTech: Your ethanol plant makes us sad

July 5th, 2011

It's getting tiresome reminding people that Lake Ontario is awesome. It's important. It's precious. We need it. It's getting disheartening volleying back dumb proposal after dumb proposal in the hopes that, at the very least, we can keep environmental conditions on Lake Ontario from getting any worse.Every few years, the FarmTech ethanol proposal rears its ugly head. It's... (more)

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Nuclear regulator denied intervenor status in shipping review

June 28th, 2011

Last fall, Bruce Power asked the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to approve a plan to ship 16 radioactive steam generators across the Great Lakes and over the ocean to Sweden. Despite objections from dozens of non-profit, aboriginal, and local government organizations, the Commission approved Bruce Power's plan. The Commission's decision is now being challenged in Federal... (more)

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For all they talk rock, quarries are about water

June 21st, 2011

The Nelson hearing is a quasi-judicial process, with law and science at the forefront. The story of a new quarry on the Niagara Escarpment runs deeper than the issues before the Joint Board. It is rooted in the people who live and play on the Mount Nemo Plateau, in the frogs, salamanders, and fish that live in its ponds and wetlands, and in the those who put their lives on hold... (more)

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The Nelson Hearing Blog

June 20th, 2011

A Warm Summer Greeting from PERL. Click here to read on!Field trip to Burlington May 29th, 2011 - Written by Joanna BullIt is around ten o’clock Sunday morning when we pull off the highway in Burlington and head north. The Niagara Escarpment looms ahead of us on Guelph Line, an angular brow reaching up to a blue sky. By the time we turn up the Harmers’ tree-lined... (more)

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Waterkeeper comments on consultation re: Ontario’s Integrated Power System Plan

June 17th, 2011

Read our full 3-page submission as a PDF here.Since 2007, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper has been actively participating in the development of an Integrated Power System Plan (IPSP) for Ontario. As a funded intervenor in the initial IPSP hearing before the Ontario Energy Board, LOW undertook research, distributed information about the plan to remote communities, and worked with... (more)

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NEWS RELEASE: Which way to the beach?

June 10th, 2011

Get instant, up-to-date information for over 800 beaches in Canada and the US with new Swim Guide app. First-of-its-kind app uses 70 government sources to help users source the closest beaches and cleanest waters – and how to get thereTORONTO, ON (June 10, 2011) – For millions of summer beach seekers, finding and enjoying that perfect stretch of sand and water has just... (more)

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Sewage, a defence of Gord Perks, and why Marcus Gee is wrong

June 1st, 2011

Marcus Gee of the Globe and Mail wrote a passionate column last week about the need to "take a dispassionate look at Toronto's sewage treatment." In his column, Gee describes a recent City of Toronto vote, in which councillors approved a shiny new ultra-violet light treatment system for the Ashbridges Bay Sewage Treatment Plant.City staff and two consulting firms... (more)

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