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  • Please join us on Sunday April 21, 2013 to celebrate the life and remarkable achievements of Peter Orphanos

    On April 21 2013, Sierra Club Ontario and Credit Valley Conservation will be co-hosting a very special event to honour our late friend and colleague, Peter Orphanos.

    Peter Orphanos, founder of Sierra Club's Peel Region Group and environmental champion, lost his battle with cancer in December just before the holidays. His passing was felt in his community and across the country. Peter Orphanos was a dedicated man and was widely respected as a knowledgeable and determined environmental advocate. The embodiment of “Think Global Act Local”, he devoted decades of his life to protecting the Credit River Valley that winds through Peel Region and alongside his Streetsville, Mississauga home to Lake Ontario.

  • Acclaimed enviro writer exposes the politics behind low lake levels

    Pressure is mounting on the U.S. and Canadian governments to explore ways to restore water levels on Lakes Michigan and Huron that have been lowered nearly two feet due to historic dredging on the St. Clair River. The two lakes, which are actually one body of water connected at the Straits of Mackinac, have been below their long-term average for more than a decade, and forecasters say in the coming months they could plunge below their record low.

    Now an organization of 90 mayors representing more than 15 million residents in cities across the Great Lakes region is telling the International Joint Commission that it is "dissatisfied" with a recent study that determined restoring lake levels by installing some type of structure to repair damage done to the St. Clair River would be a costly project that could take decades and ultimately do more harm than good.

  • Tightening the grip: muzzling of scientists ramps up

    By Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands [Parliamentarian of the Year 2012]

    Originally published February 28th, 2013 in Island Tides

    I had originally intended to write this column about my trip to Washington, DC on February 7-8, when I met with United States Senators and Congresspersons about climate and the Keystone XL pipeline. In brief, the trip was very successful in making links with strong proponents of climate action. Things are moving. The US General Accountability Office had decided that as a threat to federal government finances, climate change is now classed ‘high risk’.

  • Darlington hearing to expand nukes & waste site - Nov.13-14 (in Courtice)

    For latest news on Darlington nuclear power plant join the Google Group Stop-Darlington (email listserve). Send request to nukes@onlink.net

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    Regulators to meet on Ontario nuclear plant revamp

    Fri Sep 21, 2012 2:10pm GMT

    * Refurbishment could cost C$6-10 billion

    * OPG wants Darlington reactors to run for 30 more years

    Sept 21 (Reuters) - Canadian nuclear regulators will hold a hearing on Dec 3 to 6, 2012 to consider province-owned generating company Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) request to refurbish the four reactors at the 3,512-megawatt Darlington nuclear power plant.

  • Whose Roads? Evaluating Bicyclists’ and Pedestrians’ Right to Use Public Roadways

    From the Victoria Transport Policy Institute

  • Petition to protect the Nottawasaga River - AWARE Simcoe
    1. AWARE Simcoe, a citizens' group in Simcoe County, Ontario, has started a petition to Protect the Nottawasaga River in the Navigation Protection Act.

    Here's why it's important:

  • EC: Almost 1 in 10 hunters/anglers inspected are breaking law

    Media release from Environment Canada

    Stopping the Illegal Export of Canadian Wildlife

  • RBC-Pembina Home Location Study Released

     

  • Darlington nuclear hearings pushed back

     

    Strong public interest has forced Canada’s nuclear safety regulator to postpone hearings to consider the refurbishment of the Darlington nuclear site’s reactors. 

    The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) recently announced they would change the date of the public hearings – regarding an application by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to refurbish Darlington’s nuclear reactors, among other things – from November 13 and 14 to December 3 to 6.

    According to the nuclear safety organization, the extra days were added “in light of the high number of interventions.”  

    The three days of hearings will be held at the Hope Fellowship Church on 1685 Bloor Street in Courtice. All proceedings will be webcast live on the CNSC website and archived for 90 days.

    Though the high number of interventions forced the CNSC to add an additional day, no new interventions are being accepted.

  • More coal bites the dust

    From our friends at Ontario Clean Air Alliance:

    Another coal plant has bitten the dust in Ontario.  A few days ago, the Atikokan Generating Station, located about 200 kilometres west of Thunder Bay, burned its last piece of coal.  While it may be a long way from smoggy southern Ontario, the Atikokan plant was still a big polluter: dumping mercury and acid-rain generating fallout over the beautiful lakes, rivers and forests of the province’s northwest.  And, of course, it was a major source of greenhouse gas emissions that affect us all. 

            

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