Interested in protecting our water sources?

Expressions of interest are invited to fill four vacancies on the North Bay-Mattawa Drinking Water Source Protection Committee (SPC), a local multi-stakeholder committee responsible for reducing risks to local municipal drinking water sources in Callander, Mattawa, North Bay, Powassan, and […] Click here to view original web page at www.baytoday.ca

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City of Guelph awarded some bling for its water protection

The City of Guelph has won an award for its work in protecting the local water sources from an international non-profit organization. On Tuesday, the City of Guelph announced it has been given the Exemplary Source Water Protection Award from the American Water Works Association (AWWA). “Our […] Click here to view original web page […]

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Here’s How Halton is Protecting Local Drinking Water

Halton Region is taking steps in efforts to protect local drinking water. On March 27, 2019, Halton Regional council passed a motion to support and endorse Bill 71 – also known as the Paris Galt Moraine Conservation Act, 2019. The moraine provides a drinking water source to several […] Click here to view original web […]

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Walkerton Wants Out Of Bill 66 Discussion

Brockton Mayor doesn’t like Walkerton’s name being linked to Bill 66. It’s been nineteen years since the Walkerton Ecoli Tragedy, and despite a lot of hard work, growth and progress, the Town cannot seem to escape the infamy of the Walkerton water disaster. Brockton Mayor Chris Peabody is taking […] Click here to view original […]

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Lawyers Slam Doug Ford Government’s Move To Let Cities Ignore Environmental Rules

Premier Doug Ford read his notes during the first ministers meeting in Montreal on Dec. 7, 2018. TORONTO—Environmental lawyers are slamming Ontario’s government for introducing new legislation which they call “the biggest and most significant environmental rollback to occur in a generation.” The Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) made […] Click here to view original […]

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Tories’ bill could punch factory-sized holes in the Greenbelt

During the 2018 election campaign, the Tories promised to “protect the Greenbelt in its entirety.” (greenbelt.ca) Queen’s Park has shut down until February, but before MPPs headed home, the Progressive Conservative government introduced one final piece of legislation: Bill 66, the Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act . Its 12 schedules […] Click here to view original […]

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