The Greenbelt is a swath of protected wetland, forest and farmland that surround the GTHA, moving north to the Bruce Peninsula. (Friends of the Greenbelt) The mayors of both Hamilton and Burlington say they’re not interested in new “open for business” legislation if it means sacrificing land in Ontario’s […] Click here to view original […]
The City of Burlington has responded to the provincial government’s Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018 . This bill was tabled by the provincial government on Dec. 6, 2018. According to a recent press release from the City of Burlington, if passed this bill would allow municipalities to, […] Click here to view original […]
Bruce Davidson says he’s distressed by provisions in the provincial government’s proposed Bill 66 that could allow for environmental protections to be “bypassed” in the name of development. Davidson lived through the Walkerton water disaster 18 years ago that saw E. coli in the town’s water kill seven people […] Click here to view original […]
For years doctors have been warning patients to reduce their salt intake. Now environmentalists are expressing similar concerns regarding the amount of salt being used on sidewalks, roads, parking lots and driveways. The chloride found in road salt is seeping into both surface water — like creeks, streams, rivers and melted ice — as well […]
The City of Hamilton is adding orthophosphate to the drinking water to reduce corrosion in the city’s remaining old lead pipes in the water distribution system. This is needed because the lead that corrodes and leaches into the drinking water from lead pipes is bad for people. Full story here Posted in The Hamilton Spectator
A new regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act, took effect July 1, 2018. This regulation applies in source protection areas identified under the Clean Water Act and ensures that municipal residential drinking water sources are protected before drinking water can be provided to the public. The regulation applies where: a new municipal residential drinking […]
Blue W is an initiative spearheaded through the Peterborough Green-Up Association that aims to provide free tap water wherever you are. It’s a unique community-based program that promotes municipal tap water as a healthy, easily accessible alternative to purchasing bottled drinks. Full story here.
Work is underway on an 800-metre watermain extension project in the community of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation, located approximately 10 kilometres east of Belleville, Ontario. Announced by Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, and Chief Don Maracle of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation, the extension will […]
Centre Wellington is seeking a four-year extension of the provincial moratorium on new or expanded permits for commercial water bottlers. The municipality’s committee of the whole made the recommendation on June 18 following discussion of a report from managing director of infrastructure services Colin Baker. Full story here
The North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority is advising area municipalities that the water intake on Delaney Bay may be more vulnerable to contamination than originally believed. Click here to view original web page at www.nugget.ca