RED ROCK, ON – Red Rock residents are invited to clean out the basement, garage and camp and bring their Household Hazardous Waste to the Nipigon Public Works Garage (2 Wadsworth Drive in Nipigon) on October 24th from 10am to 2pm. All materials will be properly recycled or disposed of in [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Clean out your basements and garages, and haul your hazardous waste to the Nipigon Public Works Garage (2 Wadsworth Dr.) on Saturday, October 27th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Fluorescent light bulbs, paint, corrosive materials, etc. CLICK HERE to view a PDF of the image [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – This week, the Grade 1/2 class at Holy Angels School are participating in the of Waste-Free Lunches. From October 19th to 23rd students are observing, sorting and recording their own classroom lunch materials.The Waste-Free Lunch Challenge is a province wide initiative run [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – The Grade 1/2 class of St. Martin School exhibited their environmental awareness, ensuring that they reduced their ecological footprint on our Earth and emerged as the winning class of the waste free lunch challenge. The Grade 8 class created a grass roots project with the [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – The Township of Terrace Bay held a public forum June 17th to discuss changes to its garbage collection as well as the introduction of a recycling program. Approximately 80 people were in attendance to listen and ask questions of municipal staff and council. Mayor Jody [Read more]
Registration for the 2014 Green Tradeshow is now open! Please visit www.greentradeshow.ca where you will find a exhibitor package, map and directions, and a registration form (also see attached). The 2012 Green Tradeshow had 750 people in attendance and 80 exhibitor tables. This year’s [Read more]
Last Thursday Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller released his annual report. The report outlined how the governing liberals have virtually dismantled all existing environmental protections within the province. The Commissioner laid out how major changes within the budget give the [Read more]
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. Announces Planned Departure of Steven Raguz, Chief Strategy Officer CLEVELAND /PRNewswire/ — Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF) today announced that Steven Raguz, executive vice president, corporate strategy and communications & chief [Read more]
Nuclear Waste Workshops in Spanish, White River, Manitouwadge, Blind River and Elliot Lake NORTH BAY, ON – Several communities in northern Ontario are allowing themselves to be studied as the possible location for an underground repository for all of Canada’s highly radioactive [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Anticipation is building for the 2012 Green Tradeshow as exhibitors and attendees look forward to all the tradeshow has to offer. Just a few days left, the 2012 Green Tradeshow takes place : Saturday, May 5th from Noon (12pm) to 4pm Terrace Bay Arena and features a [Read more]
Council of Canadians supports historic Watershed Declaration by Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation The Council of Canadians is calling on government and industry to recognize the historic Watershed Declaration (link below) announced July 6th by the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation [Read more]
Environmental awareness at l’Orée des Bois Friday, May 7th l’École secondaire l’Orée des Bois students, in partnership with the township of Dubreuilville, participated in a Spring Clean-up of the outskirts of their community. The effort went on throughout Education Week to help [Read more]
NEW DEMOCRAT BILLS PASS IMPORTANT VOTES IN COMMONS Ottawa – Carol Hughes is lauding the passage of an important Climate Change Bill and the continued success of another bill that will bring an element of fairness to the Canada pension deductions for members of Canada’s military and RCMP. Both [Read more]
House of Commons Adopts Key Climate Change Bill Opposition parties unite to pass C-311, the Climate Change Accountability Act, 149 to 136 OTTAWA – The country’s only federal climate change bill passed a final vote in the House of Commons Wednesday night with the support of New Democrat, Bloc, [Read more]
House of Commons Adopts Key Climate Change Bill Opposition parties unite to pass C-311, the Climate Change Accountability Act, 149 to 136 OTTAWA – The country’s only federal climate change bill passed a final vote in the House of Commons Wednesday night with the support of New Democrat, Bloc, [Read more]
