The environment took the back seat to the economy last week, when unelected and unaccountable Conservative Senators killed a New Democrat climate change bill that a majority of Members of Parliament had passed. Bruce Hyer’s Climate Change Accountability Act, Bill C-311, would have forced the [Read more]
McGuinty Government Tapping into Ontario’s Water Expertise, Creating Jobs Ontario’s leadership in water protection is creating clean water jobs and strengthening local economies. The Ontario Legislature passed the Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act Tuesday, November 23. The [Read more]
McGuinty Government’s Long-Term Energy Plan Turns On Clean Power, Turns Off Dirty Coal Ontario’s updated Long-Term Energy Plan sets the course for a clean energy revolution that is creating thousands of new, good jobs in Ontario, and cleaning up the air we breathe. The [Read more]
UNSAFE ICE CONDITIONS WAWA, ON – Recently Superior East OPP have been receiving complaints of individuals going out on the ice on the lakes and rivers within our patrol area. The OPP wish to advise the public that ice conditions are not considered safe at this time of the year and extreme [Read more]
From the Editor; I was disgusted last week, while watching televised session of the Ontario Legislature when, Northern Ontario MPP Gilles Bisson, NDP MNR Critic, asked the Minister of Natural Resources Linda Jeffrey, for the 2nd time in as many weeks, what would be done in regards to [Read more]
Whatch for the met tower to come into sight at approximately 1minute 25 seconds. SCHREIBER, ON – November 15-17, a team from Anemos Energy Corporation worked to install a 50 m (164 ft) high, temporary, meteorological assessment tower (MET) tower, made of tubular steel tower, 50 m (164 [Read more]
November 23, 2010 McGuinty Government Plan Will Ensure Reliable Supply, Improve Air, Create Jobs The Thunder Bay Generating Station will stop burning coal and convert to natural gas – a move that supports jobs in the community and takes the province another step closer to eliminating all [Read more]
From: Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine Project Information Sessions and Participant Funding Available November 23, 2010 OTTAWA, ON– The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) announces the holding of information sessions as [Read more]
November 19, 2010 McGuinty Government Protecting Local Air Quality To protect the health of local residents and the environment, the province has set strict conditions on the approval of the Durham and York energy-from-waste facility. Proposed by Durham and York Regions, the new facility will [Read more]
November 19, 2010 McGuinty Government Supports Young Employees’ Education Forty students have been recognized as outstanding summer employees in Ontario Parks receiving educational bursaries. The Ontario Parks Partners Bursary Awards recognize excellence and leadership in student employees [Read more]
**OntarioNewsNorth.com was following these awards not only because of the ‘green’ aspect but in particular because of the nomination of Byron LeClair, Pic River Director of Energy, for the 2010 Aboriginal Community Power Award. Congratulations to all of those recognized with nominations [Read more]
Exploration Company Fined $3000 for Littering A mining exploration company has been fined $3000.00 after pleading guilty to littering on Crown land in the Timmins area. Geotech Ltd. of Aurora pleaded guilty to depositing material on Crown land contrary to the Public Lands Act. Court heard that on [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Schreiberites may have heard a helicopter over head yesterday and wondered what the activity was all about… These noisess will continue through the day today as a 50 m (164 ft) high, temporary, meteorological assessment tower (MET) tower, made of tubular steel [Read more]
Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs Celebrates New Winter Season with Get Ready to Go Snowmobiling Week, November 22 to 28 BARRIE, ON – November 15, 2010 – Ontario snowmobiling can look forward to a good winter according to Dave Phillips, senior climatologist for Environment Canada, and [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – This great photo of a Whiskey Jack enjoying a snack was submitted by OntarioNewsNorth.com reader Vickie Rusard with this advice: “Want to be intertained while out in the bush? Bring a soup bone with you. The whiskey jacks will love you. I brought the bone for my [Read more]
