Category: Community
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Toronto’s Response to 2013 Storms & Future Weather Emergencies: Give Your Input May 9-30, 2014
Extreme weather events occurred in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ranging from severe flooding to ice storm havoc in 2013. “Research shows extended cold snaps like we’ve seen this winter could be a direct result of climate change…. …while the climate (or average global temperature) of the Earth heats up, the weather in every region won’t necessarily…
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Earth Day: Manitoba Introduces Legislation in Canada to Protect Children from Lawn Pesticides
This video presents “Lawn and Garden Pesticides: Reducing Harm.” Produced by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, this unique 10 minute video sets out the scientific evidence linking common household pesticides to a variety of serious illnesses, including cancer, reproductive problems and neurological diseases. It offers information from the Ontario College of Family…
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Manitoba Measles Update: Possible Areas of Exposure to Measles
This video presents “Measles outbreak.” “There’s a serious spike in the number of measles cases in Canada. How worried should we be?“ Please click here to read Measles Outbreak in Fraser Health Region: B.C. Ministry of Health Provided Update: NEWS RELEASE Manitoba, Canada April 18, 2014 PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATE: ADDITIONAL AREAS OF POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO…
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Health Hazard Update: Third List of Recalled Organic Black Peppercorns
This is an update to these previous blogs: Second List of Recalled Organic Whole Black Peppercorns; and Health Hazard Alert: Various Organic Black Peppercorns Recalled. Additional product information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation. The third list below includes the following recalled products:
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Ontario + Open Data: Vote on the Data You Want to See Made Public for Canadians
The Ontario government has a lot of useful data, and they want to share it with you. Ontario asked every ministry to inventory the data they have. The inventory will grow as more potential open data is identified. Presently, there are more than 1000 data sets. Please click here to browse or search through a…
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Increasing Urban Tree Canopy in Ontario Via Treemobile: Order Before the Weekend of April 26, 2014
This video presents “Transition Town: What’s it all about?” Several activists of the Transition Network explain the Transition idea. The Treemobile is a volunteer-run project of Transition Guelph & Transition Toronto that can provide fruit-bearing trees and shrubs to their members at as low-cost as they can, deliver them to your door, and offer location…
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Second List of Recalled Organic Whole Black Peppercorns
This is an update to the previous blog, Health Hazard Alert: Various Organic Black Peppercorns Recalled. Additional product information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation. This second list below includes the following recalled product: Organic Connections Ltd. is recalling Pusateri’s Fine Foods brand Organic Whole Black Peppercorns from the…