Tag: glen r. murray
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Ontario’s Draft Plan to Improve Pollinator Health & Reduce Pollinator Losses: Send Your Comments before March 7, 2016
The following video presents “Creating Pollinator Habitat in Ontario” “One of the major issues that ALUS is trying to address is the recent decline of pollinators. Bayham ALUS project coordinator Kyle Mauthe explains how demonstration farm M&R Orchards has planted native wild flowers to create pollinator habitat.” This is an update to the following blog,…
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Ontario Approved the 22nd and Final Source Water Protection Plan, Covering More Than 450 Municipal Drinking Water Systems for Canadians
The following video presents Source Water Protection in Ontario: Ontario’s comprehensive approach to protect drinking water reached a milestone this month when the province approved the 22nd and final source water protection plan, covering more than 450 municipal drinking water systems across Ontario. In 2006, Ontario passed the Clean Water Act. “The Act required the…
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Top 10 Tips for a Greener Holiday in Ontario, Canada: Make Environmentally Friendly Choices to Help Fight Climate Change & Keep Ontario’s Air, Land & Water Clean
The following video presents Together We Can Change Climate Change: “Ontario is a world leader in fighting climate change. Alongside our global partners, we’re making a difference. Ontario is building transit friendly cities to cut down on vehicle emissions and helping businesses reduce their carbon footprint. And perhaps most importantly, we’ve ended coal-fired electricity generation…
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Ontario’s New Protection Plans for Sources of Water for Canadians: CTC Source & Halton-Hamilton Source: Effective Dec. 31, 2015
CTC (Credit Valley, Toronto and Region, and Central Lake Ontario) Source Protection Plan, and the Halton-Hamilton Source Protection Plan were developed by local municipal and community partners to protect the quality and quantity of water sources that supply municipal drinking water systems around Credit Valley, Toronto and Region and Central Lake Ontario, and Halton-Hamilton.and Halton-Hamilton …
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Ontario’s Rules to Reduce Neonicotinoid Pesticide: Protect Bees: Submit Comments Until May 7, 2015
This is an update to these previous blogs: Please Help: 24 Hours to Save the Bees! Please Ban Bee Killers: Less Than 48 Hours Left to Help! The following video presents 2013 09 26 – TV News Story – Canadian Bee Crisis: “Environmental groups want federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose to reconsider Health Canada’s decision…
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Climate Change Strategy Discussion Paper for Ontario, Canada: Consultations in Feb. & March + Submit Your Comments by March 29, 2015
This video presents Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change. Ontario recently released a climate change discussion paper (pdf) and invites citizens, businesses and communities to share ideas about how to “successfully fight climate change while fostering economic growth and keeping our businesses competitive.” Minister’s Message “Climate change is the critical issue of our time.…