Tag: minister of natural resources
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You’re Invited: Ontario Outdoors’ Fun This Family Day Weekend Feb.18-20, 2012
Outdoor exercise + spending more time in nature = very beneficial to our health. Conservation Ontario informs us that (according to Rideau Valley Conservation Authority) one visit to a Conservation Area is equal to a visit to: an oxygen bar massage therapist detox program personal trainer stress management counselor aromatherapist and a naturopath Also, you…
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Ontario Returned All Forest Fire Evacuees Back to Their Homes
This is an update to my previous blog: Forest Fire Evacuees of the Mishkeegogamang First Nation are the First to Come Home. Although on August 3, 2011, there were 135 active forest fires in northwstern Ontario, all communities affected by the recent forest fires have been deemed safe as Ontario returned all displaced residents back…
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Emergency Medical Assistance Team Aids Forest Fire Evacuation From Northwestern Ontario
2,730 people were evacuated from communities threatened by more than 100 forest fires in Northwestern Ontario. Yesterday, the evacuees were arriving at Lester B. Pearson International Airport in Toronto from Thunder Bay enroute to host communities across Southern Ontario. A media centre was being set up at the Lester B. Pearson International to provide information…
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Urgent Call for Canadians: Four Days Left to Speak Out on Ontario’s Mega Quarry!
This is an update to my previous blog Please Request an Environmental Assessment on Ontario’s Mega Quarry Before July 11, 2011. Please see the Avaaz.org letter below calling for urgent action on Ontario’s Mega Quarry in Canada – 4 days left to speak out!
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80 Ontario FireRangers Coming to the Rescue & Fight Wildfire in Slave Lake Today
While Slave Lake residents in northern Alberta, Canada, are getting out of town due to the out-of-control catastrophic wildfire, eighty Ontario FireRangers will be coming to Slave Lake this afternoon to assist Alberta in combating a forest fire that is devastating the Slave Lake town. Please note that Ontario will assess its ability to provide…