Feb 23, 2021 / Livable Communities / Yours To Protect
Ontario landowners and developers who want to build on floodplains, wetlands and other hazardous or environmentally sensitive lands should think twice before using newly-created…Read More
Feb 08, 2021 / Livable Communities / Yours To Protect
Why we are going to Court to save the Lower Duffins Creek Wetland
Wetlands are key to reducing the impacts of floods and droughts. They also clean our water, offer homes and food for wildlife and provide…Read More
Feb 03, 2021 / Livable Communities
The federal government needs to stop Ontario from fast-tracking two GTA mega-highways
The Ontario government is trying to bring two massive 400-series highway projects back from the dead in the GTA. To add insult to injury,…Read More
Dec 21, 2020 / Livable Communities
On Monday Dec 14, 2020, by a margin of six votes to one, King Township Council refused to endorse a “trojan horse” request for…Read More
Nov 26, 2020 / Livable Communities
Many of you have written or called your MPP expressing concern about the attacks on our wetlands, forests and safety included in the Ontario…Read More
Nov 24, 2020 / Livable Communities
The Ontario Government is failing to protect the Greenbelt
This is a guest blog by concerned residents of Claremont, Ontario. In May 2018, Premier Ford wrote: “Unequivocally, we won’t touch the Greenbelt […]…Read More
Nov 20, 2020 / Climate Change / Livable Communities
Ontario's Auditor General issues a scathing report on the province's environmental actions
Ontario’s Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk tabled a scathing annual report on environmental issues this week, blasting the Province once again for failing to do…Read More
Nov 13, 2020 / Livable Communities / Yours To Protect
Expect bigger floods and more toxic soil if Ontario’s Conservation Authorities are gutted
Draconian proposed changes to the Conservation Authorities Act and Planning Act have been slipped into the Ontario government’s budget bill (Bill 229, Schedule 6)….Read More
Nov 11, 2020 / Livable Communities / Yours To Protect
Why is it crucial to protect Ontario’s wetlands?
Ontario’s wetlands, which comprise swamps, marshes, bogs and fens, play an important role in protecting biodiversity (the mix of plants and animals in nature)…Read More
Sep 15, 2020 / Climate Change / Livable Communities / Plastic Pollution / Safeguarding Freshwater / Toxics
What is the Speech from the Throne and why is it important?
Our next big opportunity to secure commitments to a Green and Just Recovery in Canada is in the Speech from the Throne on September…Read More