Please stop spraying the County roadsides with herbicides. Please remove the line-item for the Chemical Treatment of the Counties Roadsides from the budget for the Counties’ Roads Department. Thank you. Stop wasting our tax dollars with your roadside spraying program. Mowing the roadsides is the most effective means of managingContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Prime Minister Harper, along with local MP and PMO spokesman for Sport Gary Lunn are taking the threat from Elizabeth May and the Green Party seriously. With an election possible at any time, every riding is important to Harper in his quest for reelection and his effortContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Want to save money and natural resources and potentially eliminate tons of plastic from our landfills each year? Switch to a healthy reusable container for your water on the go. This small step can be easily accomplished by each one of us. This is a small changeContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I’ve always wondered why the auto industry seems to be so resistant to Electric cars? I’m not sure what the direct connection to the Auto industry and big oil is; but surely it makes sense to move away from Oil as quickly as possible? The 70’sContinue Reading
Queens Park – ON – Tim Hudak was on the Warpath today at Queen’s Park lashing out at the McGuinty government over Wind Power. Today in the Legislature, Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak called on the McGuinty Liberals to restore the say of local councils in determining where industrial windContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – We have new permanent house guests who are going to help our household compost our kitchen scraps, newsprint, dryer lint, pet hair and floor sweepings. Our new house guests are red wigglers (eisenia foetida); they are voracious garbage-eaters who eat and expel their own weight every day.Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – This weekend it’s time for Eco Farm Day, one of my favorite local events as it was one of the first we covered! Conference Chair this year is Mr. Tom Manley of Homestead Organics and Organics Central which is an exciting new development that Mr. Manley andContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I know spring is itching to show her face when I see Robins flitting about. Last week I sighted a group of eight darting about a farm yard. Our harbingers of Spring are letting us know that winter is coming out of her big sleep. Eco FarmContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Green Infrastructure Ontario Coalition and the City of Cornwall are gathering businesses, environmental groups, urban planners and community leaders from Eastern Ontario on March 9th in Cornwall for a one-day living green infrastructure workshop. At the workshop, attendees will have the opportunity to discuss the benefits ofContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Wondering what to do with the kids during March Break? The St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences suggests the Cooper Marsh Winter Fun Week, a fun, interactive daily program for children aged 6 to 11. Sign up for the full week, or choose the day thatContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Ontario is helping people in the Raisin-South Nation Source Protection Region take action to protect local drinking water. Raisin Region Conservation Authority is receiving $26,600 to help local landowners: Upgrade or decommission wells and septic systems. Install runoff and erosion control measures. Implement agricultural best management practices.Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Here’s an opportunity to learn more about and discuss the issues of Peak Oil and Climate Change. Transition Cornwall presents a free screening and discussion session at the Cornwall Community Museum (160 Water Street in Cornwall Ontario) See you there!Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – The City of Cornwall will save $46,000 on two new accessibly buses by partnering with 10 other Ontario municipalities. Cornwall’s two new accessible buses will be available in September for people using the local transit system. They will carry up to six passengers with personal mobility devices,Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Stormont, Dundas and South Glengarry Federal Green Party will be hosting a General Meeting Tuesday, March 22, 2011. The meeting will take place at Island Ink Jet, 8 Third Street West, in Cornwall, beginning at 6:30 pm. All members of the party, and everyone else whoContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Are we ready to deal with the consequences of climate change; peak oil? This question has birthed a local community group, Transition Cornwall +. The focus of this group is “to build resilience and sustainability in Cornwall and the surrounding rural area, in preparation for the combinedContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – For those of you wanting to undertake a special project to commemorate the International Year of Forests keep in mind TD Friends of the Environment for a source of funding. . TD Friends of the Environment Foundation helps Canadians protect our nation’s natural splendor by providing moniesContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – 2011 is the International Year of the Forests. I was surprised to find out about this information in a meeting last week. Astonished, because trees play an important part in my life as they do yours whether you know it or not. I was wondering why IContinue Reading
Avonmore ON – A public forum to discuss concerns about the loss of forests in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G) is being held in Avonmore on February 24, 2011. The event is sponsored by the Resource Stewardship SD&G Council and the SD&G Certified Forest Owners. Surveys conducted by local Conservation Authorities and others show that theContinue Reading