Environment
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During her 2013 bid for leadership of the Liberal Party, Vancouver Quadra MP Joyce Murray proposed a legislative plan to protect Gatineau Park, "to help... more
By J-P Murrayp
March 19, 2019
(Ottawa) – Today, Jim Watson presented the draft 2019 City of Ottawa budget. The most notable aspect of this budget is what it did not say. In Jim Watson’s... more
February 6, 2019
The NCC’s January 24th board meeting illustrated why Gatineau Park is an ongoing administrative nightmare. A number of questionable statements were made and... more
By J-P Murrayp
February 6, 2019
The Ontario PC Government recently introduced Bill 66, the Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act. Part of the Bill would allow municipalities to create “... more
As Chelsea’s municipal council weighs whether to allow construction of a two-story building only a few metres from the water at 774 Meech Lake Road, I thought... more
By J-P Murrayp
October 7, 2018
From ScienceAdvances;
http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/8/eaar5982.full
INTRODUCTION
The environmental impacts of a fossil fuel–powered economy have... more
By unpubadmin
August 24, 2018
On June 19, Ottawans woke up to some bad news. Ford had just gutted the GreenON program, the province’s program for helping people save money on energy through... more
By Robb Barnes
July 6, 2018
The Green Bin was supposed to be for disposing of compostable waste – organic matter, kitchen wastes, yard waste and a list of other acceptable items such as... more
April 3, 2018
The Green Bin was supposed to be for disposing of compostable waste – organic matter, kitchen wastes, yard waste and a list of other acceptable items such as... more
April 3, 2018
Painter John F. Marok is inviting the general public to attend the closing of his art exhibit The Lights and Shadows of Gatineau Park, which Ottawa Magazine... more
April 1, 2017
Paul Gessell pens a glowing review of Mr. Marok’s exhibition Explorations and Excavations: the Lights and Shadows of Gatineau Park, in the March 15 online ... more
March 15, 2017
Dear MP Sarai –
I have been told that you handle the correspondence for the Pacific Caucus, and it is to the Caucus that I address this letter.
First, I want... more
By DianneVarga
November 18, 2016
This letter is the content of an Avaaz petition found at the link below. Please consider signing and sharing this petition: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/... more
November 27, 2015
Chelsea, July 10, 2016 -- The municipality of Chelsea has confirmed it will conduct shoreline inspections along the northeastern section of Meech Lake the week... more
July 10, 2016
Dear Hon Premier Wynne:
Now is the time to clean up the mercury poisoning in Grassy Narrows. Your government cannot continue to drag its feet on this... more
June 27, 2016