© Lora Denis
Dear Minister Phillips, On behalf of the Ontario Nature Youth Council, we would like to thank you for not proceeding with Schedule 10 of Bill 66. The Ontario Nature Youth Council is a diverse provincial network that is inspiring, connecting and educating our communities while protecting wild species and wild spaces. With 120 Youth Council ...
It is interesting how readily nature advocates can be dismissed as tree huggers or bleeding hearts – as if caring about our fellow creatures were somehow improper. Rachel Carson herself was belittled as being too sentimental and emotional – even hysterical – in her fight to raise awareness about the deadly impacts of pesticides on ...
Mountain lion © Jitze Couperus
In its rush to cut “red tape” and ensure Ontario is “open-for-business,” the Government of Ontario is taking a sledge hammer to our environment laws and policies. First it cancelled cap-and-trade, designed to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and meet internationally agreed-upon targets to address climate change. Then it dismantled the office of the Environmental ...
Ottawa area farmland © antefixus CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Dear Premier Ford and Members of Provincial Parliament, We, the undersigned organizations, would like to thank the Government of Ontario for its decision to remove Schedule 10 from Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018. The people spoke and the government listened, and for this we are truly grateful. Leading up to this decision, we ...
© Junction Creek Stewardship Committee
Cleaning up garbage is nothing new to the staff and volunteers of the Junction Creek Stewardship Committee. With over 19 years of active restoration, research, education and awareness, the committee has worked with the community to revive Junction Creek, which has included the removal of over 80,000 kg of garbage from the stream and shorelines. ...
Gray wolves © Pierre Cardon