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Municipal Matters

September 28, 2022–Anne Bell

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Ecology•Habitat•Land-use planning

Halton Region © Noah Cole

On October 24th, Ontarians will return to the polls to vote for their municipal leaders. The mayors and councilors elected will play a vital role ensuring a healthy, sustainable future ...

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Key Biodiversity Areas in Ontario

July 14, 2022–Rajbalinder Ghatoura

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Ecology•Habitat•Protected Places•Wild Species and Habitat

Matchedash Bay Provincial Wildlife Area © Anne Bell

Nature advocates in Ontario will soon have a new tool at their disposal: a conservation designation that pinpoints sites of exceptional value backed by scientific evidence. Known as Key Biodiversity ...

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Birding to Protect the Places We Love: Wabakimi Provincial Park

June 23, 2022–Kristen Setala

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Birds•Boreal Forest•Protected Places

Wakimi Lake, Wabakimi Provincial Park © Kristen Setala

It’s late spring in northern Ontario. I am sitting on a beautiful peninsula, listening to the ethereal song of the Swainson’s thrush, and watching the sunrise over a quiet, peaceful ...

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Where the Major Political Parties Stand on the Environment

May 4, 2022–Ontario Nature Staff

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Advocacy•Campaigns•Protected Places•Species at Risk

Ontario lake with loons © Peter Ferguson

As we head towards the next provincial election on June 2, the results of a survey conducted by the Green Prosperity groups will be of interest. We asked the four ...

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Ten Reasons to Demand Immediate Protection for Endangered Black Ash

October 26, 2021–Anne Bell

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Conservation News•Indigenous Relations•Ontario Nature•Species at Risk•Wetlands

Black ash habitat © Eli Sagor CC BY-NC 2.0

In 2019 the Government of Ontario rammed through amendments to our Endangered Species Act (ESA), decimating protections for the province’s most imperiled plants and animals. Among the changes was a ...

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