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Seven Things You Should Know About West Credit River Brook Trout

June 10, 2021–The Coalition for the West Credit River

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Ecology•Habitat•Water•Wild Species

West Credit River brook trout © Steve Noakes

The Coalition for the West Credit River is fighting to protect a sensitive wild brook trout population in the West Credit River. It is threatened by the proposed Erin Wastewater ...

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Bill 197 (COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020) Backgrounder

July 21, 2020–Ontario Nature Staff

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Conservation News

Tufted titmouse © Bill McDonald

Bill 197 unravels environmental protections, including the following: Bill 197 made substantial amendments to the Environmental Assessment Act (EAA). As a result, no types of industrial or development projects will ...

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Omnibus Bill 197: What you need to know

July 16, 2020–Anne Bell

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Advocacy•Conservation News•Habitat•Land-use planning

Sewage and shoreline pollution © Viv Lynch CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

On July 8, the Government of Ontario introduced an omnibus bill (Bill 197) which proposes to amend 20 pieces of legislation with minimum debate in the Legislature and no public ...

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Birding the sewage lagoons

September 14, 2013–Julia Zarankin

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Birds

pectoral sandpiper © Peter Massas

One of the charms of birding is the amount of time one ends up spending at sewage lagoons. Peculiar, verging on toxic smells aside, sewage lagoons offer some of the ...

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