Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on February 05, 2004 at 10:54:27
from the get-your-oars-in-the-water dept.
The Environmental Bill of Rights Registry posting for the proposed rezoning of land at Michipicoten Harbour for a trap rock mine, is here. The comment period is thirty days, from Jan 29 until Feb 27. If you have something to say about this, click and follow up!
EBR Registry Number: IF04E7002 Ministry Reference Number: 57-OP-0067-004
Type of Posting: Instrument Status of Posting: Proposal
Ministry: Municipal Affairs and Housing
Date Proposal Loaded: 2004/01/28
Comment Period: 30 day(s)
Written submissions may be made between January 28, 2004 and February 27, 2004.
Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on September 22, 2003 at 16:18:39
from the making-nature-count dept.
Andrea Welz sends this in: "Making nature count at the ballot box". Over the next 28 days, our provincial political leaders will be talking about the issues that will shape the future of Ontario. But how often will we hear an election candidate talk about better protection for provincial parks, restoring threatened species like woodland caribou and wolverine or keeping wild boreal forests intact and wilderness rivers flowing free and clear? Read more below, and find the link...
Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on January 05, 2003 at 10:16:29
from the donut-diplomacy dept.
Northwatch writes: "The Ministry of Natural Resources is holding a series of Information Centres on the Algoma Headwaters Signature Site and development of a management strategy for the Site. More, below.
Residents of Michipicoten Bay, just west of Wawa, have formed an organization to fight the development of a traprock mine on the shores of Lake Superior. The old Algoma Central Railway lands have been sold to a U.S. company which intends to strip the 1,000 acre site of soil, vegetation and timber, and then drill, blast and crush the coastal rock into aggregate for shipment by freighter to Michigan for use in highway construction. Superior Aggregates is a subsidiary of the Carlos Companies group of U.S. companies, which includes National Asphalt Products, Inc. (NAPI) a Michigan based company producing a wide variety of asphalts and aggregates. NAPI is an independent affiliate of John Carlo, Inc, one of the largest road construction companies in the U.S. Midwest. Superior Aggregates registered with Industry Canada in July 2000. Full story below.
Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on August 06, 2002 at 22:24:14
from the history lesson dept.
Earl Cuerrier writes: "Two old timers, Paul Asam and his brother Shannon were still logging with horses and running their old fashioned steam powered sawmill back of Poplar Dale untill 1986. This was one of only a handful of mills of this type remaining in Ontario." Story, below.
Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on October 09, 2001 at 14:36:36
from the take-a-hike dept.
News from the Voyageur Trail Association: They have just received word that their FedNor application has been approved. So they're hiring. Details below.
Posted by: Dan Brosemer (odin) on April 06, 2001 at 18:21:43
from the houses-on-my-picnic-spot? dept.
Margaret Moncrieff writes: "Some of the residents of Gros Cap, Ontario (within the Sault Ste. Marie area) are concerned about the possible sale and development of the Gros Cap Bluffs into waterfront homes. At present, we are trying to raise public awareness of this issue to see what options there are in preserving this well-known, beautiful, natural landmark of the North. The following is a letter that has been submitted to the Sault Star." We hope Margaret will keep us informed. What do you all think of this? Update: The Sault Star today (April 11) has a story about local residents asking the higher levels of government to purchase the land for a park. Time for letters!
Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on February 07, 2001 at 10:06:40
from the we-need-this-like-we-need-a-hole-in-the-ground dept.
Kim writes: Environmentalists today applauded the Minister of Natural Resource’s decision to reject an application for a mine in Mellon Lake Conservation Reserve. The Minister’s decision is viewed as an important first step to keep mines out of protected areas. The Mellon Lake reserve was one of 378 new protected areas established by the provincial government in March 1999. Over half of the new protected areas established under Ontario’s Living Legacy are similarly threatened.
