Category: Ontario
North Bay’s PFAS problem: 5 things to know about a ‘forever chemicals’ hotspot in Ontario
In a small northern city, citizens have launched a class-action lawsuit over decades-old PFAS pollution. The city and federal government, meanwhile, are working on a $122-million clean-up.
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Catholic trustees adamant in budget battle to save librarian jobs
Board rejects $421-million spending plan again, but provincial rules mean proposed librarian cuts are still likely to proceed.
Lake Muskoka gets its first MZO, meaning the province can push a new resort past local planning rules
This story was originally published in The Narwhal. Ontario cottage country—famous for its hundreds of clear lakes nestled in the Canadian Shield—is experiencing a first. The Cliff Bay resort project, … Continued
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Grey Sauble Conservation Authority office reopens, merger plan is next
There may be efficiencies gained by consolidation, but they won’t outweigh anticipated costs amalgamation will produce. — Grey Sauble Conservation Authority CAO Tim Lanthier
Hydrostor’s Underground Pumped Hydro Ontario Storage Plan Runs Into the BESS Benchmark
Ontario does not need another storage technology startup searching for a problem today. It needs capacity, flexibility, and reliability in specific places where the grid is constrained and where new generation and wires take years to build. That is the right way to look at Hydrostor’s proposed Quinte Energy Storage … [continued]
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