Tag: Farmland
New grants incentivize London-area farmers to fight Lake Erie algal blooms
Canadian environmental officials hope a new funding program will entice farmers around London, Ontario, to do more to reduce the algal bloom-causing phosphorus that leaves their farmland. The new Thames […]
Oxford County’s population expected to nearly double by 2061: Forecast
Armed with revised data, a new projection suggests Oxford Countyâs population will nearly double in less than 40 years.
Mahon: $800 million is a huge number, until it isn’t
The AAA estimated that animal activist groups will earn about $800 million in the U.S. in 2024 from charitable donations by its members.
Amish Farmers’ Partnership With Beef Giant Produces Manure Mess
By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Supreme Court denies SON request to appeal lower court decisions
The Supreme Court of Canada has denied the Saugeen Ojibway Nation’s request to appeal parts of lower court decisions against its multi-billion-dollar Bruce Peninsula land claim and Aboriginal title to territorial waters around the peninsula. But with the appeal denied, SON now plans to move ahead with seeking remedies after the lower courts did agree that […]
Cornies: Our need for power, and the nuclear waste it leaves behind
In the end, the result of the vote in South Bruce this week was nearly an even split.
Mahon: A half century of secret farmland investor rumours
Whether there is old money from Europe, family or institutional, or whether it is someone growing through luck or leverage, whether it is money laundering or a distant pension plan, the rumours have always persisted, absent any real documentation
Lambton County celebrates 175 with historic open door events
A recent tour showed why the fine details on historic legal documents do make a difference today
Views on safety of nuclear fuel DGRs
NWMO DGR safety statements irresponsible I am writing about the Deep Geological Registry (DGR) proposed for Teeswater by the NWMO as a way of managing all of Canada’s high-energy nuclear waste. I can no longer remain silent as I have witnessed the reckless way that the NWMO has [dealt with] the public and municipal leaders […]