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Ecosystems at risk in Far North (thegreenpages.ca)On the second anniversary of Premier Dalton McGuinty's historic Far North planning and conservation announcement, intrusive industrial developments are going forward with no plan and no oversight by Ontario's resource management agencies.
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Into the heart of Borneo - FRANCO MARIOTTI (www.thesudburystar.com)Entering the jungle of south-ern Borneo is, for me, a mix of trepidation and excitement.
On one hand, you have a feeling of fascination knowing full well you are going to see creatures and things you have never seen before. That is excit-ing. On the other hand, you are entering a dangerous environment. -
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Community trying to save Willisville Mountain (www.thesudburystar.com)A petition is circulating the Internet and community calling on Vale to agree to a formal motion to remove Willisville Mountain from the terms of a quarry operation licence.The petition is a follow-up to a meeting between Vale and the Sudbury Condominium Corporation No. 5 and LaCloche Mountains Preservation Society held last month.
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4.Trail marking signs being stolen in Naughton (www.thesudburystar.com)
Greater Sudbury Police are asking for the public's help in finding a number of trail marking signs missing from trails in the Walden area.On Monday, police learned from the president of the Walden Bike Club that numerous trail marking signs have been removed from trails near the community of Naughton.
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5.ParkLand favoured option for former hospital site (www.thesudburystar.com)
Sudburians are divided on the best possible use of the former St. Joseph's health centre. More than 480 people responded to The Sudbury Star's online poll question: "What should the former St. Joseph's health centre property be used for?"
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6.'Unprecedented' wet weather across Prairies dampens crop forecast (ca.news.yahoo.com)
The Canadian Wheat Board said in its preliminary crop outlook released Friday that about 7.7 million hectares will be seeded to wheat — the smallest area since 1971
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7.Mining company unnerves residents of Killarney Provincial Park village (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Willisville villagers worry that Vale intends to excavate edge of mountain depicted by Group of Seven
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English Russia » DIY Local Globes (englishrussia.com)So then people went further and decided to make the globes of their local cities or even villages
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North Bay Rehabilitation projects wrap up in Nipissing Township (www.baytoday.ca)An official ceremony was held Saturday to celebrate the completion of the Wolfe Lake Road and Ski Hill Road rehabilitation projects in the Township of Nipissing
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10.Plow party keeps up farming tradition - (www.nugget.ca)
There were no tractors allowed on Jody Logan's field this weekend, as a group of about 10 men and their horse teams gathered in Chisholm to break soil using traditional farming methods.The group of men have been gathering twice a year for more than 10 years to plow their fields using horse drawn plows.
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subglacial volcanic eruption (www.swisseduc.ch)Aerial photos taken by Marco Fulle during a survey flight in the evening of April 14th, 2010, the first day after the onset of the second eruptive phase at Eyafallajökull.
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12.Elliot Lake park to be officially named on Day of Mourning (www.elliotlakestandard.ca)
The park next to Horne Lake will be officially named Miners Memorial Park next week
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Province has no right to limit road access - Ontario Outdoors Recreational Alliance (www.thesudburystar.com)My guess is that the closure of forest roads has a lot to do with tourist outpost demands for remoteness, and removing the presence of non-paying users.
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Green Space Sudbury (www.greatersudbury.ca)Are you a hiker, a mountain biker or do you prefer to take walks in the woods with your dog?
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15.City council decision could affect local food production - Amy Hallman (www.northernlife.ca)
We are very concerned about the upcoming (city council) vote on March 31, where it will be decided whether to uphold the proposed amendment to the Official Plan of reducing the permitted size of rural lot severances from five to two acres.
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World Clean Air Forest Initiative (wcafi.org)Together we try to counter climate change, deforestation, and pollution that has a negative effect on the air. We do this with our Clean Air Tree Kit, which contains everything you need to grow and plant your own tree.
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open space development case studies (www.landvoices.org)overview of open space development, known also as “conservation subdivision” or “conservation development”. Open Space Residential Development: Four Case Studies
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Bioblitz campaign calls on public to help detail Britain's flora and fauna (www.guardian.co.uk)Backers hope to create largest ever record of UK wildlife by uniting experts with public as alien species spurs sightings call
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19.Thuinder Bay pushing ahead with trail system (www.fftimes.com)
After completing Phase I of its Active Transportation Plan more than two years ago, council agreed Monday to submit an application for funding for Phase II and move a step closer to having a trail system throughout the community, as well as linkages between the waterfront and the north- and west-end residential areas.
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Interest in environment is a family tradition - (www.simcoereformer.ca)ALUS, short for Alternative Land Use Services, is a grassroots proposal for farmers to provide ecological goods and services to help better the environment. For instance, through ALUS, farmers are paid for taking marginal farmland out of production and planting trees or other natural vegetative cover. Norfolk County is the site of the ALUS pilot in Ontario
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Alliance fights for lakes and Crown land (www.thesudburystar.com)
The Greater Sudbury chapter of a provincial group fighting to ensure public access to remote Ontario lakes and Crown land will hold an information meeting in the city Tuesday night.The meeting, set for 7 p.m. at the Marguerite Lougheed Community Centre at the corner of Eyre and Albert Street, is being organized by the Ontario Outdoors Recreational Alliance
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Sudbury Policy committee OKs draft green space plan (www.northernlife.ca)If walking your dog through a park, or sharing some family time in a close-by, green space is your idea of a well-spent evening, a new concept approved by the city’s policy committee on Feb. 17 may put a smile on your face.
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The Fine Art of Agriculture « (planologie.wordpress.com)There, in a village in verdant Aomori Prefecture, who would ever expect to find exquisite Edo Period artworks sprouting amid a swaying green sea of enormous rice paddies?
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City's reccomends charging community groups for flowerbeds (www.thesudburystar.com)There is no cost create and maintain the flowerbeds, but Matheson recommended the city charge $500 to every group approved to help defray the costs.
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My Backyard Blog (www.yourgardenretreatblog.com)Gardening..Grilling..Attracting wild life to my backyard..Decorating my outdoor space..Maintaining my Birdhouses, Birdbaths & Birdfeeders..
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