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 Items tagged: John GerretsenItems Found: 8Opportunities Act Details EmergeMay 18, 2010 - 2:51 pm "We want Ontario to provide the solutions the world is calling for," said Ontario's Minister of Environment, John Gerretsen, today. Quietly and without much advance notice, the provincial government announced the introduction of its Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act this morning... Categories: International, News, Ontario Earth Day Profit?April 23, 2010 - 10:23 pm You’ve got to hand to Dalton McGuinty and the Ontario Government. They really knew how to score points on Earth Day. On April 22, the Premier of Canada’s largest province was in London touting the green jobs that can be created from environmentalists. The message is that the Province can make... Categories: Blog Wheatley Harbour RestoredApril 19, 2010 - 8:46 am Wheatley Harbour, Ontario is once again a clean and healthy aquatic ecosystem, announced Dave Van Kesteren, MP for Chatham-Kent-Essex last week. Wheatley Harbour was designated a Great Lakes Area of Concern in 1985 pursuant to the Canada-United States Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The major... Categories: International, National, News, Ontario CCME Adopts Canada-Wide Vision for WaterNovember 2, 2009 - 9:47 am Federal, provincial and territorial ministers met in Kingston last week and endorsed a Canada-wide strategic vision for water, which outlines how Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) will help ensure that Canadians have access to clean, safe and sufficient water to meet their needs... To Restore and ProtectMay 5, 2009 - 3:22 pm At precisely 2:30 p.m. in Cornwall, Ontario, the audience at the 16th Annual International Conference on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Ecosystem was privy to a presentation on zebra and quagga mussels. Meanwhile, back in Toronto, the Ontario government and mayors of the municipalities around... Categories: International, News Water in Short Supply at EIDApril 30, 2009 - 11:23 pm The Ontario Environment Industry Association (ONEIA) held its 9th annual Environment Industry Day (EID) on April 2009 at Queen's Park and Sutton Place Hotel in Toronto. The theme of the event, Open for (Green) Business, emphasized the fact that the environmental industry in Ontario employs... Categories: Blog Ontario Releases Water Quality ReportApril 24, 2009 - 11:51 am This Earth Week, the Ministry of Environment rolled out its Water Quality in Ontario 2008 Report. The report details the state of water resources and discusses pertinent issues, including Lake Simcoe phosphorus management, the acidification of Sudbury lakes, the clean-up of Hamilton's Randle Reef... Ontario to Develop Plan to Protect Lake SimcoeJune 18, 2008 - 1:28 pm The Province of Ontario announced this week it is taking a major step to address the effects more than 200 years of human activity have had on Lake Simcoe’s water quality and ecosystem.Legislation introduced Tuesday would, if passed, require the province to develop a comprehensive plan to protect and... Categories: News Advertisement
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