Speaking Up for the Environment: We Oppose the Development of 70 Madeline Drive Because the Property is in an Environmentally Protected Area, and in the Floodplain of Townline Creek

Speaking Up for the Environment: We Oppose the Development of 70 Madeline Drive Because the Property is in an Environmentally Protected Area, and in the Floodplain of Townline Creek Townline Creek abuts the east side of the 70 Madeline Drive property and is representative of the numerous small Escarpment watercourses that [...]

SIDE ROAD 26/27 UPDATE

Side Road 26/27 Update By George Powell, member of Watershed Action Group (WAG) As we have reported in previous newsletters, Clearview Township proposes to upgrade Side Road 26/27. The Road traverses Escarpment Natural and Escarpment Protection, which comprise the most sensitive land designations in the Niagara Escarpment Plan. Clearview’s appeal is [...]

Townline Creek Assessment Report for 2016

Townline Creek Assessment Report for 2016 By George Powell, WAG member The water quality of Townline Creek has been monitored since 2007 through a partnership of Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Foundation (BMWTF), the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) and the Grey Sauble Conservation Authority (GSCA). The purpose of water quality monitoring [...]

2021-08-19T22:15:57-04:00May 6th, 2017|Categories: News, Townline Creek|Tags: |

Watershed Trust Wins NVCA Award

Watershed Trust Wins NVCA Conservation Champion Group Award On April 27, the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Association (NVCA) recognized the Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Foundation with the Conservation Champion Group Award at their Evening of Thanks at the Tiffin Centre in Utopia. Watershed Trust Board members (left to right) Eric Willis, [...]

2018-11-15T01:07:38-05:00May 5th, 2017|Categories: Education, News|

Watershed Trust Policy on Bottled Water

Watershed Trust Policy on Bottled Water By Norm Wingrove, Member of WAG and WT Board of Directors The Watershed Trust is against plastic pollution, littering and energy consumption related to consumer sales of bottled clear water. We will provide pitchers of water at our events. Recently, we passed the following resolution: [...]

2018-07-03T19:01:16-04:00May 5th, 2017|Categories: News|

Status of Legislative Reviews

Status of Legislative Reviews By Don Kerr, Member of WAG and Watershed Trust Board of Directors (At time of writing, the Ontario government has announced revisions to the OMB, Land Use and Places to Grow. The implications are yet uncertain. We are hoping many of our suggestions will have been incorporated. [...]

2018-07-03T18:24:42-04:00May 3rd, 2017|Categories: News|

Climate Change Update

Climate Change Update By Don Kerr, Member of WAG and WT Board of Directors The graph of global surface temperature (below) has a red line up the middle showing the 132-month running mean that takes out solar cycle variability and El Nino/El Nina warming and cooling cycles. It also shows the [...]

2018-06-30T03:06:34-04:00April 30th, 2017|Categories: News|

Protecting Local Natural Heritage from Development

Protecting Local Natural Heritage from Development By George Powell, WAG member The loss and fragmentation of natural habitats in the Blue Mountain Watershed continues to present challenges for municipalities, planners and environmental scientists tasked with identifying areas that should be preserved for the long-term sustainability of the ecosystem. This is why [...]

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