Red Meat By Don Kerr from an article in Le Monde Diplomatique April 2013 For several decades, the food industry has persisted with an approach that has damaged small farmers, biodiversity, soil and water resources without managing to feed the planet - in 2011, a billion people did not have enough [...]
Profile: Bill Sloan Watershed Trust is very fortunate to have Bill Sloan as our volunteer accountant. Bill first moved to Collingwood in 2001 to work as the Treasurer for the Blue Mountain Village Association at Intrawest. Part of the reason for taking the job was the attraction of living in the [...]
Low Water Levels in Georgian Bay Low lake levels at Sunset Point, Collingwood, Photo by George Powell A new report from the International Joint Commission By George Powell Low water levels in Georgian Bay clearly are negatively impacting local boaters, marinas and shoreline property owners. Near shore off Sunset [...]
President’s Message By Norm Wingrove I hope everyone enjoyed the winter and is looking forward to summer. As always, the Directors, the Watershed Action Group (WAG) Committee and the Education Committee have been busy. The Be The Change film series season five (“BTC5”) finished on April 17 at the historic Gayety [...]
Pesticides used on Golf Courses Need to be Better Tested and Controlled By George Powell and Don Gibson In December The Watershed Trust wrote to the Ontario Minister of the Environment, Jim Bradley, with respect to concerns we have with the Pesticide Act and regulation O. Reg. 63/09. We pointed out [...]
Ontario Wants to Weaken the Endangered Species Act By Don Kerr What the Ministry of Natural Resources is proposing: A five-year exemption for all logging operations, affecting a 45 million hectare area Permanent exemptions for existing pits and quarries and hydro operations Exemption across many industrial sectors (pits, quarries, housing development, electricity, [...]
