The Province is conducting a review of the Provincial Policy Statement that sets out the Ontario government’s policy direction for land use planning and development. The public’s input is being sought on how the PPS is working and whether any changes are needed to the PPS to protect provincial interests and to make sure that the PPS is adequately addressing emerging land use issues.
Information on the Provincial Policy Statement
Information on the review . NB Deadline for comment is October 29 2010

We hear Adjala-Tosorontio Deputy Mayor Doug Little suffered serious injuries to his arm and hand in a lawn mower accident last week – and that he is now home after undergoing surgery. Site 41 group supporters send the deputy mayor our sympathy and best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Site 41 Symposium Poster (UWO, final)

AWARE Tiny, AWARE New Tecumseth and AWARE Tiny are holding public meetings to identify issues for the October 25 municipal election. Join us for a community discussion of what the public wants to see improved or addressed over the next four years.
Springwater residents: EVENING MEETING TODAY Thursday August 26, 7 p.m.at the Elmvale Legion, 7 John St., Elmvale.
New Tecumeth residents: MORNING MEETING Saturday August 28, 10 am to 12:30 p.m at the Alliston Lions Club, 60 Boyne St. (corner of Maple and Boyne), Alliston.
Tiny residents: AFTERNOON MEETING Sunday August 29 at 2pm at the Wyevale United Church, 846 County Rd 6 S. Wyevale. More info: 705-322-4993 or mcneil@netrover.com.
AWARE Simcoe

“The crisis facing animals and their habitats is so bad that I don’t want to talk about it,” philanthropist Robert Schad tells the Toronto Star today. “The current crisis facing biodiversity is the most pressing issue facing humanity today.” Schad’s philosophy is to introduce kids to nature and develop a bond between human and animal. Once established, the child will develop an ethical connection between habitat preservation and our use of the planet. His initiatives include Earth Rangers and Bring Back the Wild

By Rob Ferguson Toronto Star
The fiasco over eco fees cost Environment Minister John Gerretsen his job as Premier Dalton McGuinty shuffled his cabinet following a summer of stumbles.
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Locals to consider priorities in Springwater Township
ELMVALE – With the municipal election just a few weeks away, it’s time to think about what the priorities should be in Springwater Township. After all, the people who are elected October 25 will be in control for four years.
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Solid Waste and Recycling Magazine
An exciting, inaugural Canadian Waste Sector Symposium will be taking place in Toronto from November 1 to 3, 2010 at the Westin Bristol Place Toronto Airport Hotel, in conjunction with the Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo (being held at the International Centre from November 3 to 4, 2010).
This two-and-a-half day event, sponsored by the Ontario Waste Management Association (OWMA), will include options for three tours (Composting & Organics Processing; MRF’s and Transfer Stations; Electronics Recycling, Collection and Processing), and sessions covering a variety of topics — Hazardous Waste Management, Organic Waste Management, EPR & Waste Sector Servicing, Green Energy, Waste Disposal & Transfer, Waste Management General Issues, and Waste Audits and Servicing.
OWMA is also pleased to announce a special keynote dinner speaker — Gordon McGuinty.
An entrepreneur, Gordon McGuinty was responsible for the Rail Cycle North consortium, which included some of North America’s largest rail and waste corporations and was awarded the largest waste management contract in Canada.
For 14 years, McGuinty was the force behind the Adams Mine landfill project as a solution to Ontario’s garbage disposal crisis. Today, when he is not speaking to interested audiences, he divides his time between his residence in the mountains of Alberta and his office in Ontario.
McGuinty will soon be starting a regular blog for Solid Waste & Recycling magazine’s website.
For more information on the symposium, visit www.owma.org

Stephen Ogden and Rev. David Black of Ebenezer United Church are the featured speakers at an Eco Forum being held at Trinty United Church in Shelburne.
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