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TransCanada's Pipeline East Is an Environmental Disaster Waiting to Happen

Yan Roberts | Posted 04.03.2013 | Canada Impact
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Yan Roberts

We do not need 850,000 barrels of oil per day being pumped through our communities, our country side, our cities, or our drinking water. We need to talk honestly talk about what markets the pipeline is serving, who exactly is benefiting economically, and what environmental risks we are overlooking.

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How McGuinty Stopped a Train and Started a Fight

Charlie Angus | Posted 11.30.2012 | Canada Politics
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Charlie Angus

They call it "Black" Friday -- September 28th, the day passenger train service died in Northern Ontario. The loss of public transit has exposed a deep political divide between the north and south in Ontario. The train has always been the primary symbol of who we are as a region, and the decision to kill the Northlander will set the political discourse in Northern Ontario for years to come.

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Avoiding the Summer Road Trip From Hell

Gerald McEachern | Posted 08.23.2012 | Canada Travel
Read More: Summer With Kids, Northern Ontario, Road Trip, Vacation, Florida in Summer, Lawnmowing, Adventure, Kids Summer Vacation, Road Trip With Kids, Moose, East Coast, Long Road Trip, Summer Vacation, Canada Travel News
Gerald McEachern

Besides cleaning up the yard, there's just one thing on my mind: what to do with the kids for the summer. The first thought is a road trip to visit my parents. That's a 30-hour drive and I know every kilometre of the trip in advance -- from the Montreal pee breaks, to the moose. On second thought, maybe we'll look for adventure elsewhere this summer...

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Ontario's Ring of Fire Will Fuel Our Economy

Tim Hudak | Posted 07.22.2012 | Canada
Read More: Resources, Energy, North Ontario, Northern Ontario, Ring of Fire, Mining, Ontario, Minerals, Tim Hudak, Energy Policy, Harvesting, Canada News
Tim Hudak

The Ring of Fire should be a cause for optimism with the ongoing jobs crisis in Ontario. The economic impact of this discovery on the Ontario economy will probably run into the hundreds of billions of dollars over time. Let's take advantage of it.

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Crash Survivor: 'I Relive It Every Night'

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 03.27.2012 | Canada
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WINNIPEG - The lone survivor of a deadly plane crash in northern Ontario says he tried in vain to pull fellow passengers from the wreckage and snuff t...

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Open Letter to Premier McGuinty: Restore Local Democracy

John Laforet | Posted 01.29.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Ontario Election, Northern Ontario, Local Municipality Democracy Act, Local Democracy, Wind Concerns Ontario, Green Energy Act, Feed in Tariff, Ontario Politics, Rural Ontario, Dalton Mcguinty, Wind Energy, Wind Turbines, Wind Farm, Canada Politics News
John Laforet

Premier McGuinty, your declaration that you are prepared to listen to Bill 10 is a positive step to address all that has happened since Feb. 11 2009 when you stated you would not hesitate to 'foist' renewable energy projects on communities, and lashed out at concerned citizens.

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