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Elegy for Eat Local Grey Bruce

In the heart of Grey Bruce, where fields once whispered secrets of the soil, There stood a beacon, a gathering…

Re-active and proactive community engagement for water protection in fractured bedrock

In the region of Bruce Grey Simcoe, a new threat is emerging that endangers our rural lifestyle. This threat,…

Toward a National Wildfire Strategy

Shamefully, Canada still does not have a national wildfire strategy. Provinces seem to believe that “buying more helicopter bombers”…

What could municipalities do to prevent drinking water contamination around Karst?

A risk of our municpalities’ own making Municipal councils were essential to create the “confluence risk” of drinking water contamination….

Seeking justice for water contamination through Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights

(Much of this article is AI generated and is a summary of legal and other public accessible texts. This…

Seeking justice for water contamination through Ontario’s Environmental Protection Act

(Much of this article is AI generated and is a summary of legal and other publicly accessible texts. This…

Defining “normal” farming practices – The Farm and Food Production Protection Act, 1998

The Farm & Food Protection Act offers a potential venue to protecting drinking water sources in Karst regions.  The…

Karst Geography, Residential Homes on Rural Severances and Industrial Agriculture: A Goal Conflict?

  In the region of Grey Bruce, the landscape is dotted with thousands of small rural residential properties, each one…

Declaring a Drinking Water Issue for Private Wells: A Guide Under the Clean Water Act

This blog is not a legal document. Consult the original Clean Water Act for legal details. How a Source Protection…

Farming on Karst and Fractured Bedrock Aquifers: Challenges, Best Practices, and the Silurian Bedrock Performance Standard

Introduction Karst and Fractured Bedrock aquifers, characterized by their unique and permeable geological formations, present significant challenges for agricultural activities….