News Room- Archive (1990-2006)

Oak Ridges Moraine in the News

• Moraine growth continues, despite act
  Metroland: York Region (Dec. 18, 2006)
  
• Builder blocks the trail of greenbelt trash
  Toronto Star (Dec. 18, 2006)
  
• Cabinet approves expansion of massive Milton quarry: McGuinty Trashes the Greenbelt
  Joint media release of Coalition on the Niagara Escarpment (CONE) and Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources (POWER) (Dec. 6, 2006)
  
• Municipal Election Countdown: Green candidates gaining advantage
  Nova Res Urbis (Nov. 8, 2006)
  
• Builders' donations a big voter issue in GTA
  Globe and Mail (Nov. 3, 2006)
  
• Greenbelt impact subject of Mono meeting Saturday
  Orangeville Citizen (Nov. 3, 2006)
  
• Contributions unwelcome (List of candidates that are Corporate-Donation Free)
  Toronto Star (Oct. 29, 2006)
  
• Slokker land deal in Nobleton close to reality
  King Township Sentinel (Sep. 27, 2006)
  
• Don't mess with Durham
  Globe and Mail (Sep. 16, 2006)
  
• Region Official Plan gets the go ahead
  Toronto Star (Sep. 14, 2006)
  
• Editorial: Durham Region shame
  Toronto Star (Sep. 12, 2006)
  
• Tightening the greenbelt a couple of notches
  Globe and Mail (Sep. 2, 2006)
  
• Take a hike this summer: Oak Ridges Trail Association working on new projects
  Durham Region News (Aug. 4, 2006)
  
• Bid to stop land swap stalls in court: Pickering, moraine properties affected
  Toronto Star (Jul. 21, 2006)
  
• Developer giving no ground in fight over Pickering farmlands
  Toronto Star (Jul. 15, 2006)
  
• Last chance to save Lake Simcoe?
  Toronto Star (Jun. 27, 2006)
• New services offered to moraine landowners
  Metroland- Durham Region (Apr. 5, 2006)
  
• Wetlands need more protection, OMB told
  by Gail Swainson: The Toronto Star (Feb. 23, 2006)
  
• Oak Ridges being used as a 'dump'
  by Robert Walker: The Oshawa Express (Feb. 1, 2006)
  
• Houses planned on prime Moraine land - Gormley area designated urban by province
  by Serena Willoughby: The Economist & Sun (Jan. 21, 2006)
  [See STORM Coalition Response]
  
• The Northumberland Forest
  by Barry King: Cobourg Daily Star and Port Hope Evening Guide (Dec. 13, 2005)
  
• Compost site threatens drinking water
  by Blair McCarron: The Oshawa Express (Nov. 2, 2005)
  
• Showdown at the Oak Ridges Moraine: Scenic green space or urban sprawl? The battle lines have been drawn
  by Brian McAndrew: The Toronto Star (Feb. 12, 2000)

Book is Latest Chapter in Bid to Save Moraine by Brian Dexter: The Toronto Star (Aug. 21, 1997)

• It's Environmentally Crucial to Save Oak Ridges Moraine
  by Dorothy Izzard: The Toronto Star (Aug. 23, 1990)

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