Mining, yes. Eco-tourism, not so much
Wednesday July 22, 2009
Posted by: Douglas Hunter
The coalition group Citizens Concerned for Michipicoten Bay (CCMB) has lost a seven-year fight against a proposed traprock quarry on the eastern shore of eastern Superior. Its last-gasp attempt to stop the development was an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) to overturn an amendment to the municipality of Wawa’s official plan that will allow Superior Aggregates Co. to open the quarry on 35 hectares of rezoned shoreline property. A decision was rendered July 15 in favor of the rezoning by board member J. E. (Joe) Sniezek, a former director of long-range planning for the city of Sault Ste. Marie. Read the full article…
The dept. of oil and water: Trees and mining combined in new ministry
Friday July 17, 2009
Posted by: Conor Mihell
A late June “mini shuffle” of government portfolios at Queen’s Park could put economic development above environmental concerns in the management of Ontario’s forests. On June 24, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced that control of forest-related issues would be transferred from the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) to the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM), the government agency responsible for promoting development in the sparsely populated 800,000 square kilometres north of Parry Sound and Pembroke. Read the full article…
