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Pandemic not stopping completion of Ecolomondo in Hawkesbury

July 20, 2020July 28, 2020 James Morgan Hawkesbury, Ontario, Prescott-Russell 0 Comment Ecolomondo, industrial development, oil, plastics, recycling, rubber, steel, tires

The COVID-19 pandemic is not expected to negatively impact the completion of Hawkesbury’s newest industrial plant. Ecolomondo is building its

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MRC d’Argenteuil shares report as it moves toward identifying mining-incompatible territories

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Louise Sproule Grenville-sur-la-Rouge

At its regular meeting on June 10, 2020, the MRC d’Argenteuil made public the summary report of the consultation forums

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Court ruling gives green light to Nation Rise Wind Farm, for now

May 14, 2020May 26, 2020 James Morgan Ontario, Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry and Parks, Concerned Citizens of North Stormont, conservation, EDP Renewables, environment, environmental law, Ministry of the Environment, Nation Rise Wind Farm, North Stormont, Ontario Divisional Court, renewable energy

Will Nation Rise, rise again? On December 4, 2019, the Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks revoked a

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Minister revokes approval for Nation Rise Wind Farm project; harm to bats key point

December 9, 2019 Louise Sproule Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry

In a December 4 decision, an appeal of the Environmental Review Tribunal decision to issue a Renewable Energy Approval to

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Hydro-Québec hosts meeting on Bell Falls dam on December 3

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 James Morgan Argenteuil, Brownsburg-Chatham, Grenville, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Ontario, Prescott-Russell, Quebec, Saint-André-d’Argenteuil 2019 flooding, dams, Hydro-Québec, ottawa river, Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board, Rivière Rouge, water resources

There was record flooding caused by the Ottawa River in the spring of 2017 and 2019 in this region.  Hydro-Québec

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CN strike, propane shortage, and poor conditions complicate drying local corn crop

November 25, 2019November 26, 2019 James Morgan Champlain, La Nation, Maxville, Moose Creek, North Glengarry, Ontario, Prescott-Russell, St-Isidore, Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry, Vankleek Hill Canadian National Railways, CN, corn, drying, fuel, harvest, propane, strike, transportation, weather

A strike at Canadian National Railways (CN), combined with poor weather and crop drying conditions has caused considerable problems for

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Hawkesbury council considering new arena refrigeration system

October 18, 2019October 22, 2019 James Morgan arena, hawkesbury council, refrigeration, robert hartley sports complex

The ice rink at the Robert Hartley Sports Complex needs to be replaced, and energy efficiency at the facility must

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UCPR council discusses what to do with plastic waste while province announces changes to recycling program

August 20, 2019 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell bale wrap, environment, farm plastic waste, plastics, recycling, waste disposal

While local municipalities deal with how to manage a growing backlog of plastic waste, responsibility for recycling programs in Ontario

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UCPR council learns about turning trash into fuel

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell environment, fuel, Sustane Technologies, UCPR council, waste

Imagine fueling your truck with garbage.  A Nova Scotia-based company is turning garbage into fuel products, and representatives of it

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Learn about being green at Glengarry Earth Day on April 27, 2019

April 12, 2019April 16, 2019 Louise Sproule Alexandria

St. Patrick’s Day is long gone, but organizers hope everyone will be thinking green after attending this event. Glengarry Earth

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