Jun 15, 2016 | Blog Posts and Newsletters
In May, the Ontario government released its preferred direction on the Co-ordinated Land Use Planning Review. The OHI is frankly thrilled with progress in three specific aspects. These are: The requirement for watershed planning in the Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH);...
Dec 13, 2015 | Blog Posts and Newsletters
The Paris Accord of 2015 represents a real beginning – at last. It has not been easy. On a broad scale, the trail was blazed by so many, including John Muir, Jack Miner, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson, Dr Theo Colburn, and Alex King, as we slowly realized that we...
Mar 2, 2015 | Blog Posts and Newsletters
In mid-February, Ontario tabled its third draft of a Great Lakes Protection Act, the two previous versions having died on the order paper when the Legislature was suspended. The new draft represents a stellar accomplishment, adding broad philosophical commitments to...