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Province invests $10 5M to expand youth mental health and addictions treatment program

Environmental groups warn of possible influx of development in Ontario

Environmental groups warn of possible influx of development in Ontario  January 14, 2021 WATERLOO REGION- “Did Doug Ford get bitten by a turtle as  a child?” This was one of the dozens of comments continually rolling during  Environmental Defence’s online webinar with Ontario Nature, the Canadian  Environmental Law Association and David Crombie, the former chair of the  Greenbelt Council who resigned over the changes to the Conservation Authority  Act at the end of last year. The event was livestreamed this week and held to inform the public about the  current state of Ontario’s environmental protections, what can be expected going  forward and what citizens can do to protect their own local greenspaces.

Sustainable cities for a sustainable Japan

More than half the world lives in urban areas, but in Japan 92% does. This creates challenges in terms of sustainability, but Japan has found a solution: It s using the innovations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to create new kinds of cities, smart cities. You don’t need to be a megacity to be a smart city. In Japan, smaller communities are also using ground-breaking technology, like the Internet of Things and big ideas like the sharing economy to become more sustainable. Two Japanese eco-towns Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town was built on the site of an old Panasonic factory. This new community is home to about 2000 people. Every house is equipped with solar panels and smart monitoring systems. They enable residents to track their energy consumption both at home and on a community-wide level.

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