The Essex Region Conservation Authority has issued a flood warning due to strong northeast winds that have caused water levels to rise in the western basin of Lake Erie.
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Essex County council has given a thumbs-up to a regional energy plan aimed at addressing climate change issues and reducing the local cost and consumption of energy.
The plan, which calls for an increase in community-wide energy efficiency of at least 50 per cent over 2019 levels by 2041 and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of at least 60 per cent over that same period, was supported in principle in a vote last week.
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/CNW/ - Today, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, kicked-off a roundtable discussion with Ontario agriculture.
From: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Today, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, kicked-off a roundtable discussion with Ontario agriculture stakeholders by announcing an investment of $4.2 million to launch Living Lab – Ontario in the Lake Erie region.
Today, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, kicked-off a roundtable discussion with Ontario agriculture stakeholders by announcing an investment of $4.2 million to launch Living Lab – Ontario in the Lake Erie region.
Living Lab – Ontario is the latest collaboration hub created under the Living Laboratories Initiative, which brings together farmers, scientists, and other partners to develop, test and share innovative agricultural practices and technologies.
Amid plans to plant 125,000 trees, Essex authority says new law means red tape for green plan
The Essex Region Conservation Authority has announced plans to plant 125,000 trees in the coming weeks, but has concerns about what new provincial legislation will mean to the program in the future.
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Posted: May 01, 2021 8:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 1
Tim Byrne of the Essex Region Conservation Authority stands beside the Little River dike system in Windsor, Ont., in a 2019 photo.(Chris Ensing/CBC)
The Essex Region Conservation Authority has announced plans to plant 125,000 trees this spring, but the organization has concerns about what new provincial legislation will mean to the program in the future.