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Last 15 Days

Hydro One Tops Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada list for 2009

Published Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:48:24 EST Read More

Attention: News/Business Reporters and Assignment Editors Hydro One Tops Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada list for 2009 New in 2009: Top Foreign Corporate Citizens in Canada (Toronto, Ontario, June 22, 2009) Corporate Knights has released the 8th Annual Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada, the definitive annual list of Canada's top corporate citizens. Citizenship indicators include pension fund quality, board and C-suite diversity, CEO-pay fairness, and tax doll...... Click here to read this release



Last 30 Days

Thunder Bay hosts 2nd annual Darryl “Penasi” Fox Memorial Golf Classic

Published Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:53:12 EST Read More

Media Advisory Attention: News, Assignment Reporters and Editors Thunder Bay hosts 2nd annual Darryl “Penasi” Fox Memorial Golf Classic Deputy Premier and Ontario Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, George Smitherman to attend weekend tournament (Thunder Bay, Ontario) Join family, friends, members of the community, and provincial politicians at the Whitewater Golf Club on Thursday, July 30, 2009. The event provides a day full of outdoor fun, with proceeds g...... Click here to read this release



Last 60 Days

Observations on closed containment fish farm in Norway

Published Fri, 29 May 2009 13:14:32 EST Read More

Observations on closed containment fish farm in Norway (May 29, 2009) There is a closed containment Atlantic salmon fish farm operating in Norway, just a little east of Bergen. And it is little surprise the developer/operator has received little if any support from the major fish Farm Companies whom call Norway home. "It is difficult to put to words how I felt standing on an operating closed containment fish farm, watching Atlantic salmon swimming inside," says Chief Bob Chamberlin,...... Click here to read this release



Two Feathers Forest Products - Open Houses in North Western Ontario

Published Thu, 21 May 2009 16:13:14 EST Read More

Media Advisory North-western Ontario Open Houses related to Two Feathers Forest Products Two Feathers Forest Products, LP (TFFP) will convene a series of six Public Open Houses starting on May 25, 2009. These sessions are an opportunity to review information on this proposed value-added forest products initiative. Stantec Consulting Ltd (Stantec), hired by TFFP, is conducting an environmental assessment, and will present information for review and comment. WHAT:...... Click here to read this release



KAFN urge Cermaq to embrace the spirit and intent of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Published Tue, 19 May 2009 16:23:56 EST Read More

Media Release First Nations leaders confront Norway's hypocrisy KAFN urge Cermaq to embrace the spirit and intent of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Oslo, Norway - May 19, 2009) First Nations leaders, and Alexandra Morton from the Broughton Archipelago, are in Norway this week. The will meet with MPs in the Norwegian Parliament (Storting), representatives of the Sami people of Norway, financial analysts, scientists and Cermaq (Mainstream) sha...... Click here to read this release



TCPLA welcomes the Green Energy Act

Published Tue, 19 May 2009 09:51:55 EST Read More

The Toronto Centre Provincial Liberal Association (TCPLA) is pleased to announce that on Thursday, May 14th 2009, the Ontario Green Energy Act (GEA) was passed into law by the Ontario legislature.. The Green Energy Act is a bold series of co-ordinated actions motivated by government’s desire to create substantial employment in a green economy and reduce Ontario’s impact on the climate. In addition to helping the province to eliminate dirty coal power by 2014, the Act positions Ontario as...... Click here to read this release



BC First Nations file Class-Action Motion to save wild salmon in the Broughton Archipelago

Published Wed, 6 May 2009 12:29:12 EST Read More

Devastation of Broughton Wild Salmon leaves British Columbia First Nations no alternative Class-Action Motion filed (Vancouver, May 6, 2009) The next step has been taken in the Kwicksutaineuk/Ah-Kwa-Mish First Nation's (KAFN) Class-Action law suit against the British Columbia Government for the devastation caused by open net-cage salmon farming in their Territories. The KAFN launched the law suit on February 4th, 2009 and today served a Motion for Certification. Bob Chamb...... Click here to read this release



Cities and Province Affirm Commitment to Restoring and Protecting the Great Lakes

Published Tue, 5 May 2009 14:06:47 EST Read More

Cities and Province Affirm Commitment to Restoring and Protecting the Great Lakes First-ever Great Lakes Summit held in Toronto May 5, 2009, Toronto - The Ontario Government and the mayors of municipalities around the Great Lakes have strengthened their commitment to coordinate efforts to restore, protect and promote the Great Lakes. Ontario mayors and provincial cabinet ministers met today for the first time to discuss shared interests and concerns about the Great Lakes a...... Click here to read this release



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