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A road to Ontario’s Ring of Fire? Doug Ford still can’t pay for it
Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives call the Ring of Fire a “corridor to prosperity.” The remote region in Ontario’s Far North, known for the mineral deposits that lie beneath its boggy peatlands, has had a special place in Ford’s plans for Ontario since the 2018 provincial election, when he promised to build an all-season road there even if he had to “hop on a bulldozer” himself. Now, with Ford seeking a second term as premier, the Ring of Fire is once again front and centre. On the campaign trail in northern Ontario on May 7, Ford accused the other parties of being “all talk but no action,” saying the Progressive Conservatives…
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Two more of Ontario’s threatened wetlands are under the protection of Kawartha Land Trust
Wetlands participate in a significant ecological role for crops and wildlife, boost h2o high quality, sequester carbon, and improve landscape resilience to climate alter by aiding to control flooding, drought, and erosion. Kawartha Conservation has donated two wetland houses in the Kawarthas, on Nogies Creek and Balsam Lake, to Kawartha Land Trust to make sure they are forever shielded. (Photograph courtesy of Kawartha Land Have confidence in) Many thanks to Kawartha Land Rely on and Kawartha Conservation, two far more of Ontario’s threatened wetlands — situated on Nogies Creek and Balsam Lake — have been completely guarded in the Kawarthas region. Even though some might seem at a wetland and…