Recent Releases from Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation
Biodiversity Decline on the Oak Ridges Moraine
Published Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:04:02 EST Read More
Media Release (King City, January 15, 2012) More than 23 municipalities located on the Oak Ridges Moraine are calling on the Government of Ontario to continue funding the Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation, a non-profit agency that serves as the eyes and ears of the moraine, often described as the rain barrel for southern Ontario. Financial support for the Foundation runs out at the end of this fiscal year and its renewal is far from certain. According to the Environmental ...... Click here to read this release
Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act celebrates ten year milestone but tough road still ahead
Published Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:18:27 EST Read More
Media Release (KING CITY, ON, Dec.15, 2011) The Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act (the Act), passed December 14, 2001, was enacted to control the aggressive urban sprawl of the mid-to-late eighties that threatened the fragile hydrogeology, geomorphology and ecology of the Oak Ridges Moraine - a source of drinking water for millions of people. The Act was passed after more than a decade of advocacy and support by grassroots organizations and key politicians. It be...... Click here to read this release
10 years after - on the Oak Ridges Moraine
Published Thu, 8 Dec 2011 10:27:36 EST Read More
Media Advisory The Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation will recognize the 10th Anniversary of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act and mark the start of the holiday season with a tree lighting ceremony. The celebration recognizes the passage of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act in 2001 that protects a wealth of natural habitats, safeguards an enormous groundwater recharge system and provides a landscape that is enjoyed by millions of people. What: 10th Anniv...... Click here to read this release
Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner applauds work of Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation and questions lack of government support
Published Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:25:08 EST Read More
Media Release See below for page 122 of the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario’s 2011/2012 Annual Report, Engaging Solutions, released on November 29, 2011 at the Ontario Legislature: To view the entire Environmental Commissioner’s 2010/2011 Annual Report, Engaging Solutions, visit www.eco.on.ca The Measuring Succe...... Click here to read this release
Effectiveness of the Oak Ridge Moraine Conservation Plan (ORMCP) and health of the Oak Ridges Moraine assessed by the Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation (ORMF)
Published Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:40:03 EST Read More
Media Release (Toronto, Ontario March 10, 2011) A series of eight reports prepared under the Measuring Success banner by the non-profit Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation were distributed to MPPs at a Queen's Park briefing yesterday. Today, the documents are available to the public and stakeholders on the ORMF website (http://moraineforlife.org/resources/measuringsuccess.php) for review. Started in 20...... Click here to read this release