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  • Ont. Liberals – Our Province Second Only To California For Foreign Direct Investment

    Ont. Liberals – Our Province Second Only To California For Foreign Direct Investment

    Today Minister of Economic Development and Innovation Brad Duguid announced that Ontario is partnering with companies for projects that will help create 550 new jobs and protect 1,056 existing jobs for families. The province is supporting company investments which will create new jobs for families, help spur growth and strengthen local economies.  These new jobs…

  • Ontario Green Party Vows To Protect Our Water

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GREEN PARTY LEADER LOOKS AHEAD; COMMITS TO PROMOTING CHANGE DURING MINORITY GOVERNMENT Toronto – The Green Party of Ontario promises to continue to promote positive change during this minority session of government. “I am proud of the Green Party’s campaign. The historic gains we made in terms of volunteers, membership and fundraising…

  • Songs For Rainy Weather – What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?

    Songs For Rainy Weather – What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?

    How can we honestly say that today’s rain and overcast skies influenced our choice for today’s 90’s flashback…umm, urr, we can’t. But this throwback track from R.E.M. rocks. Pack your umbrella for the next few days and if you’ve got room on your ipod (we’re guessing you do, and if you don’t drop us a…

  • Ont. Green Party Offers Top 10 List – It’s Easy Being Green

    Ont. Green Party Offers Top 10 List – It’s Easy Being Green

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GREEN PARTY HITS BACK WITH “IT’S EASY BEING GREEN” CAMPAIGN Toronto, ON – Today, the Green Party of Ontario launched a campaign to dispel the myth started by Kermit the Frog, that it’s not easy being Green. “We wanted to take this opportunity to let folks in Ontario know that it actually…

  • Ont Liberals:Time To Renegotiate 10 Year Accord For Seniors’ Needs

    Ont Liberals:Time To Renegotiate 10 Year Accord For Seniors’ Needs

    For immediate release ONTARIO NEEDS AN ONTARIO CHAMPION Premier Ready To Confront Challenges Ahead LINDSAY — Only Ontario Liberals can be counted on to stand up for Ontario, Premier Dalton McGuinty told a crowd in Lindsay today. “When it comes to negotiating with the federal government, we need a strong voice that is willing to…

  • Ont. Greens: End Biased School Funding Based On Religion

    Ont. Greens: End Biased School Funding Based On Religion

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GREEN PARTY OF ONTARIO ADDRESSES INEQUITY IN PUBLICLY FUNDED SCHOOLS TORONTO, ONTARIO – The Green Party of Ontario today called for a Citizen’s Assembly to address the transition to a single school system (French and English), a move which several other provinces have made over the past decade. “Greens believe in a…

  • Ont. Greens Pledge: Will End Corporate And Union Election Donations

    Ont. Greens Pledge: Will End Corporate And Union Election Donations

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Green Party will eliminate corporate and union donations to political parties Orangeville, Ontario – Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner (Simcoe-Grey) and Deputy Leader Rob Strang (Dufferin-Caledon) announced the Green Party’s plan to reform the Ontario electoral system to ensure that special interests take a back seat to the priorities of Ontarians. “It…

  • Ont. Green Party: Back-room Collaboration Excluded Us From Televised Debate

    Ont. Green Party: Back-room Collaboration Excluded Us From Televised Debate

    GREEN PARTY OF ONTARIO CALLS FOR DEMOCRACY IN PROVINCIAL LEADERS’DEBATE TORONTO, ONTARIO – Green Party of Ontario Leader, Mike Schreiner, penned an open letter to Ontarians today. Despite public outcry, the Green Party of Ontario was excluded from the provincial leader’s debate. “I would have welcomed the chance to go head to head with the…

  • A Need To Rethink Health Care

    A Need To Rethink Health Care

    Amongst all the vital issues of provincial significance that get discussed at this time of year, there is no doubt that health care remains as the number one priority for people in Ontario. Unfortunately, while health sector spending accounts for about 46 cents of every tax dollar allocated, the size and scope of our health…

  • Ontario Green Party: Concerned Only 7000 Ont. Farmers Under 35 Yrs

    Ontario Green Party: Concerned Only 7000 Ont. Farmers Under 35 Yrs

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Green Party Food and Farming Strategy: Better Food, Better Jobs, Better Ontario Toronto, Ontario – The old parties at Queen’s Park have failed to promote and protect Ontario Farmers. Only the Green Party has championed this issue, calling for an Ontrario Food and Farming Strategy. “Ontario needs real change at Queen’s Park.…

  • Ont. Liberals Pledge To End Great Lakes Runoff – Improve Beaches

    Ont. Liberals Pledge To End Great Lakes Runoff – Improve Beaches

    For immediate release STRENGTHENING PROTECTION FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT Ontario Liberal Plan Introduces Next Chapter To Keep Our Water Clean TORONTO – Only Ontario Liberals will protect our air, land and water, Children and Youth Services Minister and Minister Responsible for Women’s Issues Laurel Broten announced today. “Ontario families care deeply about the safety of the…

  • Ont. Greens Plan – Expanding Combined Heat And Power Projects

    Ont. Greens Plan – Expanding Combined Heat And Power Projects

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, Ontario–Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner announced the party’s plan to expand combined heat and power (CHP) targets to conserve energy and establish a more efficient power system in Ontario. “Eliminating waste is essential to increasing efficiency and reducing utility bills,” said Schreiner. “Most large buildings and factories in Ontario…

  • Green Party Leader Schreiner:Our Plan To Create 20,000 Jobs

    Green Party Leader Schreiner:Our Plan To Create 20,000 Jobs

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Schreiner announces Green Building Program to create 20,000 good local jobs and reduce energy bills Guelph, Ontario – Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner announced the Green Party’s plan for a Green Building Program today. A Green Building program will reduce energy bills and create thousands of jobs in the construction and trades…

  • Discussing The Inclusion Of The Green Party of Ontario In Ontario Leader’s Debate

    Discussing The Inclusion Of The Green Party of Ontario In Ontario Leader’s Debate

    Green Party of Ontario (GPO) Leader Mike Schreiner will be joined by Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May to discuss the inclusion of the Green Party of Ontario in the upcoming Leaders’ Debate and the difference one Green MPP can make at Queen’s Park. Both Green Leaders will be available for comment. WHO: Mike…

  • Strenghtening Human Rights In Ontario

    Strenghtening Human Rights In Ontario

    McGuinty Government Announces Appointment Ontario is taking the next step to strengthen the Human Rights System to provide faster, more accessible justice for those who have faced discrimination, and to ensure better protection of the human rights Ontarians cherish. Andrew Pinto has been appointed to conduct a review of the implementation and effectiveness of changes…

  • Ontario Gov’t Calls For New Health Care Deal

    Ontario Calls For New Long-Term Deal On Health Care McGuinty Government Committed to Helping Families Ontario is calling on the federal government to work with the provinces to deliver a new long-term deal on health care.   That’s the message Premier Dalton McGuinty delivered today during a speech to the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce.  …

  • A Dollar For Compressed Air – Are You Getting Gouged?

    A Dollar For Compressed Air – Are You Getting Gouged?

    The Silo does a lot of travelling and we take notice of the highs and the lows that go along with working in parts of four counties.  Some standouts are the comparative condition of the roads, the comparative prices of gasoline and diesel and one thing that surprised us: the rising cost of compressed air…

  • Ancient Stones Being Discovered

    Ancient Stones Being Discovered

    Generations of Haldimand and Norfolk citizens have found and collected stone artifacts from their lands. Artifacts were kept out of intrigue and interest and often displayed prominently within homes. Some were valued as family heirlooms, others placed in boxes and kept packed away on a shelf. This is where I enter the story. My name…

  • Southern Ontario Four Hundred Billion Years Ago

    Southern Ontario Four Hundred Billion Years Ago

    Picture yourself swimming in the shallows of Lake Erie over 400 million years ago. You might come up with all kinds of ideas of what primitive life was like. Some might imagine archaic sharks and bony, lobe-finned fish, but I bet very few would conjure up Phacops Rana. Great Eyesight This specialized trilobite can be…

  • Cultural Artifacts Complicate Plans For Any Construction

    Cultural Artifacts Complicate Plans For Any Construction

    This stone shows signs of ancient human manufacture. Percussive bulbs result from being hammered and chipped, and facial flaking along the sides are strong indicators. It was retrieved in April 2010 from the then drained shoreline of Silver Lake millpond in Port Dover, Ontario. In the vicinity of the stone were animal bones and glacial…

  • Moon

    Moon

    If you’re like me and grew up on a rich diet of 1980’s science fiction films, you should walk (no make that moonwalk) to your nearest video store and ask for MOON. This little gem is an existential journey into the mind of a lonely farmer-astronaut and hits close to home. Sure there’s the usual high…