Hubert Chathi

(see also: Globe and Mail)

From the article:

CBC News has learned that 16 Canadian lakes are slated to be officially but quietly "reclassified" as toxic dump sites for mines. The lakes include prime wilderness fishing lakes from B.C. to Newfoundland.

Environmentalists say the process amounts to a "hidden subsidy" to mining companies, allowing them to get around laws against the destruction of fish habitat.

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A local environmentalist who attended the Long Harbour meeting, Chad Griffiths, said of Sandy Pond: “It's easy enough to consider just one lake as just one lake, as a needed sacrifice, right? But it's not one lake … It's a trend. It's an open season on Canadian water.”

Blegh. Stupid government.

Read the article.

I have nothing more to add.

Update: CBC followup story: Fisheries minister defends the move. I like the reader's comment on the story that says:

I can remember back when the Fisheries Minister's job was to protect fish habitat, not peddle it to the highest bidder

My brother blogged about this briefly, but I thought I would point it out to those who read my blog, and not his. The Greater Vancouver Regional District has a bunch of information on building green. They have information on things like green roofs, water conservation, and things to consider when making improvements to an existing building, or building a new building.

On a related topic, I should also link to Wildflower Farm, which sells wildflower seeds (usually requires less watering) and Eco-Lawn. Eco-Lawn is an environmentally friendly grass mixture, made up of native grass species. It is drought-tolerant so it hardly needs watering, doesn't need to be fertilized, and requires less mowing (at most once a month, if at all) since it grows slowly.

The CBC has an interesting article right now on the increasing price of grains, and some of the factors contributing to it. It's a pretty interesting read.

(See also: The Record, CBC, CBC, The Globe and Mail)

This Saturday, March 29 at 8:00pm, is Earth Hour. Earth Hour is an initiative of the World Wildlife Fund to raise awareness about climate change, and is supported by many municipalities around the world. They are encouraging people to turn off their lights for an hour at 8:00pm local time.

If you want to do more than just switch off the lights for an hour, calculate your carbon footprint, and see how you can reduce it.