Brockville Climate Action Group

CBC News / Mary Ann Colihan / 18 April 2008

The St. Lawrence River at Cornwall, Ont., is to be the proving ground for a Canadian company's underwater turbine technology that promises to generate a constant source of electricity from the fast-flowing current.

The turbines from Verdant Power Canada look and function like underwater windmills, only they move at a sedate 32 revolutions per minute. The Cornwall Ontario River Energy (CORE) Project is a four-year, two-phase plan with an initial goal to develop 15 megawatts of power.

The Community Press / Bill Tremblay / 22 August 2008

The “snowball has started rolling” for sustainable building practices, says Shelagh McDonald, executive director of the Eastern Lake Ontario Regional Innovation Network.

The use of biofibres in construction was the focus of ELORIN’s sixth annual conference held at Trenton’s Holiday Inn Aug. 13-14.

“The conference always has a link back to biofibres,” McDonald said.

ELORIN, one of 12 innovation networks in Ontario, covers an area from Cobourg to Brockville.

A recommendation from a local reader:

"If you're looking for an excellent read on the impact of climate change specifically on water supply, check out the book "Dry Spring" by Chris Wood. He's an investigative journalist and his book is well researched, well organized and written, fact-based and incredibly eye-opening."

Natural Resources Canada published a report on climate change impacts and adaptation late in 2007, without announcement. The chapter discussing the southern Ontario sub-region is available here:

Climate Change Impacts: Southern Ontario

Globe & Mail / Carly Weeks / 18 August 2008

London, Ont., could become one of the first cities in Canada to stop selling bottled water in municipal buildings as a growing consumer backlash against the product takes hold across the country.

London's city council is set to vote tonight on a proposal to eliminate the sales of bottled water in all city-run buildings, arenas and community centres, and many expect it will be approved.

The issue has sparked a heated debate in the city over the past several months and highlights a growing movement against the plastic bottles.