Environment committee wants to see focus on recycling for proposed project

By Brier Dodge, Ottawa Community News, April 23, 2015

The city’s environment committee recommended that staff notes and several rules for Taggart Miller’s Capital Region Resource Recovery Centre in Carlsbad Springs be sent to the Ministry of the Environment – which has the final decision on the project. Councillors proposed setting limits on the geographic boundaries from which waste and materials to be recycled can originate, a rule that would bar Taggart Miller from charging less for waste than materials to be recycled, the creation of a public liaison committee and a six-truck daily cap on leachate brought to the city’s wastewater plant, among several other restrictions. Related Stories Opponents chant 'dump this dump' at... Carlsbad Springs residents worry... Carlsbad landfill faces fight, Dump... Last chance to dump Carlsbad dump City gives anti-landfill group... Councillors proposed setting limits on the geographic boundaries from which waste and materials to be recycled can originate, a rule that would bar Taggart Miller from charging less for waste than materials to be recycled, the creation of a public liaison committee and a six-truck daily cap on leachate brought to the city’s wastewater plant, among several other restrictions. via Environment committee wants to see focus on recycling for proposed project.

Johnny Farina patio to make way for wheelchairs

By Emma Jackson, Ottawa Community News, April 21, 2015

Johnny Farina’s 26-person patio will get a little cozier this summer after the city asked the popular restaurant to leave a wider sidewalk for pedestrians. The Italian restaurant at 216 Elgin St. will have to chop 0.2 metres, about eight inches, off its outdoor space so that pedestrians have a full two metres of unencumbered sidewalk to get by. via Johnny Farina patio to make way for wheelchairs.

Pesticide concerns spread to 3 city schools
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By Keaton Robbins, Ottawa Sun, April 23, 2015

The same pesticide that forced the evacuation of Charles H. Hulse elementary school was also used at Adult High School and Rideau High School, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board said Thursday. And there could be more. “I am waiting for the full inventory before I can report on how many schools,” said OCDSB associate director of education Norah Marsh. via Pesticide concerns spread to 3 city schools | Ottawa & Region | News | Ottawa Su.

LRT, Transitway work highlights of summer of construction - Ottawa - CBC News

By CBC News Ottawa, April 23, 2015

After two years underground and behind the scenes, work on Ottawa's light rail system will start to be front and centre during this summer's construction season. Transitway closure in June to change east-end commute The conversion of a large section of the Transitway in the east end between Hurdman and Blair stations to light rail is likely the biggest change commuters will notice this summer, according to city officials giving a technical briefing Thursday. via LRT, Transitway work highlights of summer of construction - Ottawa - CBC News.

Letter: Let’s get carbon pricing right
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By Penny Henderson, Ottawa Citizen Letter to the Editor, April 23, 2015

Re: Ontario’s good intentions are just a start, April 13 I applaud Premier Kathleen Wynne for moving ahead with a carbon pricing policy for Ontario. Because our federal government hasn’t taken a leadership role to price carbon, it is up to the provinces to initiate action toward a national energy policy that will meet our global commitments and prepare our country for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP21, in Paris, December 2015. via Letter: Let’s get carbon pricing right | Ottawa Citizen.

Students check out rooftop solar project
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By Ottawa Citizen, April 22, 2015

Students of École secondaire catholique Franco Cité learned about the dual realities of climate change and rooftop solar energy production on Earth Day Wednesday. A 150-kilowatt solar installation was recently completed on the roof of the school as a 50/50 partnership between the Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) and the Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-op (OREC). via Students check out rooftop solar project | Ottawa Citizen.

How the Blair-Hurdman Transitway closure will affect you
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By Lucy Scholey, Ottawa Metro News, April 22, 2015

On a cold, drizzly Wednesday afternoon at the St-Laurent bus station, there were no signs of looming route changes. In just two months, many bus passengers who frequent the east-end stop will start seeing bus delays and re-routing as the city closes the Transitway from Blair to Hurdman for three years. via How the Blair-Hurdman Transitway closure will affect you | Metro.

Science Matters: Microbeads are a sign of our plastic consumer madness
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By David Suzuki, CTV News Ottawa, April 22, 2015

How much are whiter teeth and smoother skin worth to you? Are they worth the water and fish in the Great Lakes? The cormorants that nest along the shore? The coral reefs that provide refuge and habitat for so much ocean life? Are they worth the oceans that give us half the oxygen we breathe, or the myriad other creatures the seas support? If you use personal-care products such as exfoliators, body scrubs and toothpastes containing microbeads, those are the costs you could be paying. The tiny bits of plastic - less than five millimetres in diameter, and usually from one-third to one millimetre - are used as scrubbing agents. Now they're turning up everywhere, especially in oceans, lakes and along shorelines. They aren't biodegradable. via Science Matters: Microbeads are a sign of our plastic consumer madness | CTV Ottawa News.
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