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	Sept. 18, 2010	Alberta: Anglers find disturbed waters - Deformed fish caught in lake near oilsands Toronto Star, CANADA, pg. A10, by The Canadian Press
	August 10, 2010	Aurora suspects fire ants after workers bitten in park The Era, pg. 13, by Amanda Persico, apersico@yrmg.com
	August 7, 2010	Bittersweet mea culpa for invasive species Toronto Star, Living, pg. L3, by Sonia Day
	August 5, 2010	Hogweed sprouts up in Newmarket The Banner/The Era, Public Safety, pg. A2 by Teresa Latchford, tlatchford@yrmg.com
	August 5, 2010	Tiny fire ants represent big problem The Banner/The Era, Public Safety, pg. A5, by Adam McLean, amclean@yrmg.com
	June 7, 2010	Glimmers of hope in Asian Carp battle by Jennifer Nalbone, Great Lakes United <http://www.glu.org/en>
	June 3, 2010	Great Lakes United <http://www.glu.org/en>, (for your information) - Rewrite the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement http://www.glu.org/en/campaigns/healthy_waters/glwqa
	June 2, 2010	WSPA report reveals problems at CFIA - Canada's farm animal transport system in need of repair http://www.wspa.ca/latestnews/2010/wspa_report_reveals_problems_at_cfia.aspx
	May 21, 2010	Take care on roads this weekend: turtles are early Posted in: Georgina Advocate, Keswick, by Andee Pelan
	Jan. 2010	How much is the ecosystem worth? by Caroline Schultz, Executive director of Ontario Nature

Sept. 18, 2010 - Alberta: Anglers find disturbed waters - Deformed fish caught in lake near oilsands
Toronto Star, CANADA, pg. A10, by The Canadian Press

Alberta-deformed fish caught in lake near oilsand

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August 10, 2010 - Aurora suspects fire ants after workers bitten in park
The Era, pg. 13, by Amanda Persico

Aurora suspects fire ants, Era, Aug. 10, 2010

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August 7, 2010 - Bittersweet mea culpa (I'm guilty) for invasive species
Toronto Star, Living, pg. L3, by Sonia Day

Toronto Star - Invasive species by Sonia Day

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	Aug. 5, 2010 - Hogweed sprouts up in Newmarket The Banner/The Era, Public Safety, pg. A2, by Teresa Latchford

	Upon reading this article in the Banner/Era, I picked up my camera and proceeded to Penrose Ave., Newmarket to obtain a photo before the plant was destroyed. Full plant photo insert by R. Riley For further information visit: Ontario Weeds: Giant Hogweed, Heracleum mantegazzianum at: http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/ontweeds/giant_hogweed.htm Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Hogweed Hiking safety and tips - Grand Valley Trails Association at: http://www.gvta.on.ca/gianthogweed.html

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August 5, 2010 - Tiny fire ants represent big problem
The Banner/The Era, Public Safety, pg. A5, by Adam McLean

Tiny fire ants represent big problem, Aug 5/10

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May 21, 2010 - Take care on roads this weekend: turtles are early
by Andee Pelan

Snapping Turtles on endangered list, Gerogina Advocate, Keswick

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Jan 2010 - How much is the ecosystem worth?
by Caroline Schultz, Executive director of Ontario Nature

< http://www.ontarionature.org/media/media_template.php?n_code=469 >

for further information visit:
-- Ring of Fire Mining
< http://www.ontarionature.org/protect/campaigns/ring_of_fire.php >

-- Urgent: Ring of Fire in the far North
< http://www.ontarionature.org/protect/campaigns/ring_of_fire_eblast.php >

-- Ring of Fire, The Sault Star, posted by David Euler, President, Sault Naturalists
< http://www.saultstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2240095 > Editorial in the Sault Star

About the article - How much is the ecosystem worth?, by Caroline Schultz
This article was brought to my attention by Sylvia Bowman, May 2010; however, the article has been in circulation since January 2010.

Below is a brief introduction to the article by Victoria Foote, Director of Communication, Ontario Nature

The True Cost of Mining in the Northern Boreal Region
As you may have heard, in other parts of Canada, an historic agreement was reached between leading environmental groups and the Forest Products Association of Canada to save 29 million hectares of forested lands, including important habitat for the endangered woodland caribou.

We are also working hard to protect woodland caribou habitat in Ontario's Far North where the migratory routes of these majestic animals are threatened by mining activity in the Ring of Fire.

But caribou are not the only wildlife that are in jeopardy because of large-scale industrial projects. Entire ecosystems are at stake. The James Bay Lowlands, where the Ring of Fire is located, is one of the earth's largest, continuous wetlands, a wildlife sanctuary and a massive carbon storehouse.

This is our natural capital. If we damage this region, how much will it cost to replace its ecological services?

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