<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Local & Provincial News</span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);
line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A St.Jacob's Market Vendors Relief fund has been set up to assist vendors adversely impacted by the fire that took place earlier this year. Two area sponsors will match all donations dollar for dollar until Dec. 31st so for every $1 donated, $3 goes to the cause. It's a great way to support local food vendors and food producers. For details on how to give visit here: </span></span><a href="http://www.kwcf.ca/sjfmvendorrelief">http://www.kwcf.ca/sjfmvendorrelief</a></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color:
transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Chiefs of Ontario have passed a motion against fracking in Ontario </span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.manitoulin.ca/2013/12/06/chiefs-ontario-say-fracking/">http://www.manitoulin.ca/2013/12/06/chiefs-ontario-say-fracking/</a><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-style: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-style: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario released Volume Two of his 2012 Annual Energy Conservation Progress Report to the Legislature on December 9th, 2013. Details here: </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.northumberlandview.ca/index.php?module=news&type=user&func=display&sid=25836#.UqZtlx_UrZ8">http://www.northumberlandview.ca/index.php?module=news&type=user&func=display&sid=25836#.UqZtlx_UrZ8</a></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span
style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Innu, Mi'gmag & Maliseet form coalition to protect Gulf St. Lawrence from oil & gas exploration </span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://saveourseasandshores.ca/2013/11/innu-migmag-maliseet-coalition/">http://saveourseasandshores.ca/2013/11/innu-migmag-maliseet-coalition/</a></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(80, 80, 80); line-height: 21px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">The province’s updated energy plan, released Monday, shows that while nuclear
reactors will supply 59 per cent of the province’s power in 2013, the share will drop to 42 per cent by 2025. The plan warns the shutdown of Pickering could come even earlier than 2020. Moreover, it casts new uncertainty on plans to refurbish 10 reactors at the Bruce and Darlington stations. </span><a href="http://www.thestar.com/business/2013/12/03/nuclear_role_in_ontario_power_system_shrinks.html">http://www.thestar.com/business/2013/12/03/nuclear_role_in_ontario_power_system_shrinks.html</a></span><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Don't forget about the GREN Smart Growth event on Thurs. Dec. 12! </span></div><div
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Details in attachment. </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">National News</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px;
white-space: pre-wrap;">PMRA feedback needed to stop bee </span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">killing pesticides. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Just two days left to comment or quick sign petition here: </span></span></span><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/o/5654/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=15437" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px;">http://org2.salsalabs.com/o/5654/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=15437</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 16px;"> </span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Ontario Beekeepers Association has a website with
more info: </span><a href="http://www.ontariobee.com/issues-and-advocacy/ongoing-issues-and-actions/spring-2012-bee-poisonings" style="background-color: transparent;">http://www.ontariobee.com/issues-and-advocacy/ongoing-issues-and-actions/spring-2012-bee-poisonings</a></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Global TV censored a story called </span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Changing Face of the Arctic" from it's web site. It peaks of how Innu are getting sunburns for the first time, how animals are dying from starvation. Th</span><span
style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">e brief PDF is archived here: </span></span><a href="http://fb.me/128xGjdfX">http://fb.me/128xGjdfX</a></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">David Suzuki Foundation is working on enshrining environmental Rights into the Constitution and they have several white papers to support it. Details here: </span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a
href="http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2013/11/29/a-plan-to-enshrine-the-environment-into-canadas-constitution/">http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2013/11/29/a-plan-to-enshrine-the-environment-into-canadas-constitution/</a></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Take Action! </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Sign here to support Ontario Local Food infrastructure
fund <a href="http://secure.gpo.ca/content/petition-create-local-food-infrastructure-fund">http://secure.gpo.ca/content/petition-create-local-food-infrastructure-fund</a></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: transparent;">Sign to shut down Pickering Nuclear <a href="http://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/premier-kathleen-wynne-close-the-pickering-nuclear-station">http://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/premier-kathleen-wynne-close-the-pickering-nuclear-station</a></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Sign with
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