With a concern for public awareness and sustainability, the Region of Waterloo has authored a comprehensive and accessible strategic plan to tackle environmental issues within the Waterloo region, entitled “The Region of Waterloo Environmental Sustainability Strategy”. The Green Rocket KW’s Content Development Manager, Jill Kolb, provides an overview of the document in this post.

Ontario Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller is encouraging the province to amend its policies and better protect the Waterloo moraine based on points released in his annual report at the end of September. He mentions the policies are missing crucial measures critical to protecting natural heritage.
Gord Miller:
The Region of Waterloo has the best water conservation plan in the province, but is it enough? There’s tremendous growth pressures driving up against natural limits, and do we recognize those natural limits.
My concern is that our land-use planning system is still based in simply identifying …

Loblaw-owned grocery chain Zehrs celebrated Earth Day today with a bang by implementing a new policy to charge customers 5 cents for every plastic bag requested. Nicole McCallum presents information about the policy and its background.