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Spill penalties help fend off invasive species RICHARD MAHONEY richard.mahoney@eap.on.ca
ind u stries that ha v e s p i ll ed a contami - nant into the en v ironment , or that did not com ply w ith re gul ator y re qu irements. T he O ntario Comm u nit y E n v ironment Fu nd (O C EF) u ses the p ena l ties co ll ected from those s p i ll ers to s upp ort en v ironmenta l im p ro v ement p rojects , if p ossi bl e in the w atershed w here a v io l ation ha pp ened. T he Eu ro p ean w ater chestn u t is an in v a - si v e a qu atic pl ant that has b ecome a n u i - sance. T he O ntario M inistr y of N at u ra l R eso u rc - es , w ith s upp ort from p artnerin g a g encies , has b een w or k in g to eradicate the s p ecies by pull in g the pl ants by hand , w ith ra k es and mechanica l har v esters T he pl ant forms e x treme ly dense fl oat - in g mats of v e g etation that shade o u t na - ti v e v e g etation , decreasin g pl ant b iodi v er - sit y, and ma k in g recreationa l acti v ities l i k e s w immin g, an gl in g, and b oatin g a l most im p ossi bl e in the infested areas. T he hard n u ts w ith b ar b ed s p ines can ac - c u m ul ate on shore and ca u se inj u r y w hen ste pp ed on. R ed u ced l i g ht p enetration and pl ant g ro w th b eneath the w ater chestn u t cano - py, com b ined w ith a l ar g e amo u nt of de - com p osin g v e g etation b e l o w, can l ead to decreased disso lv ed o xyg en l e v e l s , w hich can im p act nati v e s p ecies and ca u se fi sh k i ll s.
CHUTE-À-BLONDEAU | Penalties col- lected from environmental violations are helping fend off an invasive species at Voyageur Provincial Park near Chute-à- Blondeau. A $ 7 , 800 g rant from mone y co ll ected from en v ironmenta l p ena l ties w i ll he lp f u nd the remo v a l of in v asi v e w ater chest - n u ts from the p ar k l ocated b eside the O t - ta w a R i v er in E ast H a wk es bu r y . “T he O ntario Comm u nit y E n v ironment Fu nd is bu i l t on the p rinci pl e that p o llu ters m u st p a y for b rea k in g en v ironmenta l l a w s. T he mone y from the en v ironmenta l p ena l- ties co ll ected w i ll ha v e a direct b ene fi t to comm u nities inc lu din g here in Gl en g arr y- P rescott -Ru sse ll at Vo y a g e u r P ro v incia l P ar k . I t he lp s em p o w er them to ta k e action to im p ro v e the en v ironment ,” sa y s M . P . P . G rant Crac k . T he g rant has b een a w arded to the O n - tario I n v asi v e Pl ant Co u nci l I nc. in P eter b or - o ug h. E n v ironmenta l p ena l ties are iss u ed to L e nom b re de p ersonnes dans P rescott et Ru sse ll qu i re ç oi v ent de l’ aide socia l e s ’ est sta b i l isé a u co u rs de l’ été , se l on u n ra pp ort p résenté p ar l’ administratrice d u dé p arte - ment des ser v ices socia ux, A nne Comtois - L a l onde. À l a fi n d ’ ao û t , i l y a v ait 2 4 7 9 p res - tataires dans l es comtés , com p arati v ement à 25 4 5 en j u i ll et de cette année et à 2508 en 20 1 2. Ces données com p rennent 19 70 p restataires dans l e cadre de l’O ntario a u tra v ai l ( 2008 en 20 1 2 ) et 50 9 p restataires dans l es fo y ers ( 500 en 20 1 2. ) Bioeconomy forum A ne w bu siness conce p t w i ll b e e x- pl ained d u rin g a “B ioeconom y F or u m ” that w i ll b e he l d at the Ca l edonia comm u nit y centre in St -B ernardin T h u rsda y, O cto b er 2 4 from 8 : 30 a.m. to 5 p .m. S p ea k ers w i ll in - c lu de re p resentati v es from the de p artment of F orei g n Aff airs and I nternationa l T rade , Ag ric ul t u re and Ag ri -F ood Canada , B io T a l- ent Canada , esta bl ished c lu sters in T oronto , Sarnia and Qu é b ec , L a Cité Co ll é g ia l e and p roject cons ul tants. Pl ans are in the w or k s for a “b ioeconom y c lu ster ,” a critica l mass of l in k ed ind u stries and instit u tions , from s uppl iers to u ni v ersities to g o v ernment a g encies , that enjo y si g ni fi cant com p etiti v e s u ccess in b iotechno l o gy . P rescott -Ru sse ll is bu i l din g a m ul ti - mi ll ion do ll ar eco l o gy centre ( eco L arose ) in the L arose F orest that w i ll b e mana g ed by a ne wly de v e l o p ed en - tre p rene u ria l academ y . T he A cadem y w i ll w or k w ith BIOp o l e , w hich w i ll he lp b rin g start -up com p anies into the b ioeconom y c lu ster centred on or g anic chemica l s , b io - materia l s and en v ironmenta l a ppl ications. A nn u a l e qu it y inf u sions w i ll b e g i v en to the most p romisin g b iotech p rojects of st u- dents g rad u atin g from the b iotechno l o gy p ro g ram of L a Cité Co ll é g ia l e. T he com b i - nation of eco L arose , the entre p rene u ria l academ y and BIOp o l e is meant to chan g e the entire c ul t u re of the area to a g reen econom y . L’aide sociale stabilisée
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