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Resource Links

The following website links may be of interest:

Government

• Township of King www.king.ca
• York Region www.york.ca
• Association of Municipalities of Ontario www.amo.on.ca
• Ontario Legislative Assembly www.ontla.on.ca
• King M.P.P. Dr. Helena Jaczek , Oak Ridges Markham http://www.helenajaczek.ca/  www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_detail.do?locale=en&ID=7092
• King M.P.P. Julia Munroe, York- Simcoe  http://www.juliamunrompp.com/ www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_detail.do?locale=en&ID=70
• M.P. Paul Calandra  http://www.paulcalandra.com/
• Environmental Commissioner of Ontario http://www.eco.on.ca/
• Ministry of the Environment www.ene.gov.on.ca
• Ministry of Transportation www.mto.gov.on.ca
• Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure www.energy.gov.on.ca
• Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing www.mah.gov.on.ca
• Green Belt Plan www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page189.aspx
• Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page1707.aspx
• WellWise (well resources) www.wellwise.ca
• Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority http://www.lsrca.on.ca/ 
• Toronto and Region Conservation Authority http://www.trca.on.ca/

King groups

• Dufferin Marsh, Schomberg www.rockley.com/marsh/index.html
• Kettleby Village Association www.village.kettleby.on.ca
• Arts Society King www.artssocietyking.ca
• Kingfest www.kingfestmusic.com
• Schomberg Village Association www.rockley.com/chamber
• King Chamber of Commerce www.kingchamberofcommerce.com
• Oak Ridges Trail Association www.oakridgestrail .org

Groups in neighbouring municipalities

• Caledon Countryside Alliance www.caledoncountryside.org/contacts.htm
• Richmond Hill Naturalists www.rhnaturalists.ca
• Windfall Ecology Centre www.windfallcentre.ca
• York Region Environmental Alliance www.yrea.org
• Lake Simcoe Living www.lakesimcoeliving.com

Moraine related organizations

• The Oak Ridges Moraine www.moraineforlife.org
• Save The Oak Ridges Moraine www.stormcoalition.org
• Monitoring The Moraine www.monitoringthemoraine.ca
• Greenbelt Foundation www.ourgreenbelt.ca

Ontario Environmental groups 

 

• Ontario Environmental Directory www.oen.ca/dir/
• Ontario Nature www. ontarionature .org
• Ontario Smart Growth network www.smartgrowth.on.ca
• Ontario Ecoschools www.yorku.ca/ecoschl/index.asp

National groups

• Smart Growth BC www.smartgrowth.bc.ca

Generator information links

• Ontario Power Authority www.powerauthority.on.ca
• Clean Air Alliance www.cleanairalliance.org
• Megawhat? www.megawhat.ca

Community Greening

• Building Sustainable communities in Ontario- a report http://energy.pembina.org/pub/1294
• Green Communities www.gca.ca/indexcms/
• Natural Step www.naturalstep.ca
• Green Energy Act  www.greenenergyact.ca
• Community Renewable Energy Projects www.ourpower.ca
• Wind Energy www.wind-works.org
  
• Federation of Canadian Municipalities www.sustainablecommunities.fcm.ca/Home/
• Power up Canada http://www.powerupcanada.ca/          

Environmental Advocacy and Education

• Ecojustice www.ecojustice.ca
• David Suzuki Foundation www.davidsuzuki.org/Climate_Change/
• Environmental Defence www.environmentaldefence.ca
• Greenbelt Alliance www.greenbelt.ca
• Canadian Institute for Law and Policy www.cielap.org
• Alternative Journal  http://www.alternativesjournal.ca/

Informative links

"How To Win The War On Global Warming", Time in partnership with CNN http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1730759_1731383_1731363,00.html

"Getting Tough on Urban Sprawl- solutions to meet Ontario's climate change targets", Pembina Institute http://pubs.pembina.org/reports/smartgrowth2007.pdf

"Millenium Ecosystem Assessment", The findings of world experts providing a scientific appraisal of the condition and trends in the world's ecosystems and the services they provide, as well as the scientific basis for action to conserve and use them sustainably. www.millenniumassessment.org

Economic Implications of Sprawl http://www.eco.on.ca/eng/uploads/eng_pdfs/2008/sprawl.pdf

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