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MARCH 27, 2006 First signs of break-up in thinning ice This satellite photo shows the first signs of break-up as ice everywhere thins and a few isolated pockets of open water appear.
MARCH 11, 2006 Winter trek to Ishpatina a tough slog In February, four adventurers from Sudbury headed out on snowshoes for the summit of Ishpatina, Ontario's highest point of land. In the end, difficult snow conditions stopped them at the base. Dave Marrone tells their story.
New parks act will hurt Temagami The new parks act, touted by the Liberal government as a replacement for dinosaur legislation, will undermine wilderness parks, allowing logging roads, mining roads and motorized vehicles, all previously prohibited. Temagami's largest park and crown jewel, Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater, is a wilderness park. "Putting nature first was supposed to be the over-riding principle," says Evan Ferrari of Wildlands League. CPAWS Wildlands League and Sierra Legal Defence Fund are mounting an effort to fix it before the next reading in late March. They have produced an analysis of the bill. They determined that "there are clearly elements within Bill 11 that undermine the central purpose of ensuring ecological integrity," and "there are several instances where protection would be made stronger through some simple wording changes." The proposed changes would make the act one of the most advanced in the world.
MARCH 6, 2006 Too much snow
MARCH 1, 2006 Birch mill's future on the line Temagami's birch sawmill needs a buyer to avoid receivership. The mill management is in discussion with a potential new owner. "I'm confident that we will get a reasonable deal to keep the mill in Temagami," says Ivan Beauchamp, president of Temagami Forest Products. The mill, located just north of town, was not financially viable and closed in August barely a year after opening. Last fall Beauchamp began negotiating a sale to an un-named southern Ontario company, but it "did not have the money to do the deal." He has since opened negotiations with a second group. If there is a sale the mill will likely open in June after spring break-up, a time when there are no cutting operations to supply the birch it needs. A successful deal would be announced in April. The 40 former employees have since moved on, but Beauchamp is "fairly confident the mill will bring a majority back." If these negotiations fall through, it goes into receivership, he says. The mill is the town's only industrial promise. That last sawmill and the last mine both closed in 1990.
Mill closed for restructuring and new owner
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