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Melview Park Residential Development
City of Timmins Official Plan Update
CRAWFORD NICKEL SULPHIDE PROJECT
Presentation and engagement activities.
FPRW Meeting Report
CRAWFORD PROJECT
Delivering the Next Generation of Nickel Sulphide Projects
September 2021
Water level data on Porcupine Lake
Real-Time Hydrometric Data Graph for PORCUPINE LAKE NEAR PORCUPINE (04MD005) [ON]
Final amended Director’s Order
815 Gervais St. N. Sewage collection system for the community of Porcupine & South Porcupine as associated with the Whitney-Tisdale Sewage Treatment Plant Timmins, District of Cochrane
COMPLETION DATE EXTENSION
FPRW has exciting project for the nature enthusiasts in our area!
The FPRW just created an iNaturalist project! We invite you to explore, discover and record all the wonderful living species that you find in the Porcupine River Watershed area.
PORCUPINE LAKE & RIVER STUDY JANUARY 1978
This report contains results of thr following studies:
- hydrology and hydraulics of the Porcupine Lake and Porcupine River downstream from the lake
- annual flooding of areas around the lake and low-level conditions during the summer months
- water quality and weed growth in the lake and the extent to which these factors relate to water level fluctuations.
Remedial action plans 1/2 & PLC
- Remedial Action Plan #1
- Remedial Action plan #2
- Porcupine Watershed Public Liaison Committee (PLC) info
Water management: policies, guidelines, provincial water quality objectives
This 1994 publication contains the Ministry of the Environment and Energy policies and guidelines for the management of the province’s water resources. It gives direction on how to manage the quality and quantity of both surface and ground waters.
Environmental Language glossary
An alphabetical list of terms or words found in or relating to a specific subject, text, or dialect, with explanations; a brief dictionary.
ONTARIO FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORY
WARNING! CONTAMINATED FISH IN PORCUPINE LAKE
2020 – After receiving the results of a recent fish sampling study (Updated fish contaminant levels and consumption advisories for Porcupine Lake) done in June 2019 by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) at Porcupine Lake in Whitney Township, the Porcupine Health Unit has reviewed the data in consultation with experts at Public Health Ontario regarding public health recommendations. PHU MEDIA RELEASE – EN/FR Officials in the Timmins Area are alerting people about increased contamination of fish in Porcupine Lake.
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