Orono resident Jim Richards was named a member of the Order of Canada in recognition of his “long-time ecological stewardship, notably of the Oshawa Second Marsh, and for his contributions
An “audacious” plan from the Friends of Second Marsh environmental organization to turn the former General Motors Canada headquarters building and lands into a wetlands interpretive, education and research centre has been dubbed “premature” by Oshawa Council, who sent the request for support to committee for comment