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High school students and members of the community gathered at Memorial Park May 3 in "a strike for climate action" organized by Grade 12 East Northumberland Secondary School student Sophie Price. She says it's time Brighton joined other communities in declaring a "climate emergency." See page 18.
COUNCIL ASKED TO FORM ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE JOHN CAMPBELL jcampbell@metroland.com Brighton - Jeff Wheeldon, the Green party candidate for the local riding in this year's federal election, has suggested Brighton form an environmental advisory committee. "The world is in rough shape," he told council Monday, noting a
study reported in the news earlier in the day warned that more than a million species are near extinction. "The problem is us," he said. "We can stop it if we take action." Wheeldon pointed out there have been "increases in catastrophic weather events ... around the world" that have resulted in huge losses of life and
billions of dollars in property damage. Military experts "recognize climate change is the greatest threat in the world," he said. Wheeldon told council there's "a lack of leadership" in Ontario when it comes to environmental issues, with funding cuts being made to conservation authorities and other bodies that assist mu-
nicipalities in maintaining "the integrity of our environment." Municipalities "can lead the way" on this front and many have across Canada by declaring states of climate emergency. He said the environment shouldn't be treated as a single issue but "addressed as a matter of See COMMITTEE, page 2
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