RESTORE COOTES

Dundas fight moves to OMB TheSpec.com - Local - Dundas fight moves to OMB Developer appeals move to block warehouse near canal Eric McGuinness , The Hamilton Spectator , DUNDAS (Aug 25, 2009) Environmentalist Julia Kollek says the citizens' group Protect Our Dundas and several individuals will join Hamilton city council in fighting off an Ontario Municipal Board appeal aimed at winning approval for a self-storage warehouse almost beside the Desjardins Canal. First Dundas Leasing Ltd., owned by J. Douglas Hammond of Ancaster, is appealing council's rejection of a rezoning application. Hammond is the former owner of the nearby Canadian Tire store. Opponents say the two-hectare property on the northwest corner of King and

A good move for conservation and restoration of the natural habitat: well done! Bid to save Crooks Hollow dam fails TheSpec.com - Local - Bid to save Crooks Hollow dam fails Deteriorating dam to be demolished Eric McGuinness , The Hamilton Spectator GREENSVILLE (Aug 24, 2009) The scenic Crooks Hollow Reservoir will be drained this fall when the 96-year-old dam that forms it is demolished. A spirited grassroots effort to save the deteriorating concrete structure on top 0f the Niagara Escarpment near Highway 8 and Brock Road in Flamborough, failed to raise money for repairs, so Hamilton Conservation Authority board members voted recently to proceed with demolition. The decision leaves area resident Renate Intini bitter and disillus