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Counting down the top 20 articles of 2020 — Part 1
As 2020 comes to a close, PGO would like to wish its members, partners and other industry professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on the past year for the industry, we would like to provide the readers of Field Notes a look at the most accessed articles from the year. Our regular publication will resume Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021.
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Disclaimer: The media articles featured in Field Notes do not express or reflect the opinions of Professional Geoscientists Ontario, or any employee thereof.
20. Great Lakes waters at risk from buried contaminants and new threats
The Conversation
From Jan. 9: Nickle Beach, Copper Harbor, Silver Bay. These places, all situated on the shores of the Laurentian Great Lakes, evoke the legacy of mining connected with the region.
While mining operations for metal ores and their refining have all but ceased here, there are renewed concerns over the safety of our Great Lakes source waters.
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19. PGO Congratulates Steve Holysh, Recipient of the 2020 PGO Award of Merit
PGO
From July 9: This year’s recipient of PGO’s Award of Merit is Steve Holysh, P.Geo. Since 2001, Steve has led the Oakridges Moraine Groundwater Program (ORMGP), whereby he executed a multi-agency partnership that is focused on establishing a sound understanding of the regional geology and groundwater flow system across the Oak Ridges Moraine area. Through Steve’s visionary and tireless enthusiastic work, this exceptional data management platform has enabled the 9 conservation authorities on the Oak Ridges Moraine and the regional governments of Toronto, Peel, York, and Durham to collectively enhance water resource management, associated policy framework, and modelling opportunities while recognizing the effectiveness and efficiencies of a broad-based regional data management platform. Steve is a strong advocate for open sourcing and sharing of all groundwater data/information in order to enhance local knowledge and decision making throughout Southern Ontario. Further, his contributions to the field through his volunteer work either as a peer reviewer or with the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) cannot be understated. His passion for his profession, positive attitude and mentoring and coaching skills have also benefited those that have the great opportunity to work with him. Congratulations Steve! Well-deserved.
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18. Geologists have found the Earth's missing tectonic plate
Universe Today
From Oct. 29: Northern Canada has been keeping a secret from the rest of the world. It’s home to “Resurrection,” a tectonic plate that has been much theorized but never found until now. A team of researchers used what amounts to a CAT scan of northern Canada and the mantle underneath it to find the missing plate.
Finding it could lead to better hazard prediction and also to finding mineral and hydrocarbon deposits.
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17. Sudbury's 1st COVID-19 case: Geologist calls experience ironic given prior concerns
CBC News
From April 9: Stewart Hamilton calls it ironic that he contracted COVID-19 while attending a large international mining conference in Toronto.
That's because the Sudbury geologist had been concerned about the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus before he even went to the event.
At that time there were a growing number of cases already in Toronto, but that's as far as it had spread in Ontario.
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16. Precipitation and groundwater levels: It's a long-term relationship
University of Wisconsin-Madison
From Jan. 23: After analyzing decades of data on groundwater and precipitation, scientists at University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources have linked precipitation trends to groundwater levels in monitoring wells in Wisconsin.
The connection seems obvious: more rain means higher water levels. The traditional starting point for understanding water level variation requires knowledge of factors such as aquifer properties, land use, and the amount of water pumped out.
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15. Etobicoke Creek runs red after ink spill
CP24.com
From March 26: Hikers passing by a creek in Mississauga recently came across a decidedly biblical-looking scene.
Instead of its normal colour, the Etobicoke Creek was flowing bright red.
Video sent to CP24 by a viewer showed the flowing water running red in the creek, which straddles several municipalities west of Pearson International Airport.
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14. Stalled Ring of Fire worth more than $117 billion
Sudbury Star
From Jan. 30: How much is the Ring of Fire really worth?
Why has mining still not begun in Ontario’s Ring of Fire mineral deposit belt a decade after its discovery? Are the deposits worthless, or are there factors beyond the control of the mining industry that are blocking progress?
The value of recoverable contained metal “in the ground” represents the sum of wealth that can be generated through the eventual sale of the commodity to the marketplace.
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13. Why Toronto's Don Valley Parkway floods so often
The Weather Network
From Jan. 16: It's almost a "classic" Toronto experience these days. Every time we see dark, rain-laden clouds sweep across the GTA, and especially if we combine rainfall with a rapid snow melt or even freezing rain, it isn't too long before social media lights up with reports that the south end of the Don Valley Parkway is — once again — flooded out.
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12. South Bruce divided over nuclear waste
Farms.com
From May 14: South Bruce is an Ontario municipality that boasts “rolling hills, scenic highways and warm-hearted people,” on its website. However, over the last several months, a debate over a plan to build an underground nuclear waste facility has divided the community.
Generating nuclear power creates low-, intermediate- and high-level nuclear waste. Low level includes items like mops and rags with short-lived radioactivity.
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11. The next threat: A high-level nuclear waste dump near Lake Huron
voicenews.com
From July 23: No sooner than the Saugeen Ojibway Nation had voted overwhelmingly against Ontario Power Generation's effort to build a deep geological repository for low and intermediate nuclear waste the repository on the lip of Lake Huron, a similar, perhaps more lethal threat has emerged.
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See next week's issue for the top 10 articles of 2020!
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