• Protecting Water and Farmland in Simcoe County

Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority

Jul 13th, 2015
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From Pamela Fulford Change.org Thank you so much to all of you. Our Change.org plus hand signed petitions totalled over 1500 people! The petition to protect Strawberry Island was presented to Ramara Township Council on June 15 with a huge supporting crowd of 200 people. The speakers for Strawberry Is...
Jun 19th, 2015
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From Jack Gibbons
 North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance The DG Group is asking the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) for permission to destroy a 500 acre provincially significant wetland to build a mobile home park. The LSRCA, in turn, says it is none of the public’s business what ...
May 29th, 2015
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By Andrew Philips Orillia Packet & Times Developers would be wise to ensure the creation of stormwater ponds follows a more natural approach. That’s according to Alexandra Service, a conservation programs specialist with Ducks Unlimited Canada. Following an overview of the organization̵...
May 25th, 2015
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Ramara Creeks subwatershed plan and public consultation session From Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority Please join us at a public consultation session to review and comment on the Draft Ramara Creeks Subwatershed Plan. Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) staff will present an ov...
May 14th, 2015
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from Jack Gibbons North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance Last night the DG Group (formerly Metrus) told Georgina Town Council that it is preparing to submit an application to the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) for permission to build a 1,073 unit mobile home park on the Paradise Beach-I...
May 13th, 2015
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Tree-Based Farming Could Deliver Abundant Benefits By Tim Radford, Climate News Network May 8 2015 This Creative Commons-licensed piece first appeared at Climate News Network. LONDON—Forests may be the green investment with the richest returns for humankind, according to new research. While one study...
May 11th, 2015
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Music festivals featuring Neil Young, Kendrick Lamar and Sam Smith have local residents worried over degradation of rural lands By Tara Deschamps Toronto Star For weeks, Bruce Wiggins has watched in dismay as dozens of trucks haul burly construction equipment past his front window and into the Burl’s...
May 4th, 2015
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from Pamela Fulford Pamela Fulford, who started an online petition will be giving a deputation to Council on Strawberry Island. She is opposing a proposal by Trans America Group, a real estate company from Alberta, to build 120 condominium units on small Strawberry Island in Lake Simcoe. When: Monday...
May 1st, 2015
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From Jack Gibbons North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance The LSRCA’s explanation of why they decided to delay implementation of new Watershed Development Guidelines for over a month raises as many questions as it answers. So we are asking those questions, including why is the authority recommending ...
Apr 30th, 2015
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By Roberta Bell, Orillia Packet & Times A plan is in the works to protect Ramara Township rivers and creeks that drain into Lake Simcoe. Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) staff have inspected all of the rivers and creeks, looking for projects that could potentially improve them. “...