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Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority

Jul 30th, 2014
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LSRCA new release Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority’s (LSRCA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Mr. Mike Walters will assume the position of Chief Administrative Officer effective October 6, 2014. Walters, currently LSRCA’s General Manager of Watershed Management, rep...
Jul 19th, 2014
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  By STEVE CONNOR The Independent July 19 2014 Superbugs resistant to some of the most powerful antibiotics in the medical arsenal have been found for the first time in a British river – with scientists pinpointing a local sewage-treatment plant as the most likely source. Scientists discovered t...
Apr 29th, 2014
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Date:           Saturday May 24th, 2014 Place:          St. Thomas Anglican Church Hall, 28 Church Street, Shanty Bay Time:          2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition is hosting an interactive and inspiring event focused on protecting Oro-Medonte’s forests and wetlands through ...
Apr 24th, 2014
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By GISELE WINTON SARVIS, QMI AGENCY Landowners within the Lake Simcoe watershed are needed to help restore the health of Lake Simcoe and southeastern Georgian Bay. Environment Canada recently announced funding of more than $3 million for the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) to be cha...
Apr 22nd, 2014
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By Heidi Riedner Georgina Advocate The area’s local conservation authority plans to parlay $3 million in federal funds into $14 million in key watershed projects during the next three years. The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority received more than $3 million from the first round of funding un...
Apr 15th, 2014
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By Dominik Kurek Bradford West Gwillimbury Topic York Region and area farmers and grassroots initiatives are big winners today after the federal government announced another $8.6 million to clean up Lake Simcoe and its watershed. This funding is part of a 10-year commitment that puts Ottawa more than...
Apr 15th, 2014
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From Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition  Scientists suggest that 40% of the watershed be permanently in “high quality natural cover”. But now only about 35% of the watershed is in natural cover (high quality or not) and very little of that is truly protected. Oro-Medonte’s Official Plan is currently being ...
Mar 25th, 2014
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From North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance On Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Reverend Jim Keenan and Robert Eisenberg will make deputations to Georgina Town Council to request that all the candidates in the upcoming municipal election only accept donations from individuals, and that they not accept donations ...
Mar 25th, 2014
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 From AWARE Oro Medonte AWARE Oro-Medonte is holding its Annual General Meeting on  Thursday April 24, 2014 from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at the Edgar Community Hall Guest speakers are Tim Crooks & Claire Malcolmson of Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition TOPIC:  ‘Saving Lake Simcoe’ Learn about the Lake S...
Mar 19th, 2014
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By Andrew Schell Orillia Packet & Times  Clean water is critical to both human and ecological sustainability. The City of Orillia is fortunate to be surrounded by two of Ontario’s most beautiful lakes — Simcoe and Couchiching. Environmental problems, including degraded water quality, have histori...