Huron Natural Area, meadow habitat © Joshua Shea, City of Kitchener From Ontario Nature, March 23, 2022 By Jackie Ho Ontario Nature is pleased to announce that five municipalities and two conservation authorities in southern Ontario have had lands recognized as contributing to Canada’s target of prot...
Grassroots groups gather at Queen’s Park in Toronto to raise Awareness for the Alliston aquifer From CTV News, March 22, 2022 By Rob Cooper A group of concerned residents from Tiny Township gathered in Barrie before heading to Queen’s Park on Tuesday for World Water Day. The group wants p...
Simcoe North MP Adam Chambers has helped initiate a House of Commons e-petition, which calls on the federal goverment to step up and protect the pristine groundwater in Tiny Township. From Simcoe.com, March 19, 2022 By Andrew Mendler The Government of Canada is being asked to take action to protect t...
Stop Sprawl Orillia is asking people who support their cause to put lawn signs on their properties.Dave Dawson/OrilliaMatters From OrilliaMatters, March 20, 2022 A Letter to the Editor I am a resident of Severn Township. We live in one of the most beautiful areas in the province; the townships that s...
Stock image From BarrieToday, March 20, 2022 A Letter to the Editor Tuesday, March 22 is World Water Day – a day to celebrate and recognize the critical importance of water in our lives (and our existence) and to raise awareness about the billions of people living on this planet without access to saf...
From Friends of Simcoe Forests Over the years we have received comments from many different people from many different walks of life. There is one word that we have heard continuously over the years in response to hearing the news that the Freele forest is to be the location of a major waste manageme...
What: a rally to protect the world’s purest scientifically tested water. A gravel mining operation in North Simcoe has a permit to draw millions of litres of groundwater daily just to wash gravel. A second operation is seeking a similar permit. Both operations sit above an aquifer containing the worl...
The world’s purest water – right here in Simcoe County – is featured in ON Nature, published by leading environmental charity Ontario Nature. “Why is that water so pure? Nobody in the world can tell you that,” scientist Bill Shotyk tells the magazine. “A few truckl...
Premier Doug Ford was in Bradford earlier this year announcing the official green-light for the Bradford Bypass. File Photo Dangerous precedent for federal decision-making at core of concerns Bradford, Ontario, Traditional territories of several First Nations including the Wendake-Nionwentsïo, Anishi...
Residents have been regularly gathering in front of the Teedon Pit gates to peacefully protest the proposed expansion. Locals are worried about the impact the expansion will have on the ground water quality. From Simcoe.com March 14, 2022 By Andrew Mendler Residents are not giving up in the fight to ...
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