from AWARE Simcoe Please join us to hear Dr. Dianne Saxe Environmental Commissioner of Ontario present her compelling report www.eco.on.ca FACING CLIMATE CHANGE Midhurst United Church 91 Doran Road in Midhurst Sunday April 2, 2017 – 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p...

Data released today by Mexico shows monarch butterflies populations have dropped by about a third, but Canada, the U.S. and Mexico have pledged to protect the magnificent insect By CATHERINE MCKENNA The branches sagged from the weight of butterflies. T...

Over the past 40 years or so I have watched land speculators buy up cheap land and somehow get the land rezoned from productive agricultural land into subdivisions or factories. The pattern seems fairly consistent and I’ve had some personal experience ...

AWARE News Network Simcoe County Council gathers on Thursday, February 9th at 9 a.m. at the Simcoe County Museum for a special workshop related to Solid Waste Management. Excerpt from Staff Overview (Report #1) CO – 17-002 The County’s Solid Wast...

Plastic water bottles lined up in front of Conservative leadership candidates at a Feb. 4 debate in Halifax 10,000 tonnes of plastic enter the Great Lakes each year AWARE News Network: The world is being overwhelmed by plastic. Environmental Defence ha...

Watershed-focused seminar to wrap up The Blue Mountain Watershed Trust’s year-long Silver Creek Stewardship Initiative New release from Blue Mountain Watershed Trust If you have ever wondered what stewardship looks like in action, here’s your chance to...

from the Friends of Simcoe Forests It’s the last day of January and we’re only a few days away from Groundhog Day. While a number of you are wishing for an early spring, there are many snowmobilers and other outdoor enthusiasts that want as much time a...

Timothy V. Crooks 30 January 1939 – 24 January 2017 Tim died at home with his loving wife of 45 years, Ros, at his side. He fought his courageous battle with cancer without any complaint. Tim was predeceased by his parents, Isabel and Ellis Crooks, by ...

Snapping Turtle hatchling -Kate Harries photo The following is AWARE Simcoe’s submission opposing the Ontario government’s continuation of the Snapping Turtle hunt as proposed in EBR #012 9170. If you agree, send in your own comment by Mond...

Tay Township mayor acclaimed as chair of board of health Midland Mirror January 30 The Simcoe Muskoka District Board of Health acclaimed Tay Township Mayor Scott Warnock as chair at its Jan. 18 meeting. “I am honoured to be elected as the new chair of ...