By Andrew Philips Orillia Packet & Times Ian McRae wants to get the vote out. The Lakehead University education student is part of a group trying to stem what they see as a disturbing trend of historically low voter turnout among young voters durin...

Orillia Packet & Times The County of Simcoe is hosting an open house May 26 and a statutory public meeting June 9 to consider a proposed amendment to its official plan. The purpose of the amendment is to implement source-protection policies in the ...

By Ian McInroy Barrie Examiner SPRINGWATER TWP. — A ceremonial Anishinaabe teepee in Springwater Provincial Park north of Barrie was destroyed by vandals over the weekend. Huronia West OPP and Springwater Township firefighters were called to the park a...

By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald The hamlet of Everett will be allowed to grow bigger over the next two decades. Simcoe County council has approved a population increase from developer John Barzo, who owns lands within Everett’s settlement area in the...

An ambitious project is under way in north London to create an urban haven for rare birds alongside modern towerblocks. Welcome to Woodberry Wetlands, ‘wildlife gardening on a colossal scale’ By Patrick Barkham The Guardian  Look north, and gleaming ne...

from Beth Brass Elson (Wabiska Myiingan) We will be having a Pot Luck Dinner on Saturday, May 23rd 2015 at 5:00 pm at Camp Nibi / Springwater Park at the main pavilion. It has been a long time since we had a Pot Luck at Nibi so I am hoping all who came...

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From Sierra Club Foundation OTTAWA – Sierra Club Canada Foundation would be disappointed with the federal government’s modest new emission reduction target (of 30% below 2005 levels by 2030) IF there was any likelihood the government would do any...

  from Environmental Defence Old-style sprawl has left us with huge municipal debts, degraded water, damaged health and destroyed farmland and forests. That’s dumb, especially when there’s a blueprint for smarter growth. Tell Ontario t...

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,...