Rob Keffer Bradford bypass and traffic top the list for this fast-growing Simcoe County town by Kim Zarzour  Bradford West Gwillimbury Topic January 1 2020 Realistically speaking, 2020 will not be the year for shovels in the ground for the much-needed ...

Gerry Marshall CTV News Barrie Nominations are now closed for the Ward 3 by-election in the City of Barrie. Former Ward 3 Councillor Doug Shipley was elected as MP for Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte in the federal election triggering the by-election to...

Road salt doesn’t disappear when the ice melts, says Environment Canada, and can run into freshwater river and lakes. Taylor Simmons/CBC From Environmental Defence  Every winter in Ontario, road salt is applied to our streets, sidewalks, and park...

Clockwise from top left: Cryptic tree hunter from Brazil, Poo-uli from Hawaii, Bramble Cay melomys and Victorian grasslands earless dragon, both from Australia.  Three bird species, two frogs, a shark, a famous snail and one of the world’s largest fres...

News release from Town of Blue Mountains On January 6th Deputy Mayor Odette Bartnicki notified the Clerk and Council of her decision to resign. The Deputy Mayor stated: “It has been a great honour to serve the Town of The Blue Mountains as Deputy Mayor...

AWARE News Network From Australia to Alaska, the Earth is in crisis. Michael Yates writes from the western United States – but wherever we are, his is a powerful call for a metamorphosis in our social relationships and our connection with nature....

Graeme Davis By Brett Glover Barrie 360 As destructive forest fires rage on across much of Australia, thoughts here may turn to a more local wooded area. The Simcoe County Forest is the largest and one of the most productive municipal forests in Ontari...

Jack Imhof  From the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority The NVCA Annual General Meeting to be held Friday, January 24, 2020 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM At: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, 8195 8th Line, Utopia​ Join us for our NVCA’ 60th Annu...

Lake Simcoe – LSRCA photo Township says it doesn’t need conservation authority; ‘Ramara definitely did benefit and would continue to benefit,’ CAO says By: Nathan Taylor Orillia Matters December 19 2019 The Lake Simcoe Region Co...

Rivers are a major conduit of plastic pollution into the world’s oceans Thomson Reuters December 17, 2019 The Amsterdam bubble barrier used to collect plastic is basically a tube placed on the bottom of a river or canal, with holes where air is p...