End of the road? Canada’s nature emergency News release from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society In advance of Canada Parks Day, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is welcoming Canada’s efforts to meet our 2020 land protectio...

Wasaga Beach Councillor and NVCA Chair George Watson AWARE News Network Wasaga Beach Councillor George Watson has written to members of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority board to say he does not intend to step down as chair. Watson says he ...

From SOS Beaverton  SOS Beaverton is a group of concerned citizens who want to protect the health of Lake Simcoe now and for future generations. We want to stop the ongoing dumping of sediment and chemicals into Lake Simcoe. Asian vegetable farming on ...

Green Party leader Elizabeth May Community Matters Tour with Elizabeth May -July 17th in Orillia News release from Green Party of Canada Elizabeth May — Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands — wants to hear from you! Real ...

Fireworks are a potential fire hazard, a source of pollution and stressful for wildlife and domestic animals.  BY DAWN HUDDLESTONE Huntsville Doppler JUNE 26, 2019 A report regarding the Town’s Outdoor Burning Bylaw quickly ignited a discussion about b...

Jack Gibbons By Mike Anderson Georgina Post Like a modern-day Don Quixote, Jack Gibbons is tilting at windmills. But the windmills are not imaginary giants. They are local politicians. Mr. Gibbons is the chair of Lake Simcoe Watch, a local environmenta...

The landfill is being proposed for a pit currently operating as a limestone quarry in Zorra Township. (Andrew Lupton/CBC) The fight over a proposed landfill highlights two opposing pressures: Small towns don’t want big-city trash, but Ontario dum...

Reg Russwurm, Ontario Water Works Association president and director of infrastructure & public works at the Town of The Blue Mountains, hoists trophy after winning Ontario award last month. -OWWA photo Ontario Section Submission takes home ACE19 p...

Research shows a trillion trees could be planted to capture huge amount of carbon dioxide By Damian Carrington The Guardian Planting billions of trees across the world is by far the biggest and cheapest way to tackle the climate crisis, according to sc...

Amaranth Councillor Margaret Mercer, Melancthon Councillor Shirley Boxem and Collingwood Councillor Mariane McLeod. -AWARE Simcoe photo AWARE News Network Is Wasaga Beach Councillor George Watson in conflict for calling for the dissolution of the Notta...