From Environmental Defence In the past year, Ontario has experienced a slew of regressive policies aiming to overturn decades of environmental protections put in place by previous governments of all political stripes. The list is staggering: the cancel...

The Least Bittern is assessed as ‘threatened’ on Ontario’s Species at Risk list – which means it lives here in the wild and is not yet endangered, but is likely to become so if steps are not taken to address factors threatening ...

UPDATE From Jack Gibbons Lake Simcoe Watch June 7 2019 On May 31st we received an email from Barrie’s bylaw enforcement officer stating that the City’s residents cannot put up lawn signs that ask Caroline Mulroney to help us save Lake Simcoe on private...

By Allison Jones, The Canadian Press The federal government promised Wednesday to spend $15 million over four years to save a tree-planting program in Ontario cancelled by Premier Doug Ford’s government. Forests Ontario was informed in the wake of the ...

AWARE Oro-Medonte Speaker Series continues with focus on groundwater from AWARE Oro-Medonte On Sunday, June 9th 2019, 2-4 pm AWARE Oro-Medonte will host Guest Speaker Dave Carson (Transition Dundas, Environment Hamilton) in the Stanhope Building at Car...

From left, Byron Wesson, director of conservation services with the NVCA, Laura Kucey, Ontario regional co-ordinator for the EcoGift program, NVCA chair and Wasaga Beach Councillor George Watson, Springwater Township Mayor Don Allen, John Dunsmore, Ros...

Anishinabekwe Vicki Monague of Chimnissing presents water from Site 41 in Ontario, the cleanest water tested  to date, to Lenca Grandmother Maria Luisa in Reitoca, Honduras, where the indigenous people are fighting a hydro-electric dam on the Petacón R...

Come build a vision for a Green New Deal: Attend the Public Meeting June 6, 6:30 pm! From The Nature League Sherri Jackson and The Nature League are hosting one of many cross-Canada town halls to build a Green New Deal. Broadly speaking, a Green New De...

Margaret Prophet, Kate Harries and Sandy Agnew at the Ontario Nature AGM -Noah Cole photo News release from the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition and AWARE Simcoe Ontario Nature has awarded their Steve Hounsell Greenway Award to Sandy Agnew, Chair and ...

BIG Important Township Meeting From Friends of Simcoe Forests When Wednesday June 5, 2019 at 6:30 pm. Where Springwater Council Chambers, 2231 Nursery Road Springwater On the agenda… Item #4.2 Friends of Simcoe Forests, delegation to Council presented ...