Project aims to boost wild bee and butterfly populations in neighbourhoods across the country OrilliaMatters Staff Jan 31, 2023 The David Suzuki Foundation is recruiting volunteers from across Canada to take part in the Butterflyway Project. This award...

Letter writer calls on Ontarians to speak out against Doug Ford’s ‘ridiculously wrong proposal’ to build natural gas generation plantsFrom BarrieToday, Letter to the Editor Feb 7 2023 Stock photo Thursday’s BarrieToday had a story tit...

Sharp-shinned hawks are ‘renowned for their acrobatics in aerial manoeuvres, being able to manipulate crazy fast turns and dives,’ which is bad news for its prey David Hawke. Column and photo. The local birds swing by our feeders with great...

Gail Little named chair of conservation authority’s board of directors at annual general meeting CollingwoodToday Staff Jan 29, 2023, Supplied photo. NEWS RELEASE NOTTAWASAGA VALLEY CONSERVATION AUTHORITY ************************* The Nottawasaga...

Sunday Feb 12 3pm REMINDER. IF YOU HAVEN’T REGISTERED IS NOT TOO LATE Please join us for this FREE and informative virtual Webinar about impact of provincial legislation on the township of Oro-Medonte. Margaret Prophet, our guest speaker is the E...

‘Planning decisions can’t be made based on the stigma around a new legalized crop such as cannabis,’ says lawyer, calling situation ‘a highly politically charged issue’ Marg Bruineman Stock imagePhoto by Washarapol D BinYo Junda...

Annual funding for tree-planting program increased to $35,000 Simcoe.com Travis Mealing Sunday, February 5, 2023 An orientation session will be scheduled for Simcoe County councillors to learn more about the province’s controversial Bill 23, the More H...

On World Wetland Day, letter writer urges MPP to speak up against new housing legislation, opening of protected lands to development From BarrieToday, Stock photo Skitterphoto via Pexels Letter to the Editor Feb 4, 2023   Thursday, Feb. 2 was Worl...

‘People ought to join up the dots. There are all these questions out there that need to be answered. Really, the genie was out of the bottle,’ says Newmartet resident Joseph Quigley Photo;Joseph Quigley  NewmarketToday Feb 1, 2023 Newmarket...

‘New home construction can coexist with environmental protection,’ stresses official OrilliaMatters Staff Jan 29, 2023 File photoRaymond Bowe/BarrieToday At its 72nd annual general meeting, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority board me...