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May 16th, 2023
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The health of forests and wetlands is in decline, but the quality of groundwater sources remain very good to good, according to a recent health check report of the Nottawasaga watershed From Simcoe.com, May 9, 2023 By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald A recent health check on local rivers, streams and f...
May 16th, 2023
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Gilson Lubin, Martha Chaves, Jon Steinberg, and Rob Bebeneck will perform at The Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition’s second annual Laugh for Lake Simcoe comedy event May 26. From OrilliaMatters, May 11, 2023 NEWS RELEASE RESCUE LAKE SIMCOE COALITION ************************* The Rescue Lake Simcoe Coaliti...
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May 14th, 2023
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Kevin Lamb for BarrieToday files From BarrieToday, May 8, 2023 Water is the lifeline of all life on Earth. The United States Geological Survey shows 71 per cent of Earth is covered in water, 96.54 per cent is salt water found in oceans, and a mere 1.69 per cent is groundwater, while less than one [&h...
May 10th, 2023
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Release from the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition ****** Hello Lake Lover! It has been a busy start to spring and we’ve got a ton of updates for you. Read below to see what we have been up to, some good news regarding our Bradford Bypass campaign, and lots of events coming up! Earth day Weekend [&h...
May 10th, 2023
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Release from Living Green Barrie ****** Deliver Door Hangers Get some fresh air, exercise, and volunteer hours! We need volunteers to help us deliver door hangers to a few neighbourhoods in Barrie and Oro-Medonte. We like to let the neighbours know that we will be planting trees in parks near their h...
May 10th, 2023
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Tony Pigott of the Georgian Bay GeoPark Network was host to a 2021 presentation at the Midland Cultural Centre which offered a look at how Georgian Bay could benefit in becoming a UNESCO Global GeoPark. | Midland Cultural Centre From BarrieToday, April 29, 2023 By Derek Howard, Local Journalism Initi...
May 8th, 2023
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Release from Friends of the Waverley Uplands THE FIRST SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF ITS TYPE! Do our Federal/Provincial Legal and Environmental requirements/regulations for aggregate mining go far enough to protect the purest groundwater known to science; how about for digging below the water table? Until mor...
Apr 29th, 2023
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Stock image From BarrieToday, April 28, 202 NEWS RELEASE NOTTAWASAGA VALLEY CONSERVATION AUTHORITY *************************** Today, the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) released its 2023 Subwatershed Health Checks. These reports offer information on the health of forests, wetlands, ...
Apr 29th, 2023
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Press Release from the Georgian Bay Great Lakes Foundation ***** Saturday May 13, 10 am to 12 noon Location: King Heritage Cultural Centre, 2920 King Road, King City, Ontario L7B 1L6 (1 short km east of Hwy #400 on King Road.) (View Map) Join us for an enlightening event as we dive into various envir...
Apr 28th, 2023
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The AWARE Simcoe Annual General Meeting is coming up! It will be held on Sunday May 28, 2023 at the Large Pavilion in Springwater Provincial Park -1331 Highway 26 in Midhurst from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Directions: https://www.google.com/maps/dir//springwater+provincial+park/@44.4411728,-79.8467303,1...