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In Barrie
May 14th, 2022
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This is an area near the Holland River, just below Cooks Bay. The orange stakes indicate an archeological survey. | Supplied Photo From BarrieToday, May 10, 2022 By Jeff Monague In 1812, the Ogemaawag (Oh-geh-maw-whag) Chiefs of the Anishinaabeg (Ah-nish-in-aw-behg) Ojibwe, along with their warriors ...
In Barrie
May 14th, 2022
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From Lake Simcoe Watch, May 12, 2022 By Jack Gibbons, Chair, Lake Simcoe Watch We asked the leaders of Ontario’s provincial parties if they will promptly implement and fund a plan to reduce Lake Simcoe’s phosphorous pollution to 44 tonnes per year by 2030. Andrea Horwath (NDP), Steven Del Duca (Liber...
May 14th, 2022
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Lynne Gibson shows her concern for the disruption and destruction of the Elmvale Water Kiosk, Friday, May 6.Shawn Gibson/BarrieToday From MidlandToday, May 6, 2022 By Shawn Gibson Ontario Liberal candidates Aaron Cayden Hiltz (Simcoe North) and Jeff Lehman (Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte) met with re...
In Barrie
May 14th, 2022
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Photo Credit: John & Danny on a Sacred Water Walk with Becky Bigcanoe, 2015.  From Sierra Club, May 10, 2022 By Dr John Bacher and Danny Beaton, Mohawk of the Turtle Clan In Memory of Alicja Rozanska. From John Bacher: Critical environmental indicators, which should send warning signals at the po...
May 8th, 2022
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Virtual Rally May 17 at 7 pm...
May 4th, 2022
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A large flock of sandhill cranes descends on a local farm field In 1993 the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center initiated what has now become a worldwide celebration on World Migratory Bird Day to focus public attention on the dire need to protect, maintain, and enhance food sources and habitat for bir...
May 4th, 2022
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Ontario Liberal candidates Aaron Cayden Hiltz (Simcoe North) and Jeff Lehman (Barrie / Springwater /Oro-Medonte) will be attending the Elmvale Water Kiosk this Friday in support of local water conservation and protection. The Alliston aquifer supplies our two ridings with some of the purest water on ...
May 2nd, 2022
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To celebrate World Migratory Bird Day, the Friends of Minesing Wetlands will be hosting an Introduction to Birding Basics event at the Waterfowl Viewing Platform May 14th 1pm-3pm. The 12′-high Waterfowl Viewing Window offers a bird’s eye view of the wetland and its inhabitants. With the M...
May 2nd, 2022
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South Bruce Peninsula office in Wiarton, Ont, on April 5, 2022. (Scott Miller / CTV News) From CTV News, April 25, 2022 By Scott Miller The third time was not the charm for the Town of South Bruce Peninsula, Ont. The municipality had its appeal of destroying endangered piping plover habitat dismissed...
In Barrie
Apr 27th, 2022
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Lake Simcoe Report highlights 2022 updates on threats to the watershed  Lake Simcoe, ON – A new report issued today by the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition and Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition sheds light on the increasing pressure facing Lake Simcoe a year after releasing their Lake Simcoe Under ...