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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...
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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...
Apr 28th, 2023
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Demonstrators gathered in front of Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney’s office in Holland Landing to protest the Bradford Bypass and Highway 413. | File PhotoRob Paul Local community and environmental groups are saying they have scored a “big win for public participation” ...
Apr 28th, 2023
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Students discovered a baby snapping turtle while doing some field work at the Tiny Marsh Provincial Wildlife Area with the author serving as teacher. | David Hawke/OrilliaMatters From OrilliaMatters, April 23, 2023 By David Hawke Over the last few weeks I have had unique opportunities to interact wit...
Apr 27th, 2023
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Local environmentalists gathered outside York-Simcoe MPP Caroline Mulroney’s office to protest the Bradford Bypass and other government policy choices, including (from left) Joe Davis, Bill Foster, Raine Davis, Donna Strohm, Aaron Roberton and Alexandra Reznik. Joseph Quigley/NewmarketToday Fro...