Members and supporters of GASP — Grand(m)others Act to Save the Planet — including Pat McKee protested new proposed highways, including Highway 413 last year. GRAHAM PAINE/METROLAND From the Toronto Star, June 14, 2022 By Mike Schreiner As Premier Doug Ford meets with his newly formed caucus, I ask ...
Ward 2 Coun. Doug McKechnie put forward a motion to declare a climate crisis. – Doug McKechnie photo From Simcoe.com, June 17, 2022 By Ian Adams Clearview Township has taken the first step toward tackling climate change. In a unanimous vote at its June 13 meeting, council approved a recommendat...
Barrie is officially a Bee City. Natasha Philpott/BradfordToday From BarrieToday, June 14 City of Barrie News Release The City of Barrie will recognize Pollinator Week from June 20 to 26. Pollinator Week is an annual event celebrated across the world in support of pollinator health. Did you know that...
This female snapping turtle was seen on Horseshoe Valley Road.David Hawke/OrilliaMatters From BarrieTody, June 13, 2022 By David Hawke If this is mid-June it must be turtle season! All across southern Ontario the soil has warmed up enough to encourage female turtles to leave the safety of the swamp a...
The Kirtland Warbler Press Release from Simcoe County Midhurst/June 13, 2022 – During its spring migration, the Kirtland’s Warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii), made a stop in Simcoe County to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Simcoe County Forest. This rare and endangered migratory bird wi...
Sign the petition here The Oro Moraine is a prominent landform (approximately 35,000 acres in size) located between Lake Huron and Lake Simcoe in Oro-Medonte township (Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada). It was formed around 12,000 years ago by glacial action during the last ice age. The Oro Moraine pe...
Sign to protect the purest water in the world! The groundwater below the Simcoe Uplands near Waverley in Simcoe County has been tested for three decades and is the purest water known to science. But it is threatened. Many actions to protect it are taking place. One is petition e-3867 on the House of ...
Chimney swifts come a long way to make Barrie home in the summer. | BarrieToday files/Image supplied From BarrieToday, June 16, 2022 By Marg. Bruineman Phyllis Tremblay has been fascinated with Barrie’s chimney swifts. The small frequent flyer favours certain chimneys in which to roost, and after mon...
Hello Canadian Museum of Water, The creation of the Canadian Museum of Water in Port McNicoll is a wonderful addition to Tay Township, Simcoe County, Ontario and Canada. It is with great interest that AWARE Simcoe members await the opening of the Canadian Museum of Water in Port McNicoll. AWARE Simco...
The Eden Oak Camperdown subdivision proposal From CollingwoodToday, June 8, 2022 By Chris Fell A developer planning to build houses in Thornbury has pushed back against The Blue Mountains council for withholding approval of the plan until affordable or attainable housing was included in the plan. At ...
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