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Love Your Lake campaign aims to protect Lake Simcoe
By Angie Sullivan
One of the best parts of living in Georgina during the summer is our access to Lake Simcoe. But according to the...
Shades of Hope urges residents to leave spring wildlife babies alone
By Angie Sullivan
Shades of Hope Wildlife Refuge in Pefferlaw, Ont., receives thousands of calls every spring about orphaned wild babies. Though the refuge hasn’t...
Opinion: Protecting the plan that protects Lake Simcoe
By Jonathan Scott
On a clear February morning in Georgina, Lake Simcoe doesn’t hibernate — it transforms.
Ice huts dot the lake. Snowmobiles trace lines across...
The 2025 Annual Sutton Christmas Bird Count (C.B.C.) Report
By Paul & Debra Harpley
The 39th Annual Sutton Christmas Bird Count was on Monday, December 29, 2025 with a total of 3,106 individual birds...
Documenting spawning whitefish in Lake Simcoe could help reverse species decline in Great Lakes
By Mike Anderson
While most of us were busy planning for the holidays, documentary filmmakers Zach Melnick and Yvonne Drebert from Inspired Planet Productions were...
Shades of Hope’s Raptor Roundhouse helps improve raptor survival rates
By Angie Sullivan
The winter months are deadly for most juvenile raptors. While adults experience high survival rates, in some cases above 90 per cent,...
The war on water soldier in Lake Simcoe
By Angie Sullivan
A dangerous aquatic plant has taken hold in Cook's Bay in Lake Simcoe, and residents want action.
The Water Soldier Working Group held...
Celebrating the harvest: A look back at farming in Georgina
By Ewa Chwojko-Srawley
As we prepare for Thanksgiving, the annual celebration of the harvest, we should take time to remember our agricultural past and pay...
Invasive Plant Threatens Lake Simcoe
By Angie Sullivan
Cook’s Bay in Lake Simcoe has been infested with a dangerous invasive aquatic plant known as water soldier. The sharply serrated leaves...
Aging municipal dock could pose risk to Lake Simcoe’s wildlife and fish species
By Mike Anderson
The Town's main dock in Jackson’s Point Harbour could pose a risk to the "water quality and natural environment" of Lake Simcoe,...
