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LSRCA postpones public consultations on Pefferlaw Dam
By: Mike Anderson
The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) will postpone public consultations on the future of the...
Shades of Hope Wildlife Refuge seeks donations to fund much-needed expansions
Abandoned chicks being fed
By: Michelle Poirier
Work is underway at Shades of Hope Wildlife...
Feds reluctantly approve Ontario carbon price for big industrial emitters
OTTAWA — Ontario will be able to use its own carbon-pricing system for big industrial emitters after...
Enjoy the outdoors again, but beware of ticks!
Sucking tick
By: James Burrows
As trails and conservation areas reopen across Georgina, many of...
Experts: Pandemic likely a boon for wildlife as humans stay home
Ontario's wildlife will likely experience a population boom thanks to an ongoing state of emergency that is...
York Regional Forest closed to the public until further notice
By: Mike Anderson
York Region has closed its 21 forest tracts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In...
Perchin for MS raises $21,000 in its final year
By: Mike Anderson
One of Georgina's local heroes is
calling it a day. After a decade of organizing Perchin for...
No swan song for thriving Trumpeters
By: Tina Novotny
The Trumpet of the Swan
is a beloved children’s book by E.B. White, but there’s another great...
Bird count crucial in the face of climate change
By: Tina Novotny
The Christmas Bird Count might sound like a family-friendly holiday tradition; in fact, it’s highly important...
Elizabeth May seeks to blow past political pack with platform roll out
OTTAWA — Green Leader Elizabeth May pushed past the political pack Monday by introducing a wide-ranging set...
