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Town of Georgina considers further legal action against local farmer for illegal dumping
By Mike Anderson
The Town of Georgina is considering further legal action, including possible fines, against Ross Draper, a commercial farm operator in Keswick, after...
GIFN holds town hall on Fixed Link Project
By Mike Anderson
Nearly 100 residents attended the Georgina Island Fixed Link Town Hall held at the Kin Community Centre in Sutton on Wednesday, January...
Bald eagles sighted in Jackson’s Point
By: Mike Anderson
A pair of bald eagles were recently spotted enjoying a shore lunch near Lake Dr. East and Courting House Place in Jackson's...
Legacy of Ladies of the Lake celebrated at ClearWater Farm
By Mike Anderson
More than 30 former members of Ladies of the Lake, a volunteer organization formed in 2005 to raise public awareness about Lake...
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 MS, one of Lake
Simcoe's premier ice...
Opinion: Ontario is changing the way it regulates hazardous waste disposal and that’s bad...
By Karen Wolfe
I attended an on-line webinar recently hosted by the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) because I was interested in the Ministry of...
Province pledges $24 million for new phosphorus recycling facility
By Mike Anderson
The province will provide $24 million over the next three years to help build a state-of-the-art phosphorus recycling facility in the Holland...
Sutton Christmas Bird Count records 57 species
By Paul and Debra Harpley
The 35th annual Sutton Christmas Bird Count was held on Tuesday, December 28, with a total of 52 observers tallying...
Field-To-Table: City slicker visits Georgina’s working farms.
By: Tina Novotny
If you are an urbanite like me who likes to
channel their inner farmer, then a local country fair isn’t going to cut
it. ...
Royally Fun Times at ClearWater Farm
By Ewa Chwojko-Srawley
One sunny July weekend at ClearWater Farm, a remarkable event unfolded: it blended High Tea party fun, the unveiling of a new...
