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Top Ice Angler Wants Tougher Catch Limits for Yellow Perch
While local ice anglers are calling on the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) to take action to protect Lake Simcoe’s perch population,...
Expert Advice for Growing Produce from Your Patch
Thinking
about embracing your inner back-to-the-lander? Want to join the local food
movement – in your own backyard?
Celebrity
gardener Carson Arthur has a new book called...
Georgina Council calls on province not to fast-track Bradford Bypass
By Mike Anderson
Georgina Council is calling on the province not to fast-track the Bradford Bypass by exempting it from key environmental legislation.
The proposed...
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. ...
Pressure builds on Region to move forward with phosphorus recycling facility
By Mike Anderson
Innisfil Council is the latest council around the Lake Simcoe watershed to pass a motion urging York Region and the province to...
Ice Fishers Report Less Jumbo Yellow Perch this Season
Despite good weather and great ice conditions, ice fishers say there
were fewer jumbo perch on their lines this season.
Yellow Perch, oft-considered the ultimate...
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...
Cleaning Up Lake Simcoe: What are the next steps for a Phosphorous Recycling Plant?
By Angie Sullivan
Hoping to fuel government action on a proposed Holland Marsh Phosphorus Recycling Plant, Lake Simcoe Watch launched a campaign last month asking,...
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,...
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 of new policy promises while her rivals...
