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Catch me if you can! How anglers are changing the catchability of fish
A heavily fished lake could mean you go home empty handed.
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Bee Curious: Georgina Residents Learn How Small Changes Can Help Pollinators
By Ewa Chwojko-Srawley
There was plenty of buzz at the ROC on June 20 as residents of all ages gathered for the Pollinator Power Workshop:...
Going fishing? Take care with your gear and protect Georgina wildlife
By Angie Sullivan
As fishing season picks up across Georgina, Shades of Hope Wildlife Refuge in Pefferlaw is reminding residents that discarded fishing tackle can...
Electric car sales climb in wake of new $5,000 federal rebate program
OTTAWA — Canada’s new rebate program to help make electric cars cheaper appears to be showing early signs of stimulating sales but mostly in...
Bee and butterfly meadow planted on Morton Avenue in Keswick
By Michelle Poirier
Morton Avenue in Keswick is now home to a pollinating bee and butterfly meadow after York Region invited residents to plant native...
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 Georgina, the Metro Rd., Cronsberry and...
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...
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 story
taking place at the north end...
Lyme-spreading ticks so common thanks to mild winters, some places stop testing
OTTAWA — Lyme disease has settled so deeply into parts of Canada many public health units now just assume if you get bitten by a...
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 keeping most people in the province at...
