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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The 2024 Annual Sutton Christmas Bird Count (C.B.C.) Report
By Paul and Debra Harpley
The 38th Annual Sutton Christmas Bird Count was Friday, December 27, 2024 with a total of 8,319 individual birds, a...
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,...
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...
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...
Stormy Weather May Cause Lake Simcoe Shoreline Flooding
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LSRCA Issues First Shoreline Hazard Watch Today
Lake Simcoe watershed – March 26, 2021 - Within two days of launching its new shoreline flood-watch system,...
