Environment
2022 Sutton Christmas Bird Count Report
By Paul & Debra Harpley
The Annual Sutton Christmas Bird Count was held on December 27 with a total of 11,994individual birds of 55 species...
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,...
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...
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,...
Ontario Turtles in Danger!
By: Tina Novotny
Slow and steady wins the race but time might be running out for all eight species of Ontario turtles.
During the warm-weather...
Province transfers Maple Lake Estate lands to LSRCA
By: Mike Anderson
A decades-long dispute over the future of 360 hectares of the North Gwillimbury Forest, known as the Maple Lake Estates lands, was...
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 Pefferlaw Dam, citing uncertainty over the...
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...
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,...
