Environment
Enjoy the outdoors again, but beware of ticks!
By: James Burrows
As trails and conservation areas reopen across Georgina, many of us are eager to socially distance in the great outdoors.
But with scenic...
Gives bees a chance: We can’t afford to lose our wild native pollinators
A bumblebee sips nectar from a clover.
Victoria MacPhail, Author provided
Sheila R. Colla,...
Environmental lobby group targets MPP Caroline Mulroney
By: Mike Anderson
Like a
modern-day Don Quixote, Jack Gibbons is tilting at windmills. But the windmills are not imaginary
giants. They are local politicians.
Mr.
Gibbons is...
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...
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...
Opinion: Protecting the plan that protects Lake Simcoe
By Jonathan Scott
On a clear February morning in Georgina, Lake Simcoe doesn’t hibernate — it transforms.
Ice huts dot the lake. Snowmobiles trace lines across...
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...
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...
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...
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...
