Environment
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...
Perchin for MS raises $21,000 in its final year
By: Mike Anderson
One of Georgina's local heroes is
calling it a day. After a decade of organizing Perchin for MS, one of Lake
Simcoe's premier ice...
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...
Bird count crucial in the face of climate change
By: Tina Novotny
The Christmas Bird Count might sound like a family-friendly holiday tradition; in fact, it’s highly important scientific data collection to monitor the...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
