Environment
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...
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...
Canada’s new food policy means everyone’s at the table
Evan Fraser, University of GuelphMarie-Claude Bibeau, Canada’s agriculture and agrifood minister, recently announced that, after years of consultations, Canada...
North Durham Nature’s April 27 webinar showcases Algonquin wildlife
By Jay Thibert
North Durham Nature is excited to feature the highly respected naturalist, natural history author and nature photographer, Michael Runtz, on our April...
Expert Advice for Growing Produce from Your Patch
Thinking
about embracing your inner back-to-the-lander? Want to join the local food
movement – in your own backyard?
Celebrity
gardener Carson Arthur has a new book called...
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’s Raptor Roundhouse helps improve raptor survival rates
By Angie Sullivan
The winter months are deadly for most juvenile raptors. While adults experience high survival rates, in some cases above 90 per cent,...
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...
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...
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...
