Tag: Environment
Groundwater Chosen As Focus For World Water Day 2022
World Water Day, annually observed by the United Nations each March 22, celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2 billion people living without...
Environmental Group Seeks Muskoka Volunteers For Frog Surveys
An environmental group is seeking volunteers in Muskoka to conduct surveys and fill gaps in their data with the goal of helping Ontario’s frog...
Great Backyard Bird Count Returns For Its 25th Year February 18...
The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is turning 25, offering nature lovers another chance to help local bird populations through a weekend of birdwatching.
The...
Muskoka Non-Profits Receive Funding For Eco-Friendly Affordable Housing Project
Fourth Pig Green & Natural Construction, in partnership with area non-profits, are launching the G.R.E.A.T. Housing (Green Rural Environmental Affordable Together) project. The G.R.E.A.T. Housing project...
McDonald’s Canada Announces Reduction Of Single-Use Plastics In Canadian Restaurants
McDonald's Canada today announced that it will introduce wooden cutlery, wooden stir sticks and paper straws to its more than 1,400 restaurants across the country...
Monitoring Program For Western Chorus Frogs Seeks Volunteers In Muskoka
Though the days of spring still feel far away, it won’t be too long until the frogs start calling, and conservationists are in turn...
Local Groups Join 70 Organizations In Co-Signing Letter To Oppose Ford...
Groups from in and around Muskoka have joined 70 organizations in voicing their opposition to the Ford government’s use of Minister’s Zoning Orders (MZOs)...
Bracebridge Council Votes Unanimously To Approve Amendments For Muskoka Royale College...
After two years of consideration, Bracebridge council voted unanimously to approve the official plan and by-law amendments for the Muskoka Royale College development on...
Controversy Over Proposed Private School In Bracebridge Continues As Second Public...
The second public meeting for a controversial proposed development in Bracebridge is coming up on Oct. 27, giving locals the chance to voice their...
Muskoka Conservancy Teams Up With Muskoka Grown For National Clean-Up Day...
Muskoka Conservancy and cannabis producer Muskoka Grown have teamed up once again to host a clean-up at the Upjohn Nature Reserve in Bracebridge as...
