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Water testers, event coordinators, and ice monitors: Meet 5 unsung heroes from cottage country

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An illustration showing the frustration of dealing with environmental issues

How do you get community buy-in on environmental issues at the lake?

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Gravenhurst grocery store owner hands out food and drinks to stranded drivers in historic snowfall

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a goat wearing a medal

A Newfoundland town hosted its first half-marathon—and awarded an unlikely medalist

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A red fox recovers from anaesthesia at the end of a jaw surgery

How an Ontario community rallied together on Facebook to save this fox’s life

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Picton community members form a line across the beach and into the water

People form human chain to find missing child on Sandbanks beach

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A painted ice fishing hut

This ice fishing hut art is unbelievable

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people enjoying fresh pizza on the deck with a glass of white wine

Dockside pizza delivery for a good cause

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How a hundred-year-old baseball game became the heart of Bruce Beach

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Aftermath of a fire, dead and blackened trees.

Local businesses and cottagers in for a challenging summer after Parry Sound 33

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A group of people standing around a table with food.

How to build community on your lake

Teenager volunteer cleaning the beach by collecting garbage into plastic bag.

How to organize a fun and effective lake cleanup

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Close-up of paint brushes in front of a shelf of paint cans.

Store of advice

Person placing a puzzle piece with the word "Funding" into a spot reading "Grant."

2012 recipients of The Cottage Life Environment Grant

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