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Two steamships in Muskoka Bay on Lake Muskoka

Lake Muskoka gets its first MZO, meaning the province can push a new resort past local planning... rules

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A man tagging a monarch butterfly

Citizen science is more important than ever—here’s how you can help

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A binder and supplies that says Emergency Response Plan

Parry Sound-Muskoka has received more than $380,000 in funding to improve emergency preparedness

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OPENING SWING BRIDGE WITH BOATS. MANITOULIN ISLAND, ONTARIO CANADA

Manitoulin Island’s iconic swing bridge to be replaced

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A close-up of a Bruce Trail sign attached to a tree

The Bruce Trail Conservancy gets $2.4M in new government funding

Outdoors

A great horned owl sitting on a tree

There’s good news in the 2024 State of Canada’s Birds Report

Outdoors

A polar bear walking in Hudson's Bay

Proposed marine conservation area in Northern Ontario could bode well for the rest of Canada’s... waters

Outdoors

doug ford at the press conference where he announced rolling back opening the greenbelt for development

‘It was a mistake’: Doug Ford reverses controversial Greenbelt decision

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Ontario Legislative Assembly at Queens Park in Toronto on a snowy day

How are Ontario’s budget cuts affecting your cottage?

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Cottagers seeing flood damage demand that more be done

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flooding-river

Ontario government cuts payments for authority flood management by half

Outdoors

ontario-parliament

Environmental advocates warn against Ontario’s proposed Bill 66

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flooding in a natural area; flood plain mapping

Flood plain maps are essential, but the ones we have are largely outdated

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The federal government to spend $4 million on Lyme disease research

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A black bear walking through a green forest.

Committee formed to deal with Sudbury’s nuisance bear problem after 2,000 sightings

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