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Kashagawigamog Lake is a haven for history lovers, art aficionados and…hockey players?

Real Estate

Photo of a modern water well

What to do if flooding has compromised your water supply

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A graphic of Lake Vernon which includes cottagers boating, fishing and walking on docks. The graphic also includes infrastructure and animals around Lake Vernon.

Is Lake Vernon the ice cream capital of cottage country?

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This Toronto professor took an E. coli-infested lake basin from unswimmable to crystal clear

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A bryozoa

Cottage Q&A: What is this creepy blob that I found in the lake?!

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A cyanobacteria bloom on a lake

Could a virus be our weapon against harmful blue-green algae?

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Groundwater well for drinking water

‘Forever chemicals’ are impacting drinking water safety across Canada. Here’s what... you should know

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Ontario Lake

A water quality testing program for Ontario’s cottage lakes is in jeopardy

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A hand holding up a blob of lake slime

Cottage Q&A: Why did this slimy algae appear on our lake?

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Increased road salt usage is affecting our lakes. But this cottager group has a solution

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A shot of Belinda the sea sponge on the ocean floor

Research with Belinda the sea sponge reveals surprising underwater secrets

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Haliburton lake associations partner with local research group to fill a gap in water quality... testing

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5 common cottage water problems and how to tackle them

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Two painted turtles on a fallen log

Is your shoreline healthy? Read the signs

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Are the Great Lakes in danger?

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A northern water snake swimming in a lake

Cottage Q&A: Water snakes under the dock

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A bottle of sunscreen against a sandy background

Cottage Q&A: Environmentally-friendly sunscreen

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