By Don Kerr, member of Board and WAG The Trust has written several letters to the new Ontario government in an attempt to improve environmental legislation. We wrote to the ministers of Municipal Affairs (MMA) and Natural Resources (MNR) to request that they work together to expand the Greenbelt including the Niagara [...]
Lucy with her grandchildren on the beach at Craigleith. About 15 years ago, when her daughter and son-in-law were expecting the arrival of their first child, Lucy purchased a small chalet in Craigleith, on the southern shore of Georgian Bay. The one-lane dirt road the chalet sits upon, with [...]
Watershed Trust is one of the community groups helping to cut back invasive Phragmites, the pernicious grass that’s spreading along the Georgian Bay shoreline, local wetlands and streams. We received a $15,000 grant from the Weston Foundation towards Fighting the Phrag and passed the money on to the NVCA. Sarah Campbell, [...]
As the Be The Change Film Series enters its second decade, it turns its attention to local youth. Volunteers from the Collingwood Youth Centre will help at the Simcoe Street Theatre. Showings are at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. There is a marketplace of local vendors, food and drink from the Collingwood Food Coop [...]
By Jan Ferrigan Almost anyone who moves to this area has the same sentiment that basically translates to – “Now that I’ve moved here, it’s getting crowded.” Newcomers and long time residents all want to slow development and preserve the natural areas that make South Georgian Bay such a wonderful place [...]
Jeff Young founded Collingwood Turtle Watch last spring with a goal of creating awareness about all eight species now at risk. One of his current projects is putting up turtle crossing signs in some local turtle crossing areas. He put up his first sign this summer on Monterra Road facing west [...]
Beaver Valley Community School Grade 7 & 8 students at Lions Park, Clarksburg 86 Grade 7 & 8 students Partnership with GSCA Funded by the Town of the Blue Mountains' Susty Fund BMWT Volunteers partnered with Grey Sauble Conservation Authority Staff to deliver a program of tree identification, soil layer exploration, [...]
BLUE MOUNTAIN WATERSHED TRUST FOUNDATION Annual General Meeting of Members When: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Where: Craigleith Community Centre 132 Lakeshore Road East The Blue Mountains ON L9Y 0N2 Agenda: 4:00 PM - Social hour: join us for sandwiches, wine and cheese 5:00 PM - Annual General Meeting including a recap of the Trust’s activities this year [...]
Watershed Trust staff will be live on the air at 95.1 The Peak at 9:00am, Wednesday October 17th. First Movie Night, 5pm & 7:30pm October 17th: Metamorphosis *** Proceeds benefit the Blue Mountain Watershed Trust *** Learn more about the Watershed Trust's involvement in the socially and environmentally conscious Be The [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Be The Change Film Series – year 11! Bringing youth into the picture in longstanding socially conscious film series- Movie Night, October 17th: Metamorphosis As the socially and environmentally conscious Be The Change Film Series enters its second decade, it turns its attention to local youth. Young volunteers [...]
