As the population of our region continues to balloon, this is why the Blue Mountain Watershed Trust is committed to protection of streams and Wetlands, in our Watershed, in particular, the provincially significant Silver Creek Wetland. Column by Ian Ockenden on CollingwoodToday - full article below Have you ever [...]
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of members of the Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Foundation will take place at the hour of 6:00 PM on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, for the purposes shown below. 1. To receive and approve the Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Foundation audited financial statements [...]
Be The Change Film Series is excited to start Season 17 on Wednesday October 16th at 7pm at the Simcoe Street Theatre in Collingwood with the screening of 500 Days in the Wild. Canadian award-winning director and cinematographer, Dianne Whelan, made this film about her epic journey across Canada on the Trans-Canada trail. For a woman in her [...]
Introducing the Greta McGillivray Award Before the film was presented, Watershed Trust Board member Christopher Baines introduced the newly-minted Greta McGillivray Award and delivered a heartfelt tribute to Greta, a local role model and change-maker celebrated for her conservation efforts. The Greta McGillivray Award was established to recognize inspiring young leaders following in her [...]
To our total surprise and delight, the Blue Mountain Watershed Trust was selected by the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario as their Charity of Choice for their Annual Conference at Blue Mountain Resort. We shared the honour, and a very generous donation, with My Friends House. Pictured [...]
Calling all high school students! Think we aren’t doing enough for the environment? You’re not wrong, but here’s your chance. Come to the Change Agents info session Tuesday May 21, grab a slice, and learn how YOU can plan and create real change, right here in Collingwood/Blue Mountains. As a Change [...]
Congratulations to Watershed Action Group member Stella Presthus Juhasz, who has been awarded the Town of Blue Mountains Sustainability Award. Thank you for your dedication to the Blue Mountain Watershed Trust and your community. Without your volunteerism many services, spaces, programs, and cultural opportunities would not be possible. The award will [...]
February 21, 2024 The east side of the Silvercreek Wetland south of Highway 26 has survived another development application. The Blue Mountain Watershed Trust was pleased with Town of Collingwood Council’s unanimous rejection of the Huntingwood Trails East development application. On February 5th the Town of Collingwood Planning Department recommended [...]
Our legal efforts at the Ontario Land Tribunal represent an almost 10-year odyssey of research, opposition and advocacy, that resulted in a massive win for the Trust and for the environmentally significant Sideroad 26-27, protecting the two most sensitive land use designations within the Niagara Escarpment and preserving cold water fisheries [...]
From the Escarpment Corridor Alliance: What can the Talisman lands become? We're calling the Beaver Valley community to help us paint a picture of the future! We've hired architects to create a visionary visual example to help developers, governments and other stakeholders see what the community wants. We believe there is [...]
