Developer Wants to Double the Density Within the Silver Creek Wetland
We made a submission to the Public Meeting in Collingwood on March 25, 2019, regarding the proposed zoning by-law amendment for Bridgewater on Georgian Bay. The essence of the submission follows. The new proposal is [...]
Meet Kathleen Knoll, New Member of Board of Directors
Kathleen Knoll has roots extending back six generations to the mid-1800s in Collingwood and the Georgian Triangle. She has strong family connections to the landscape and to the marine/shipbuilding culture of this area. Her grandfather [...]
Climate Change Report: We are Failing Badly
Members of the Trust are well aware of the seriousness of global warming and its negative effects on weather extremes of flooding, drought, forest fires, loss of coral reefs and biodiversity, forced migrations (Syria), disruptions [...]
Another Great Year for Be The Change
If you haven’t been to a Be The Change (BTC) movie, you’re missing out. These are engaging documentaries on environmental and social themes—they inspire us to ‘be the change’ that we want to see in [...]
Save Ontario Species
Our most vulnerable species are on the chopping block (Excerpt from Ontario Nature) In its recently introduced omnibus Bill 108, “More Homes, More Choice Act” the province has included provisions that will virtually render ineffective [...]
Request for proposal: Strategic Planning for the Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Foundation
Issued: April 29th 2019 Proposal due date: 5 pm, May 13th, 2019 The Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Foundation is a registered charity operating out of Collingwood, ON. We are looking for guidance and facilitation regarding [...]