OMB is Replaced by Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT)
The OMB is Replaced by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) By Don Kerr The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) was replaced by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) on April 3, 2018. Much remains the [...]
NVCA 2018 AGM- A New Bill Governing Conservation Authorities
NVCA 2018 AGM- A New Bill Governing Conservation Authorities By Andrea Matrosovs in collaboration with Blanka Guyatt and Stella Juhasz Members of the BMWTF attended the 2018 Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) AGM on January [...]
We Met with the Local Golf Course Superintendents
We Met with the Local Golf Course Superintendents By George Powell and Eleanor Ward On April 10, members of the Watershed Action Group (WAG) and other members of Watershed Trust met with area golf course [...]
Another Parking Lot on Top of the Escarpment? Scenic Caves Parking Application
Another Parking Lot on Top of the Escarpment? Scenic Caves Parking Application By Peter Tollefsen The Blue Mountains received applications in November 2017 for Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendments from Scenic Caves Nature Adventures [...]
Meet New Watershed Action Group Member, Leah Hagreen
Meet New Watershed Action Group Member, Leah Hagreen By Eleanor Ward Welcome to Leah Hagreen, the newest member of the WAG committee, the Watershed Action Group. Leah has lived in Collingwood for 10 years, drawn [...]
Golf Course Pesticides Monitoring
Golf Course Pesticides Monitoring THE ISSUE IN BRIEF: Golf Course Pesticides Golf courses are known for having perfect, weed-free turf. But this perfection comes at a price. Many grasses on our local golf courses [...]