© Lora Denis
Here we go again. Relentless in the pursuit of its “open for business” agenda the Government of Ontario wants to weaken protections for nature in order to fast-track development across the province. This time it is targeting the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS), Ontario’s primary land use policy, with the goal of “reducing barriers and costs ...
By day and by night, Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) Canada volunteers diligently patrol the streets of downtown Toronto and other cities, equipped with butterfly nets and rescue supplies. They are on an urgent search and rescue mission. Migrating birds have been drawn into the city by the promise of a safe place to eat ...
This article was originally published in the latest issue of our award-winning magazine, ON Nature. If you’d like to read more in-depth nature articles by award-winning journalists you can subscribe and read the digital version of the magazine for free. Earlier this year, three of Ontario Nature’s reserves received upgrades or grew in size thanks ...
Accessible boardwalk, Petrel Point Nature Reserve © Kirsten Dahl
Thank you to this week’s guest blogger, Stewart Hilts, for letting us share his story. This blog was originally published on his personal blog, Seasons in the Valley. Petrel Point is an old nature reserve established in 1962 and owned by Ontario Nature. I had heard they had built a wheelchair accessible boardwalk here and was anxious ...
Without a shred of supporting scientific evidence, the Government of Ontario is proposing to open up hunting of wolves and coyotes across the north. Under the guise of moose conservation, it is proposing to allow anyone with a small game hunting license in northern Ontario to kill up to two wolves and an unlimited number ...
Common loon © Missy Mandel