Tag: wasaga beach
New provincial legislation won’t change piping plover protections at Sauble, town says
Sauble Beach will welcome the piping plover even after changes to provincial legislation. The Town of South Bruce Peninsula said it will continue to protect piping plover even though provincial legislation removed the sparrow-sized shorebird from its protected endangered species list earlier this year. In a media release distributed on Tuesday, the Town of South […]
Will Canada protect the piping plover before it returns to Wasaga Beach?
The stretch of the popular southern Ontario beach used by the endangered bird is no longer provincially protected. Environmental groups are taking the federal government to court over delays in stepping in.
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Students dive into Great Lakes learning at Wasaga Beach
Last week, the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority welcomed 80 students to Wasaga Beach, Ontario, for the Lake Huron Student Conference. At the conference, students explored how Lake Huron shapes local communities […]
Ontario will sever Wasaga Beach park despite 98% disapproval in public comments
Ontario received more than 14,000 comments on the plan to drop provincial protections on a portion of the park, transferring management of endangered plover habitat to the municipality
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Grey-Bruce Highlanders remain family-focused amid competitive playing field
The Grey-Bruce Highlanders attracted more high-level minor hockey players than they lost to other centres this year. When the Ontario Hockey Federation announced a series of updates to its player movement regulations ahead of the 2025-26 season, including sweeping changes to allowable player movement between centres, the assumption was that smaller and more rural hockey […]