Tag: The Blue Mountains
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Losing a Champion for the Environment On September 25th, our community experienced a significant loss with the passing of Greta McGillivray – one of the original defenders of the unique escarpment environment up in the Collingwood area. I had the pleasure to serve on the Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Board alongside Greta and Terk…
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The Escarpment Corridor Alliance has come a remarkable distance since our formal launch on March 1st – public recognition, political awareness, and so much more. With critical municipal elections coming on October 24th we need your support more than ever. And, BIG NEWS, we are now able to offer charitable tax receipts to any donors…
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Let’s call a spade a spade. For over 50 years now, the Castle Glen development, in one form or another, has been “on the books.” Yet, when it comes to the Town of the Blue Mountains politicians and staff, it has long remained the proverbial elephant on the Escarpment. None of them want to touch…
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The last significant coastal wetland in our region is under threat – and we need your help to stop it. Lake of the Clouds in Castle Glen is the source of Silver Creek which flows down the Escarpment, through forest and field before coming to rest in the Silver Creek Wetland and then entering Georgian…