Environment
A Magnificent Obsession
Mar 16, 2024 |Collecting and nurturing remarkable trees has been a 30-year passion for Caledon’s Gary Haslett.
It’s Baby Season at the Wildlife Centre
Mar 16, 2024 |The spring rush of young, orphaned or injured animals marks the start of another busy year at Procyon Wildlife and Rehabilitation Centre.
A Watch on the Wild Side
Mar 16, 2024 | | Country Living 101A trail cam – or several – is an ideal way to delight in the diverse wildlife that visits your country property.
Borrowed Credit
Mar 4, 2024 | | Notes from the WildA recent documentary, “Living on Borrowed Credit”, takes a discerning look at the future of the Credit River and its brook trout populations.
Five-lined Skinks
Jan 25, 2024 | | Notes from the WildOntario’s only lizard species happens to be one that utilises a clever survival tactic — dropping its tail when scared.
Ontario Rattlesnakes and Their Mimics
Jan 8, 2024 | | Notes from the WildRattlesnakes in Ontario are largely harmless, save for the Massasauga rattlesnake, the only venomous one in the province.
Three Species That Ontario Has Lost
Dec 6, 2023 | | Notes from the WildAs habitats shrink, these three animals have become ‘extirpated herptiles’ — reptiles and amphibians that are now regionally extinct in Ontario.
Northern Connections – Tackling Food Security in Arctic Communities
Nov 27, 2023 |Two Headwaters residents are working with Indigenous people on innovative programs to enhance food security in the Far North.
Winter Preparedness for Rural Homes
Nov 27, 2023 | | Country Living 101How to prep your home, car – and psyche – for winter storm season and its inevitable hydro outages.
Caterpillars Darwin Would Love
Oct 12, 2023 | | Notes from the WildWith UV flashlight in hand, strolling in the night-shrouded escarpment woods reveals fantastic caterpillars, some of which glow under a black light.
In Retrospect – Autumn 2023
Sep 8, 2023 | | ArtsA look back on how we’ve covered the pleasures and concerns of country life over the last three decades.
Caledon forced to go it alone: Here’s why the odds and costs are against us
Sep 8, 2023 |The Ford government’s dissolution of Peel and incursion into the Greenbelt pose existential threats to Caledon as we know it.