Carolinian Niagara

12/16/2023

Grimsby Wetlands Wins “Brownie” Award For Natural Lands Restoration December 15, 2023 / GCFRG Image Credit: Drone’s Eye Photography via Hamilton Naturalists’ Club The Hamilton Naturalists’ Club (HNC) has won a 2023 “Brownie Award” for its work at the Grimsby Wetlands aka The Biggar Lag...

03/01/2023

We live in the Carolinian Ecosystem and the Niagara escarpment is a World Biosphere Reserve.

Do you know that periwinkle - vinca minor has invaded this ecosystem. It comes from residential gardens.

Here's the picture of Beamer Point. This picture is on the Canadian Coalition site (ccipr.ca)

Find out more here: https://ccipr.ca. Consider being part of the clean-up if you find periwinkle in your garden.

03/01/2023

11/17/2022

Niagara Centre MPP Burch Calls Out Associate Minister of Housing on Greenbelt & PC Donations November 16, 2022 / GCFRG Tuesday morning’s Question Period at Queen’s Park had an interesting exchange between Niagara Centre MPP Jeff Burch and Ontario’s Associate Minister of Housing, Michael Parsa....

11/08/2022

We reversed Bill 28, we can do the same to Bill 23

11/04/2022

In Case You Missed It: Ford’s “Bill 23” Proposes Radical Changes To Planning, Heritage And More November 3, 2022 / GCFRG This post seemed fit under the “In Case You Missed It” as the Ford government introduced Bill 23 aka “More Homes Built Faster Act” one day after Ontario’s municipa...