6+ hour, 37+ min ago  (97+ words) In late spring, we had hundreds of these float by our cottage dock. They look like some kind of shell that something has hatched from. We have never seen them before in all our years here at the cottage. What…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (258+ words) Ontario cottagers may want to give oak trees some credit. It turns out they're pretty adept at helping keep caterpillar infestations down. The strategy works surprisingly well. Researchers found the short delay reduced caterpillar survival dramatically and cut leaf damage…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (647+ words) Ontario's beaches are getting their own personal Roomba this summer. In June, the non-profit Pollution Probe launched Be Bot, a beach cleaning robot, at Sibbald Point Provincial Park in Sutton West. The remote-controlled robot is being used to collect plastic…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (467+ words) A green, goopy algal bloom can bring summer fun at the cottage to a halt. Formed by an overgrowth of microbes called cyanobacteria, algal blooms are not just unsightly, they can be dangerous. They can release toxins that are harmful…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (686+ words) Lake Erie is starting to resemble a giant bathtub. Last week, the western basin of the Great Lake recorded a surface temperature of 29 degrees Celsius'a staggering number considering Ontario's cool spring. The average temperature across the lake has reached 26 degrees…...

11+ mon, 4+ day ago  (439+ words) On June 18, the federal government announced that it would be investing $6. 8 million in 20 projects across the country aimed at protecting against flood damage. This investment is part of the Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program (FHIMP), which the federal government…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (256+ words) Belief No. 2: The Virginia opossum gives birth by sneezing. Well, no, but we can understand the source of confusion: opossums are marsupials. After a mega-short gestation period'thirteen days'a female produces many tiny, tiny, embryo-like offspring that continue to grow inside…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago  (572+ words) An invasive crab species that has been in the Maritimes since the late 1990s is migrating further north as climate change makes regions such as Labrador and Quebec more hospitable. If the crab populations aren't contained, they could cause millions in…...

8+ mon, 6+ day ago  (586+ words) On the evening of September 16, a couple in Nipigon, Ont. , opened their back door to let their dog into the yard. On the other side of the door was an adult black bear. Emergency services transported the couple to hospital…...