The Phantom Square-Rigger of Georgian Bay By Al Taylor On a warm June night in 1986, I saw lazily-swinging lanterns hanging from the cross spars of an old square-rigger sailing ship suddenly materialise off the western shore of Christian Island. It appeared to be heading straight for the shoals, and [more]
Frances Dafoe and Norris Bowden – Beach Kids Who Became World Champion and Olympic Skaters By Jack Ellis Did you know that two kids from Rowntree Beach became World Champion and Olympic Medal winners in pairs skating in the 1950s? Norris Bowden, born in August 1926, and Frances Dafoe, born [more]
Study of Visual Impact of Wind Turbines Is Underway By Jack Ellis A study into the visual impacts of industrial wind turbine developments is now underway in Tiny. On March 31st, Township Council authorized staff to contract with the University of Guelph to provide a team of Landscape Architecture professors [more]
Native Plant Sources By Janet Skelton Before heading off to buy native plants, you might consult two good sources of information on Ontario native plants. The most specific to Georgian Bay is the Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation. The web address is http://lakehuron.ca and search for “native plants” where [more]
Planting for a Healthier Tiny Shoreline By Chris Straw The shoreline is a dynamic zone that serves a number of purposes — filtering water from runoff, breaking down wastes from old or faulty septic systems, providing food and shelter for many plants and animals and of course, providing excellent recreation [more]
Huronia District Hospital Supervisor’s Proposal Official News Release Background • Dr. Kevin Smith was appointed Supervisor of Huronia District Hospital (HDH) after the Board resigned in October 2007. • His mandate as Supervisor is to resolve the governance issues at HDH. • Since being appointed Dr. Smith has conducted extensive [more]
Geothermal. . . Heat from the Earth By Al Taylor Imagine that all you had to do is plug into a receptacle in the ground for all your heating & cooling needs. Essentially, you can do that with a geothermal system. We all want to reduce our carbon footprint and [more]
Site 41: Where Are We? Permit to take water: The County of Simcoe has applied for a Permit to Take Water at its proposed Site 41 waste facility. The imminent construction of the first cell requires a massive withdrawal of water from the aquifer under Site 41. So does the construction [more]
Pauzé Dump Site in Compliance So Far Since 2007 the local company that owns the Pauzé Dump Site, which lies about a kilometer east of County Road 6 and just north of Concession Road 9, has been under a Ministry of the Environment Director’s Order. This is so, because the [more]
High Speed Internet Update Unfortunately, the areas of Tiny Township that have long suffered with slow dial-up internet service will have to suffer for a while yet. Despite receiving an on-line petition signed by over 1000 households, neither Bell nor Rogers have as yet expanded their service. But some residents [more]
The Federation of Tiny Township Shoreline Associations