A Bountiful Summer Season
The summer of 2023 has brought a bumper crop of both blueberries and raspberries to the region. Longtime Sudbury blueberry vendor, Arthur Choquette, forecast a good harvest earlier in the season, noting that lots of moisture from a good winter snow cover and plentiful...
Mergansers Revisited
Photo of Merganser ‘Family’ taken by Linda Thurber It takes a village to raise a duckling, and sometimes moms just need a break. Photographer Linda Thurber spotted this brave merganser female warily traversing the waters west of Ojibway Bay with at least 27...
Mayflies
Mayflies, or shadflies are hatching in great numbers. Relatives of dragonflies and damselflies, these short-lived insects belong to an order fittingly named Ephemeroptera. There are many species all over the world and in our area. They became known as...
Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas
Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCA) - Shawanaga First Nations Community by Erica Allen, President of PaBIA Our Shawanaga First Nations Neighbours Long before the summer of 1615 when Samuel de Champlain travelled up the Ottawa River, along the French river...
Shawanaga Island to be preserved
Shawanaga First Nations It’s all about preserving land and protecting the endangered species. It is also about preserving their cultural roots and participating in the world they live in. Shawanaga Island to be preserved There was an international movement for...
PaBIA eBlast May 19, 2021
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Monarch Butterfly
In Case of Fire, We Need to Act Fast
Once there is a fire on your property, it’s too late to start figuring out who can help. Knowing who is in your vicinity and has a working Firepump can help you and your neighbours plan for a fire emergency before it happens. Watch this 6 min video - it might save...
PaBIA eBlast May 12th, 2021
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Did You Know the Impact of YOUR Wake Has Consequences?
The larger the wake, the greater the potential for undesirable side effects Loons, & other birds that nest along the shore, choose locations that are protected from waves generated by the prevailing winds. However, boat wake, which can come from any direction, can...
Doctrine of Discovery Video
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Medical Information Card (Massasauga)
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