Conservation & Wildlife News

Green Party calls for province-wide halt on AI data centres until safeguards are in place

By: Anushka Yadav, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Pointer

Aug 17 • The Field & Shutter Press

Ford government won’t commit to forest fire inquiry, as chiefs demand change

By: Jon Thompson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ricochet

Aug 4 • The Field & Shutter Press

Saving bees might be tied to saving their gut microbiomes

By: Meg Deak, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Woolwich Observer

Jul 9 • The Field & Shutter Press

Swallowtails are in the spotlight, taking home the title of pollinator of the year

By: Meg Deak, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Woolwich Observer

Jul 6 • The Field & Shutter Press

Halton Region detects first West Nile virus positive mosquito pool of 2026

Season's first positive West Nile mosquito pool found in Oakville, prompting reminders to drain standing water.

Jul 3 • The Field & Shutter Press

Why a tiny salamander is shutting down a Burlington road

City officials and Conservation Halton team up for the annual spring tradition of protecting a rare species as it moves to its breeding ponds along the…

Mar 10 • Greg Noakes

Federal review underway on emergency protection for Wasaga Piping Plovers

Environmental advocates have urged the federal government to step in as mechanical beach raking plans threaten the survival of the endangered Piping…

Feb 10 • Greg Noakes

Ontario court victory lets gardens grow wild

By: Natasha Bulowski, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Jan 20 • The Field & Shutter Press

‘We’ve never surrendered the land’: Treaty 9 First Nations back in court

By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com

Dec 18, 2025 • The Field & Shutter Press

Ford Government passes Bill 46: forest protections cut, alcohol allowed in Ontario Parks

Bill pairs new provincial park drinking rules with Crown Forest Sustainability Act changes, allowing forest removal without standard oversight.

Dec 11, 2025 • Greg Noakes

Why trees could be Halton Hills’ best defence against a changing climate

Amid rising heat and smoky summers, local experts say planting trees is one of the simplest, most effective tools residents have to protect their…

Nov 20, 2025 • Greg Noakes

Public gets a say on Ontario plan for Special Economic Zones

By: Abdul Matin Sarfraz, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative

Oct 7, 2025 • The Field & Shutter Press

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