TORONTO — Ontario is taking action to enhance the effectiveness of the province’s conservation authorities, which will create consistency, reduce costs and drive faster outcomes for the communities ...

When it was passed in 2007, Ontario‘s Endangered Species Act was considered a leading example of conservation policy that other provinces could seek to emulate.

Ontario is planning to scale back species at risk protections. But the new bill is raising alarms from environmental groups, who say it could force the federal government to intervene to enforce ...

Conservation authorities in northern Ontario are issuing flood outlook statements this week, warning of rising water levels due to warm temperatures and rainfall.

As someone always on the lookout for new hiking spots around Toronto, I recently stumbled upon a lesser-known gem: Coldstream Conservation Area in Mi… ...

Ontario is the worst in Canada for nature conservation, according to a new national report card from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS). The province received an F — ...

I had the pleasure of speaking with Tim Byrne, CAO of the Essex Region Conservation Authority to express appreciation for ERCA’s work in general and specifically for its support of the Holiday ...

A man with no fixed address is charged after police say nearly 30 mature trees were chopped down to make room for an unsanctioned log cabin at a Southwestern Ontario conservation area.

A conservation authority in Eastern Ontario wants more landowners and farmers to convert parcels to grassland to increase the endangered ecosystems.

After a frigid Christmas, much of southern Ontario appears set for a rainy winter warm-up. Some conservation authorities are warning Saturday’s rain and milder weather could prompt flooding in ...

The Purdon Conservation Area is home to the largest colony of the plant in Canada. "Pretty spectacular," says Joyce Bielby, from Vancouver Island, who is visiting family. For her, this was a must-see.