Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Oh, Canada! In sailing equality, energy and excitement combined with equity on and off the water can take many forms. Sometimes in the most unlikely of places as when we think of sailing, we don't really think of Canada. We picture Newport, San Diego, San Francisco, the Mediterranean, Mexico etc.... The relaunch of theFriday, January 10, 2025
North America’s Largest Indoor Show The 67th annual Toronto International Boat Show is North America’s Largest Indoor Show in the industry, January 18 - 26, 2025, so Mark Your Calendar! Canada’s Largest boating event is held at the Enercare Centre at Exhibition Place in Toronto. With over 500 exhibitors showcasingThursday, November 16, 2023
A walleye is held up by an angler on a boat in Canadian waters. (Gord Ellis/CBC) If you're near the waterfront in Windsor and have noticed more fishing boats in the Detroit River this fall, you're not alone. While the walleye fishery period has historically been primarily a spring and summer event in the river — you'reMonday, November 6, 2023
A sunset at Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula. (National Conservancy of Canada photo) Federal money will help accelerate habitat protection near Bruce Peninsula National Park, one of 10 parks prioritized in a new program announced last week. The Landscape Resiliency Program includes $15 million from Parks Canada, which theMonday, October 30, 2023
One of the world's largest remaining Edwardian steamships, the S.S. Keewatin, has arrived at its new home at a museum in Kingston, Ont., after sailing through the Great Lakes from Georgian Bay near Barrie. The vessel is older than the Titanic. It had been docked at Port McNicoll in Georgian Bay, which was once a vital stopTuesday, October 10, 2023
On a Saturday afternoon in June 2023, Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick set out on their boat from a launch near their home in Larsen Cove, Ont., a tiny community on the shore of Lake Huron. They were joined by two friends and a dog. The group had planned a casual day on the water, catching up and checking out an unusual bump on theTuesday, October 3, 2023
The International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board has gone back to following Plan 2014 directives as Lake Ontario levels continue their seasonal decrease. On Sept. 2, the board began deviating from Plan 2014 to provide higher and more predictable water levels on Lake St. Lawrence and the upper St. Lawrence River. Dry weatherMonday, October 2, 2023
PreviousNext 1 / 4 Checking out one of the large winches on the Michigan.David Gilchrist It has been claimed there are 10,000 wrecks in the Great Lakes. And each year, with modern technology, more and more of these lost vessels are being found. In Lower Georgian Bay, in the area of Hope Island near Christian Island, thereFriday, September 15, 2023
The storms of Aug. 24 saw 214 millimetres of rain dumped on Harrow and Colchester in Essex. The Colchester Lagoon took in 14 times the normal volume of water to its treatment facility. The Harrow Lagoon, eight times the normal amount, according to town staff. “There was just so much water it just had nowhere to go,” saidTuesday, September 12, 2023
The waterfront in Kingston, Ont. is shown in this drone shot taken on April 20, 2023. (Michel Aspirot/CBC) A new course at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., is offering students an opportunity to immerse themselves in Lake Ontario, both figuratively and literally. "A lot of Queen's students come to Kingston, spend four years
