Southern Ontario residents battle an intrusion of invasive caterpillars
dimanche, 12 juillet 2020 à 13:30 - Infestations come once every decade or so.
After struggling for years to control the invasive Asian longhorned beetle, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced the tree-killing insect has finally been eradicated in Canada.
But as that struggle ends, another one is being waged in several Ontario communities, against a different invasive insect.
Hordes of Gypsy Moth caterpillars are being reported in Eastern Ontario, Bancroft, Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, Vaughan and Caledon. It becomes noticeable when people are sitting on their back patio and there are insects plopping into their drinks, said Peter Wynnyczuk, a forestry technician and president of P and A Urban Forestry Consulting in Toronto.
January 28, 2021 · 0 Comments
By Peter Richardson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Credit Valley Conservation Authority (CVC) had a far from normal year in 2020, as it faced the unusual challenges brought about by COVID-19
CVC CAO, Deborah Martin-Downs and former Deputy CAO Mr. Jeff Payne presented their organization’s 2021 Budget to Mono Council during its meeting on Jan. 12, which began with the pair sharing some of the unprecedented difficulties presented in 2020.
With COVID-19 and its many restrictions, 2020 was a different year for the CVCA, however they made the required digital transformation to adapt and continued to plan for the future, while connecting people with nature.