Cutting Taxes to Protect the Lake
The Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition is calling on Ontario to cut property taxes for
landowners who protect and restore natural areas along Lake Simcoe and its rivers, streams and
wetlands.
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The Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition is calling on Ontario to cut property taxes for
landowners who protect and restore natural areas along Lake Simcoe and its rivers, streams and
wetlands.
The Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition is hiring!
We’re looking for an experienced Finance Manager to join our team on a part-time contract basis. This role is an opportunity to put your financial expertise to work supporting a local environmental charity dedicated to protecting Lake Simcoe and its watershed.
We hope you found time this summer to enjoy Lake Simcoe — whether swimming, paddling, fishing or simply spending a quiet moment by the water. Those experiences remind us why this lake means so much to the people who call its watershed home.
It has been a busy summer for the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition. We have met residents at community events, worked with partners to respond to emerging threats and continued pressing governments to turn commitments into action. We also received extraordinary new support that will help sustain our work.
September 2026 The Honourable Julie Dabrusin, P.C., M.P.Minister of the Environment, Climate Change, and NatureEnvironment and Climate Change Canada(Via email.) Dear Minister Dabrusin, We are…
Summer is always a busy time around Lake Simcoe, and this August has been no exception. We have been out in communities across the watershed, talking with residents about the health of the lake, sharing practical ways people can help protect it and continuing to push governments for stronger action.
This month also brought an unexpected opportunity to put Lake Simcoe squarely into the political conversation.
Big news for Lake Simcoe:
The Green Sanderson Foundation has committed $300,000 over three years to the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition — the most significant philanthropic investment in our organization’s history.
The Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition recognizes and acknowledges the lands originally used and occupied by the First Peoples of the Williams Treaties First Nations and other Indigenous Peoples, and on behalf of the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition, we would like to thank them for sharing this land. We would also like to acknowledge the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation as our closest First Nation community and recognize the unique relationship the Chippewas have with the lands and waters of this territory. They are the water protectors and environmental stewards of these lands and we join them in these responsibilities.