Giving Tuesday Success!

#C02Monitors4GBGH campaign raises $36,960 on GivingTuesday

On December 1, the Georgian Bay General Hospital (GBGH) Foundation launched

a one-day GivingTuesday campaign to fundraise for 2 End Tidal C02 Monitors. Thanks to more than 110
individual donors, and a matching gift of $10,000 from Nick & Marina Boudouris (owners of OPA
Catering, the World Famous Dock Lunch, Pier 21 and operators of Restaurant Sainte-Marie), a total
of $36,960 was raised in 24 hours. From left: Jennifer Lalonde, Lindsay...

Giving Tuesday for GBGH

Nick & Marina Boudouris and family match GivingTuesday
donations* to GBGH Foundation.

GBGH Foundation raising funds for End Tidal C02 Monitors for GivingTuesday Global Day of Giving
Takes Place this Year on December 1st.

November 30, 2020 – The Georgian Bay General Hospital (GBGH) Foundation is raising funds for End
Tidal C02 Monitors this GivingTuesday - a global movement for giving and volunteering, taking place
each year after Black Friday. Just as Black Friday kicks off the holiday shopping...

New Fire Truck for Honey Harbour (Station 1) has Arrived

On behalf of Mayor Koetsier, Council and Fire Chief Tony Van Dam, we are delighted to share that a new fire truck has arrived at the Honey Harbour (Station 1) Fire Station.

Fire Chief Tony Van Dam approached the procurement process with a new way of thinking; looking outside the Province for exactly what was required.

Chief Van Dam found a Freightliner, M2 106 Crusader built to perfection. With marine-grade body and an 800-gallon tank, this pumper is ready and able to assist the crew in any emergency.

The...

Water Quality Advisory - Little Lake in Port Severn

Blue-Green Algae Public Notice

August 18, 2020

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit would like to inform residents and visitors that further laboratory analysis confirm the presence of blue-green algae impacting the northwest and southwest shoreline of Little Lake in Port Severn (Bonneville Road and Port Severn Road area), Township of Georgian Bay.

Many species of blue-green algae (also called cyanobacteria) have the potential to produce toxins that are harmful to the health of humans and animals.

The...

Honey Bee Festival - Deferred Until 2021

Mayor and Council of the Township of Georgian Bay has made the difficult decision to defer the hosting of the second annual Honey Bee Festival on Saturday, October 3, 2020. Events such as the Honey Bee Fun Run, Marketplace, Golf Tournament, Art Show, Entertainment, Mayor’s Gala were set to take place in Honey Harbour and Port Severn and will not take place as a direct result of the environment caused by the global pandemic of COVID-19.

Since 2019, the Township has taken steps to help protect pollinators...