Submitted by Joanne Rodgers, BPEG
On May 21st, Forty 7th and 8th graders from the Bruce Peninsula District School (BPDS), in collaboration with the Bruce Peninsula Environment Group (BPEG), conducted the annual cleanup of Ferndale Road. This year, divided into groups of four students, they expanded their cleanup efforts to County Rd 9 starting at the LCBO. During the hour-long cleanup effort, the students collected numerous bags of garbage and recyclables.
On conclusion of the cleanup, the students were treated to refreshments sponsored by the Lion’s Head United Church.
BPEG AGM Held 19 May 2026
The Bruce Peninsula Environment Group (BPEG) held their Annual General Meeting on 19 May 2026 at the Anglican Church Hall in Lion’s Head. Keeping with tradition, the event kicked off with a sumptuous potluck meal and social time.
Keynote speaker Tim Gray, Executive Director of Environmental Defence, talked about various strategies employed by the organization on “How to Protect the Environment when your Government says they are not interested.” The organization has a long history of protecting land in Ontario, especially rural lands and environmentally sensitive areas. They advocate for more housing density within existing town boundaries and to prevent urban sprawl into rural lands, wetlands, farm and forest landscapes.
Gray related the strategies and struggles in the fight to save the Greenbelt and the ongoing work to block highway 413. To protect the Greenbelt, they organized a massive campaign to raise public awareness of the Ontario Government’s plan to allow housing developers to expand into the Greenbelt. He outlined some of their proposals to reduce urban sprawl and create liveable communities, such as building multiplex dwellings in Toronto. He highlighted that a major issue to engage public awareness is the fragmented universe of information, misinformation and disinformation.
A BPEG member commented that with all the good work they are doing, and could do to make communities more healthy and liveable while protecting the environment, it is unfortunate that they have to devote lots of their energy to fighting the government’s ill-conceived projects that not only will place a huge financial burden on taxpayers but are also detrimental to the environment.
To find out more information on the organization, please visit https://environmental
defence.ca
BPEG Board Members selected for 2026/2027 term
BPEG elected two new Board members: Anna Fischer and Katherine McCormack. Returning to the Board are Rod Layman, Chelsea Vieira, Bridget Rosser, Elizabeth Sykes and Joanne Rodgers.
