Illustrative image: Bodega Aurrera/YEI product listing Electric kick-scooters are becoming increasingly common, but Ontario does not automatically permit them on every public road. Ontario currently operates an e-scooter pilot program. A municipality must choose to participate and pass a bylaw permitting their use. Mississauga participates in the program and allows qualifying e-scooters under [READ MORE...]

LOCATION: A statue of the legendary Huron-Wendat giant Kitchikewana on the corner of Main Street and Brock Street, Penetanguishene. The Legend: (Author’s Interpretation) Long ago, the giant god Kitchikewana fell deeply in love with Wanakita, the beautiful daughter of Musquakie, a northern chief. Believing she would become his wife, Kitchikewana asked Wanakita to marry him. [READ MORE...]

A historical article on the Legend of Loup Lafontaine recounts how a wolf story, rooted in local memory and retold by Father Thomas Marchildon in 1955, became part of Lafontaine’s cultural identity. https://www.ameriquefrancaise.org/en/articles/legend-loup-lafontaine Blending history with folklore, the story reflects early community divisions, shared hardship, and eventual unity among the area’s French-speaking families and Métis [READ MORE...]

DID YOU KNOW? — Several Types of Ticks Can Be Found Around Lafontaine & Georgian Bay Health experts are warning that Ontario could see a major increase in ticks this summer due to warmer winters and changing weather patterns. Blacklegged ticks (also called deer ticks) are spreading into more areas of the province and can [READ MORE...]

Parking Permits and dog licences Resident Parking Permits are now available, the first permit is free to property owners, a second is available for $30. The Township also issues a total of 225 Non-Resident parking permits on a first come first served basis for an annual fee of $225. Dog Licences are required for [READ MORE...]

Burning in your community VIEW FINES (and permit details): https://www.tiny.ca/township-hall/permits-licences/burning-permit WHERE TO PURCHASE (Tiny “Fire Permit Information” + locations): https://www.tiny.ca/firepermit WHAT YOU CAN BURN + permit validity (Open Air Burning By-law 15-027 PDF)