Georgian Bay

• Ontario anglers off the hook for cost of dramatic ice shelf rescue

  Councillors debated the motion, with most voicing opposition to billing the anglers and citing issues including reputational damage to the city.

  Canada

  Apr 15
  
• Anglers pulled from Georgian Bay ice shelf could face bill for rescue

  Owen Sound council will vote on the deputy mayor's motion on April 13, which will ask city staff to prepare a report on billing the anglers rescued.

  Canada

  Mar 25
  
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• Fisherman describes ‘frantic run’ as ice shelf breaks from Georgian Bay shore

  A group of fishermen fishing off the Georgian Bay shore tried to escape as an ice shelf broke off, but 23 were left stranded and had to be rescued.

  Canada

  Mar 10
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• OPP say they rescued 23 people after ice shelf broke from Georgian Bay shore

  Members from the Grey-Bruce detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police say they received a report of numerous people becoming stranded Sunday afternoon. 

  Canada

  Mar 8
• Crash in waters of Georgian Bay kills 28-year-old man

  Emergency crews responded to a personal watercraft rental business on Mosley Street in Wasaga Beach at around 6:15 p.m. on Sunday, Ontario Provincial Police said.

  Canada

  Aug 7, 2023
• Crash north of Barrie, Ont. sends 5 people to hospital

  It was just after 10 a.m. on Sunday when police from the Southern Georgian Bay detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were dispatched to a crash in Tay Township. 

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  Jul 30, 2023
• Out-of-control blazes already raging as Ontario braces for wildfire season

  An extreme fire warning is in place for parts of Ontario including Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Timmins, Algonquin Park and areas of traditional cottage country around Georgian Bay.

  Fire

  Jun 1, 2023
• Body of missing snowmobiler recovered from Six Mile Lake by divers, OPP say

  A second snowmobiler rescued from the lake on Sunday, who police say is 58 and from Toronto, remains in hospital.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2023
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• Person missing, man hospitalized after snowmobiles fall through ice in Ontario lake

  OPP say they were contacted at 10:45 a.m. Sunday by a cottager who saw two people in the water of Six Mile Lake in the township of Georgian Bay.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2023
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• Canadian Coast Guard warns Midland residents to stay off the ice next week

  Residents in the Midland, Ont., area may notice some activity out on Georgian Bay next week and stay off the ice with the Canadian Coast Guard planning some icebreaking operations.

  Canada

  Jan 6, 2023