The province says the projects will build on the 'significant progress' that's already been made regarding the restoration of the lake.

When officers arrived at the scene, police say a civilian vessel was trying to pull a person from the water and that several other people were trying to swim toward the boat.

Three people were rescued after they became stranded on an inflatable toy boat on Lake Simcoe Tuesday, York Regional Police say.

A worried relative contacted police after the man failed to return home from his kayak outing and the weather worsened.

All conservation areas under the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority are closed until further notice due to the novel coronavirus.

On Monday at about 5:15 p.m., officers were called to Shore Acres Drive in Innisfil, Ont. to investigate a car that went through a pressure crack on the lake.

At about 4:30 a.m. Sunday, police say they were called to investigate after someone reported that voices were heard screaming for help on Lake Simcoe in Ramara, Ont.

In the letter, six MPs asked that funding for the re-establishment of the Lake Simcoe Clean-up Fund be included in the budget as soon as possible.

Deputy Chief Robin McElary-Downer saw something nearby and realized it was a man bobbing in the water yelling for help, police say.

According to Environment Canada, meteorologists are tracking two severe thunderstorms that have the possibility of producing a tornado.