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Date: 1st Thursday of each month – 10:00 AM Location: RecPlex, Oakview Room. 1724 Mosley St. Association of retired & semi-retired women from all walks of life looking for fellowship & friendship from like minded women. We invite guest speakers, have various outings & many special interest groups such as euchre, bowling, book club, dominoes & lunch group.

For information email Sue Payne: nwpmembership@gmail.com

Date: Tuesdays at 7:00 pm & Thursdays at 12:00 pm Location: United Church, 380 Zoo Park Road For more information contact 416-829-8259 or email Francine0464@rogers.com. Visit website at https://brownbaggerssecularaa.com

Date: 1st Thursday of each month - 12:30 – 2:00 pm Location: Wasaga Beach Public Library, Meeting Room.

All persons living with Parkinson's & caregivers welcome.

For more information contact Dwight at 705-795-6952 or Phil Bender 905-706248 or bender.philip@gmail.com

Dates: Every 2nd Thursday of the month via Zoom Location: Zoom meeting – register by Zoom link GBPC promotes the appreciation & enjoyment of photography, providing an opportunity for photographers to meet & exchange ideas, exhibit their work & advance their skills.

For more info please email: communications@gbpc.ca

Date: 2nd Thursday of each month - 9:30 am – noon Location: Wasaga Beach RecPlex, 1724 Mosley Street Social club for retired or semi-retired men to meet & have coffee, hear interesting & informative speakers, & have fun. Monthly social outings to which partners are usually included. For info call Rick at 705-351-2096 or email: mensprobuswasagabeach@gmail.com.

Date: Every 1st Tuesday of the month - 10:00 am Location: Wasaga Beach Recplex, 1724 Mosley Street Regular meetings for retired & semi-retired people who value & appreciate opportunities to meet others, enjoy hearing Guest Speakers & attending interest groups, visit places & organizations. For information please email: newsletter@beachcombersprobus.com

Date: Every 4th Thursday of the month – 10 am Location: Wasaga Beach RecPlex, 1724 Mosley Street Meetings for retired & semi-retired women who are looking for fellowship, friendship and fun. We invite Guest Speakers and have additional interest groups.

Organized trips to various places or interest & organizations. More info email: probusatthebeach@gmail.com

Date: Thursdays 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Location: Lions Den, RecPlex. 1724 Mosley St. Fun Night of Darts. Play as a spare or join a team. $5.00 per night To register or for more info email: marlwooddarts@gmail.com or call Ellen: 416-909-6229

Date: 3rd Thursday of the month - 10:00 am to noon Location: Wasaga Beach RecPlex, 1724 Mosley St. Retired & semi-retired women are welcomed in order to socialize with others by taking part in activities such as trips, theatre outings, cards, book clubs, golf, walking & listening to different speakers each month.

For more information contact: Barb Sutton – 705-4299702

Check out Page 13 of this issue for more local Date: Saturday, April 26 -1:00 pm Location: Wasaga Beach United Church, 380 Zoo Park Road S. 10.00 per person. Share the Wealth. Coffee, Tea & Cookies.

Please call Mildred at 705-321-9991 or 705-429-9979

‘Good Stuff'.

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Date: Every Wednesday – 6:45 pm – 7:45 pm Location: Wasaga Beach Library, 544 River Road West For more information, contact: Mary at 416-356-4265 or Pat at pattig123.0@gmail.com

Date: 3rd Thursday of each month 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Prime Time Club, (RecPlex), 1724 Mosley St. Please come & join us. For more info: www.geobaycoinstampclub.com

Date: The 2nd Wednesday of every month Location: Wasaga Stars Arena/Library - ReMAX Room Please come and join us. For more information on becoming a Friend, email us at fotlwasagabeach@gmail.com, follow us on Facebook at Wasaga Beach Friends of the Library or call the Library at 705-429-5481

Date: Tuesdays – 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm Location: RecPlex - Prime Time Club, 1724 Mosley Street All Cribbage players welcome. Please join us for a fun afternoon. New players, if you wish to learn how to play we, can make arrangements to teach you. Please contact Denise at 705-352-1305 for more information.

Date: Every Friday morning – 9:15 - 10:00 am Location: Wasaga Beach Community Presbyterian Church (meeting room) - 208 Mosley St. Please come and join us. For more info phone Sue: 705-606-0577

Date: Every Sunday – 1:00 pm Location: Legion Hall, Wasaga Sports Park, Klondike Park Rd. $5.00 buy in. Cash bar will be open however the kitchen will be closed. All are welcome.

Date: Mondays & Fridays – 7:00 pm Location: Wasaga Beach Presbyterian Community Church, 208 Mosley St. If you think you may have a problem with drugs/alcohol, come visit us. You can do it. We can help.

Date: Thursday March 20 – 10:00 am or 7:00 pm Location: Wasaga Stars Arena – Rotary Room Register at: FilmWasaga.ca/InfoSessions

Date: April 19 – 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Location: Wasaga Beach RecPlex Meet the Easter Bunny, get creative with the Wasaga Beach Woodworkers, and enjoy exciting activities like an Easter egg hunt, face painting, inflatables, a petting zoo, photo booth, and colouring contest! Plus, don't forget to explore the Easter Market for unique crafts and treats!

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The Facts, The Progress, The Future - All in One Place

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Where Did All This Snow Come From?

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his winter, Southern Georgian Bay has seen an unusually high amount of snow. We had a significant snowfall in late November and early December, followed by two more strong storms in February. The total accumulation last month was around 3 feet and has been tough on our backs, shovels, and snowblowers!

I often hear people say, “I was looking forward to global warming for warmer temperatures and less snow,” while others remark, “This feels like the kind of winters we used to have - they're coming back!” So, what exactly is going on?

It won't come as a surprise that we live in a snowbelt - an area downwind of the Great Lakes where heavy snowfall arrives fast and furious. As you can see from this diagram, Georgian Bay is right in the heart of it.

Climate Change and Future Snowfall Experts predict that as the planet warms, most of Canada will see reduced snowfall due to higher temperatures. However, communities along the Great Lakes - like ours - may be an exception. Warmer lake temperatures and reduced ice cover will lead to more evaporation, fuelling heavier lake-effect snow when cold air moves across.

The Lake Effect: Why We Get So Much Snow Being in a snowbelt means we experience lake-effect snow. This occurs when cold air moves across the relatively warm, open waters of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. The air picks up moisture and heat from the lake, rises into the atmosphere, cools, and then releases that moisture as snow. Lake-effect snow is especially intense early in the season when the lakes are at their warmest and before they freeze over. (See diagram for a visual explanation.)

For all you amateur meteorologists out there, you know that the El Niño / Southern Oscillation (ENSO) — the entire El Niño and La Niña system — is the single most predictable influence on year-to-year variations in average winter precipitation. We are currently in the La Niña phase, which historically brings increased precipitation. Additionally, human-induced climate change is intensifying all weather patterns, making its effects even more pronounced.

What does this mean for us? Expect some spring flooding, but for now, it's time to embrace winter! Try out a fun snow sport, and keep your snowblower in top shape - snowy winters are likely here to stay.

LOCAL ACTION - GLOBAL IMPACT Engage with Wasaga Beach Climate Action Team wasagabeachclimateaction.com info@wasagabeachclimateaction.com

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by Frank Stanisci

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Steve Says...

Snowmobilers and cyclists are in a standoff, both trying to claim the same trail… March problems in Wasaga Beach.

March: the month where you experience all four seasons in a single afternoon.

You know it's almost spring in Wasaga when the seagulls start showing up for their summer jobs - stealing fries and annoying tourists.

Daylight Saving Time is proof that even clocks get jet lag.

Winter's almost over in Wasaga Beach!

Time to switch from complaining about the snow and cold to complaining about the Victoria Day Weekend traffic.

Spring cleaning? More like aggressively shuffling clutter from one room to another.

I need to re-home a dog. It's a small terrier and tends to bark a lot. If you're interested, let me know and I'll jump over my neighbours fence and get it for you.

Leprechauns have it easy - no one questions their gold hoarding or day drinking.

St. Patrick's Day in Wasaga Beach: If you see someone dressed head-to-toe in green, they're either feeling festive or just really excited for golf season.

Raise your hand if you have already spent your daylight savings.

They say March comes in like a lion, but in Wasaga Beach, it comes in like a confused seagull caught in a snow squall.

The best part of March in Wasaga? The ice melts just in time for the first group of brave souls to test the water - and immediately regret it.

Spring is near! Soon, the only ice left will be in our drinks on the patio… we hope.

Wal-Mart announced they will close 108 stores putting 16 cashiers out of work.

I don't know who I feel more sorry for.. myself for never being able to find where I parked my car?.. or the poor fellow following me through the parking lot hoping to take my parking space...

In fact, yes, l can multitask. I can screw up several things at once.

Admit it. Every once in a while you say "Open Sesame" while walking up to an automatic door.