A portion of the 1678 map that shows 'Tarontos Lac,' now Lake Simcoe ... British colonel John Simcoe, the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada, founded the town of York in 1793.

2:35 Ontario government asks cottage dwellers to hold off on long weekend trips Municipalities surrounding Lake Simcoe in Ontario are discouraging all non-essential travel to the region ...

The conservation authority says Environment Canada has a special weather statement in effect for the area. Significant rainfall is forecast for Monday in portions of the Lake Simcoe watershed ...