Community Profile

Pledge Summary

Whitestone is a municipality in West Parry Sound District, within the Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve. Our population is small, but our geographic area is large and extensively forested, with many lakes and rivers. The character of our community is a mixture of rural and cottage country, with a strong culture of environmental conservation. Monarch butterflies frequent our area during the summer months, where they can find an abundance of suitable habitat. We have frequently observed butterflies and moths through their metamorphoses. Several years ago, our Municipality directed staff to avoid cutting milkweed during roadside grass cutting operations. Our Municipal Council has just taken the Mayor's Monarch Pledge.