My daughter picked up a ""wood tick" (or so the doctor called it) this past weekend while we were in St. Catharines. We did do a little bushwacking to get to the proper coordinates. She found it on her head about 24 hours later. We sent her to the hospital to have it removed properly, since my husband and I had never removed one (properly) before.
I had tick, myself, last summer that I picked up (likely) at Bass Lake in Orillia while camping, which gave me some problems a few weeks later (I had a "ring" show up around it). My doctor treated me for Lyme just in case. He wasn't entirely sure that it was Lyme but since I had just pulled it off of me (not knowing what it was), and the fact that he couldn't explain the ring, he gave me the meds to be sure. Of which I was much relieved. However, my point with all of this is that ticks are definately present in Ontario so it's important to take whatever precautions to avoid a bite. At the same time, don't panic if you've been bitten, just be aware of what to look for. I'd recommend surfing the net to read up about them, but to be honest, it just got me all freaked out and paranoid waiting for any sign of symptoms. The best bet is to speak to your doctor about it.
