• Protecting Water and Farmland in Simcoe County

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Jan 27th, 2017
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Fish have been found in Lake Michigan, Erie and Ontario CBC News  Grass carp are living in the Great Lakes, according to a new international study. The fish, one of four Asian carp species, are believed to have found their way into lakes Michigan, Erie...
Jan 26th, 2017
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We Are Excited To Tell You About The Changes! from Mary Muter The Georgian Bay Great Lakes Foundation, formerly the Sierra Club Canada Foundation, Great Lakes Section announces that it will no longer function as part of Sierra Club Canada Foundation. O...
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Jan 25th, 2017
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News release from MNRF The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is seeking the public’s help in identifying the individual or individuals responsible for abandoning gill nets in Lake Superior, near the Montreal River. On January 19, 2017, conserv...
Jan 25th, 2017
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By Bob Bruton, Barrie Examiner  Next year Barrie will begin spending $60 million to cut the level of phosphorus entering Lake Simcoe from the wastewater treatment plant. Work at the Bradford Street plant could include constructing foundations, concrete...
Jan 25th, 2017
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Andrew McNeill says ‘common practice’ to reach out to consultants for input on RFPs By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun Wasaga Beach officials met with the consultant brought in to lead the downtown master planning process months before they were hired...
Jan 25th, 2017
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Integrity report sparks clashes, threat from mayor to clear the room by Catherine Thompson 977 the beach A Wasaga Beach councillor wants sanctions to be brought against the town’s Deputy Mayor. Integrity Commissioner Robert Swayze presented his r...
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Jan 24th, 2017
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Orangeville.com  An American city is defending its plan to draw water from the Great Lakes, saying Canadian and U.S. mayors trying to block the move should be ignored. The Wisconsin city of Waukesha argues a decision last year that gave it permission t...
Jan 23rd, 2017
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North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance applauds decision By Heidi Riedner   Georgina Advocate A war of environmental protections versus development rights in the north end of Keswick is ramping up after a potential land swap got nixed under a provincial Gre...
Jan 23rd, 2017
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Carthew Bay Nature Reserve, donated by John and Betty McCulloch in 2002. From Couchiching Conservancy Annual General Meeting Sat, February 4th Hawkridge Golf & Country Club – map 1151 Hurlwood Lane, Orillia, ON L3V 6K8 1:30 pm – doors o...
Jan 22nd, 2017
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The Georgian Bay beachfront has seen a steady decline in tourism for years, but a new development proposal to revive the town’s fortunes has sparked division at city hall By BETSY POWELL Toronto Star WASAGA BEACH—A bundled-up couple walking a dog and a...