New Tecumseth Free Press Online Simcoe County has informed New Tecumseth it will look into establishing a lower speed limit on its road leading into Beeton. In a March 16th letter to the Town that touches on three separate issues involving upper tier j...

AWARE News Network “You and I have a sacred trust. We must protect the trees and the forest, and we’ve got to hear the wings of birds against the sun of the golden dawn.” Link to 10 Trees That Can Save The World. ...

By Kate Harries AWARE News Network New Tecumseth Council meets tomorrow, Monday March 23, at 7 pm. Link to agendas under Upcoming Meeting Agendas. There is notice of an in camera meeting for a legal matter – the Beeton Woods issue and, no doubt, ...

AWARE News Network We at AWARE Simcoe are deeply saddened by the death of Stephan Kramp. He was a friend and ally on the local political scene, a very effective Deputy Mayor and County Councillor who was not afraid to question the status quo. He did hi...

By Keith Currie, Vice President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture The federal government is putting farmers first with their plans for the proposed Rouge National Urban Park. The development of this new park would see more than 7,600 acres of mostly C...

from Ontario Farmland Trust Registration is now open for the 11th annual Ontario Farmland Forum – Reserve your seat today The Forum is a day of networking, learning and creative-thinking about how we expand and enhance farmland protection in Onta...

from County of Simcoe website The County of Simcoe will be hosting two Public Information Sessions on the status of the County Official Plan that was adopted in 2013 by County Council. The Official Plan is currently under appeal at the Ontario Municipa...

NOTICE OF HEARING CONCERNING AN APPEAL PURSUANT TO BY-LAW NO. 5635 THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF SIMCOE NOTICE OF HEARING RE:      County of Simcoe – Appeal – Stop Work Order 2015-035 Property Location:  Part of Lots 8, 9 and 10, Concession 9, 6386 ...

New Tecumseth Free Press Online Opponents of Tecumseth Estates (Rizzardo) Special Permit to clear more than 30 acres of woodlot on their property in Beeton, will have the opportunity to state their case directly to Simcoe County council on Tues., April...

CBC News The City of Kitchener has closed part of Stauffer Drive so that a colony of salamanders can cross safely from one side of the street to the other. Jefferson salamanders, which live in the forests on either side of the road, are protected under...