• Protecting Water and Farmland in Simcoe County

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Mar 13th, 2015
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By Andrew Philips Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin A major municipal Internet project could bring high-speed broadband to shutout areas while improving existing service elsewhere. That’s the main goal behind SouthWestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWI...
Mar 12th, 2015
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By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun The process of developing a strategic vision for the main beachfront area could end up playing second fiddle to the creation of a downtown core. On Tuesday, councillors were given an overview on the work that had gone into Oppor...
In Barrie
Mar 12th, 2015
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By Bob Bruton, Barrie Examiner Council wants a report on city trash collection for multi-residential buildings before the plan’s in place. That report should be ready by July 1. Coun. Michael Prowse asked for a report Monday to detail the preferr...
Mar 11th, 2015
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For 2013, there were some 20 Ontario municipalities that achieved a residential waste diversion rate of at least 50 per cent, meaning they diverted more materials than they sent to landfill From Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine Waste Diversion Onta...
In Issues
Mar 11th, 2015
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Alberta’s oilsands use three barrels of water for every barrel of bitumen mined The Canadian Press Climate change is binding together energy and water issues and Canada must learn to think about them that way, says the newly appointed Canadian he...
Mar 11th, 2015
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Two sessions set for Monday April 20 will include question and answer sessions By Kate Harries AWARE News Network It’s taken three years, but the public will finally get some explanations about the 2008 Simcoe County Official Plan that was spurned by t...
Mar 11th, 2015
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Orillia Packet & Times  Simcoe County councillors have established a time and place for area residents interested in learning more about the ongoing official plan process. Two public information sessions are slated for April 20 at the Simcoe County...
Mar 11th, 2015
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Etobicoke MPP Peter Milczyn lauds bill for changes he called for in his career as councillor By Tamara Shephard  Etobicoke Guardian The Ontario government is proposing reforms it argued would give residents more say in how their communities grow and re...
Mar 11th, 2015
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By Ian McInroy, Barrie Examiner A Simcoe County committee project looking at ways to get area residents into the workforce is being considered by county councillors. The Simcoe County 2015-19 Labour Market Strategy is a project by the county’s On...
In Barrie
Mar 10th, 2015
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By Bob Bruton, Barrie Examiner This year’s city budget is all about building up Barrie. City council gave final approval Monday to an operating/capital budget which increases property taxes by 3.2% for homeowners. But of that total, 1% is for rep...