• Protecting Water and Farmland in Simcoe County

Author "AWARE Simcoe"

Mar 10th, 2015
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By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald BEETON – A stop worker order will remain in place while Simcoe County reviews the application process that led to a Beeton landowner obtaining a special permit to clear 30 acres of mature trees. For the duration ...
Mar 10th, 2015
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online Tecumseth Estates (Rizzardo) has appealed last week’s stop work order issued by Simcoe County that temporarily suspended the special permit the upper tier granted to allow the clearing of approximately 30 acres of ...
Mar 10th, 2015
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online Unless a member of council calls for a recorded vote, a show of hands and the final count is all that’s noted in the official minutes of a meeting. Ward 7 councillor Shira Harrison-McIntyre has requested the issue ...
Mar 10th, 2015
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online  New Tecumseth mayor Rick Milne spent $15,400, of which $12,262.84 was subject to the spending limit of $27,269, to win the October 2014 municipal elections, according to his financial return posted on the Town’s w...
Mar 10th, 2015
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By Mark Reusser Ontario Federation of Agriculture This spring will be remembered as the season of land use deliberations in Ontario. Four significant land use plans are under review and the process could have significant implications for Ontario farmer...
Mar 10th, 2015
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By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun A group of Wasaga Beach residents is rallying to fight a development they say doesn’t fit in with their neighbourhood. A public meeting will be held on March 24 for comments on a zoning amendment that would allow a small foreste...
Mar 9th, 2015
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Letter from the Midland Times Here is an edited version of a letter I sent to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne. Premier Wynne: The education minister has announced $27 million for the Simcoe County District School Board to close two high schools, one in ...
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Mar 9th, 2015
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News release from MPP Marie-France Lalonde Marie-France Lalonde, MPP for Ottawa-Orléans introduced a bill to enact the Microbead Elimination and Monitoring Act, 2015. This Private Members Bill serves to ensure industry and individuals in the province a...
Mar 9th, 2015
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From Climate Action Now Blue Dot campaign for the right to a healthy environment kicks into high gear! WHEN Friday March 13, 2015 at 5:30pm – 7:30pm WHERE Unity Market Cafe & Studios 25 Toronto St., Barrie Google map and directions There are ...
Mar 8th, 2015
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From Defend Our Freedom Day On March 14, people will gather together in communities across Canada for an emergency day of action to stop the government’s “secret police” law.  The government is about to ram through a “secret police...