• Protecting Water and Farmland in Simcoe County

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Feb 13th, 2015
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News release from World Health Organization A ground-breaking report on biodiversity and health, launched today at the 14th World Congress on Public Health, in Kolkata, India, shows the significant contribution of biodiversity and ecosystem services to...
Feb 13th, 2015
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By Patrick Bales, The Orillia Packet & Times A program unlike any other in the country is coming to Lakehead University this spring. A memorandum of understanding was signed earlier this week between the school and Ontario Nature to launch a master...
In Barrie
Feb 12th, 2015
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By Rick Vanderlinde Innisfil Journal Innisfil council should get more public input and hire a consultant to study transit options before deciding on a municipal bus system, town staff recommends. The $76,000 cost would come from a Simcoe County grant a...
Feb 12th, 2015
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Province Engaging Public, Businesses and Communities on Climate Change Strategy News release for Ontario government Ontario has released a climate change discussion paper and invites citizens, businesses and communities to share ideas about how to succ...
Feb 12th, 2015
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online John Mascarin of Aird & Berlis, has been re-appointed Integrity Commissioner (IC) for the Town of New Tecumseth until March 1, 2019 (which extends into the next term of council). Mr. Mascairn has served in an interim...
Feb 11th, 2015
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By Jenni Dunning Midland Mirror MIDLAND – The emerald ash borer has invaded Midland, and residents are on the hook for the cost of treating or removing their ash trees – up to $3,000 per tree. The insects are a “significant problem,” said Bryan Peter, ...
Feb 11th, 2015
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By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun WASAGA BEACH — Mayor Brian Smith has started the ball rolling on his campaign goals. On Tuesday night, with deliberations on the municipal budget safely out of the way, Smith presented council’s committee of the whole with...
Feb 11th, 2015
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By Gisele Winton Sarvis Barrie Examiner   A tax increase of less than 2% is possible while still maintaining service and putting funds away for future infrastructure projects in Clearview Township because for this year only the township will be paying ...
Feb 11th, 2015
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By Roberta Bell, Orillia Packet & Times At least one Ramara Township employee has been disciplined in connection with the contaminated waste that was dumped on municipal property in December. “A staff member, through discussion, has acknowledged so...
In Issues
Feb 11th, 2015
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Join us for a unique event! From Sierra Club Canada Foundation Restore Our Water International has reached out to policy makers in the US and Canada for a number of years, talking to them about important issues related to water levels in our Great Lake...