September 2nd, 2009 Hello Everyone:On behalf of the Ontario Zero Waste Coalition I sent the following letter to all Mayor’s, Councillors,municpalities in the Simcoe area with the following attachments. A few municipalities don’t have an ema...

September 3rd, 2009 It appears that the County is not even prepared to accept the OPP’s word on what happened at the blockade Gate 2 on the afternoon of August 20.The Barrie Examiner reports that Simcoe County communications manager Alan Greenwood cont...

September 3rd, 2009 Today, a press release alleging a dozen people wearing bandanas had blockaded Site 41 and intimidated staff was removed from the Simcoe County website.“I am very pleased that the County of Simcoe removed the racist press release” sa...

September 4th, 2009 Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty sent the following email to one of our supporters: On Thu, 9/3/09, dmcguinty@premier.gov.on.ca wrote Thanks for your online message about the North Simcoe landfill site(Site 41). I appreciate your tak...

September 4th, 2009 Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty sent the following email to one of our supporters: On Thu, 9/3/09, dmcguinty@premier.gov.on.ca wrote Thanks for your online message about the North Simcoe landfill site(Site 41). I appreciate your tak...

September 4th, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFestival shows how big events can produce little or no waste ELMVALE — September 3, 2009 – It was one of Ontario’s most refreshing “zero waste” summer events: a festival dedicated to celebrating water. The Elmva...

September 4th, 2009 Dear Mr. Gerretsen,It’s been almost two weeks since we met with you and your staff,You promised to make a request to Simcoe County that the calibrated computer model be released.We would like to know if that request has been made an...

September 4th, 2009 Have a safe and GARBAGE-FREE long weekend! Saturday September 5 10 a.m. Children’s Walk and Water Ceremony at the protest camp. Activites continue all day into the regular 6 p.m. potluck.11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Legal fundraiser at Yorkies...

September 7th, 2009 Supporters have alerted us to a couple of interesting linksThe Story of Stuff: A video that takes on some fundamental issues with clarity and humour.StuffNo Impact Man: A film about a New Yorker’s one-year project to turn off the el...

September 8th, 2009 Tuesday September 8 Springwater Council meets, 5:30 p.m., 2231 Nursery Rd., Midhurst (normally first and third Monday)Bradford West Gwillimbury Council meets, 7 p.m. 57 Holland St., BradfordCollingwood Council meets in Committee of ...