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Oct 19th, 2015
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From Ontario Nature Please join us in welcoming three new groups to our Nature Network: the Canada South Land Trust, AWARE Simcoe and the Friends of Lake Superior Park. Each group brings with them a dedication to public engagement in nature conservation that will strengthen our efforts to protect the...
Oct 18th, 2015
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AWARE News Network AWARE Simcoe has acted in the public interest in seeking a judicial review of the county’s actions regarding Beeton Woods, its lawyer argues, opposing attempts by Simcoe County and Tecumseth Estates to collect legal costs from the non-profit group. In a submission filed in Division...
Oct 12th, 2015
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Please attend tomorrow’s council meeting! 9 am, Midhurst AWARE News Network Tomorrow, Simcoe County Councillors will decide whether to continue with a bid to recover legal costs from AWARE Simcoe, relating to the citizens’ group’s application for a judicial review of the county’s decision to li...
Oct 12th, 2015
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AWARE Simcoe letter  — October 8 2015 Dear Members and Supporters: AWARE Simcoe, a group of taxpaying residents, is in danger of being sued for approximately $50,000 in legal costs, some from a developer and some from Simcoe County. This is because we asked for an injunction to stop the clear-c...
Oct 8th, 2015
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Letter from Don Morgan, Midland As chair of AWARE Simcoe, I am encouraged by the words of the Pope during his recent visit to our part of the world and it made me think of why AWARE Simcoe exists. Following the issues of concern surrounding Site 41 and the eventual halt of this proposed degradation [...
Jun 1st, 2015
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From Maggie Curran AWARE Essa Hello everyone! A municipality’s Official Plan reflects the goals and perspectives of our community here in Essa Township. Before there can be a tree ordinance protection strategy in Essa Township, we need the Mayor and Council to make additions to tree policy in the Off...
May 9th, 2015
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AWARE News Network David Featherstone, the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority’s manager of watershed monitoring is the guest speaker at AWARE Simcoe’s Annual General Meeting. His topic: Protecting and Restoring our Natural Heritage Systems – with a focus on re-building these ...
Apr 12th, 2015
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Questions for Simcoe County Official Plan OMB Public Info Sessions, to be held in Midhurst April 20  Submitted by AWARE Simcoe March 31, 2015 Preamble  AWARE Simcoe appreciates County Council holding the Public Information Sessions on April 20, 2015. We are submitting these questions in advance so th...
Mar 5th, 2015
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NVCA budget vote deferred until March meeting Release from Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority of Highlights of Feb. 27 2015 board meeting The board of directors agreed to defer their deliberation and vote on the final 2015 NVCA budget until the March board meeting. This is to allow all watersh...
Feb 26th, 2015
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Restoring federal status to the Nottawasaga River NEWS FLASH – Today (February 27 2015) the NVCA board unanimously voted in favour of a resolution moved by Innisfil Councillor Rob Nicol and seconded by Oro-Medonte Councillor Barb Coutanche to reaffirm its request to the federal government to have the...