• Protecting Water and Farmland in Simcoe County

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Feb 7th, 2017
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Plastic water bottles lined up in front of Conservative leadership candidates at a Feb. 4 debate in Halifax 10,000 tonnes of plastic enter the Great Lakes each year AWARE News Network: The world is being overwhelmed by plastic. Environmental Defence has issued an alert about a recent study’s es...
Jan 28th, 2017
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Snapping Turtle hatchling -Kate Harries photo The following is AWARE Simcoe’s submission opposing the Ontario government’s continuation of the Snapping Turtle hunt as proposed in EBR #012 9170. If you agree, send in your own comment by Monday January 30, 2017 Key Points -A perceived abund...
Jan 8th, 2017
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AWARE Simcoe note: We fought to get the Nottawasaga River included in the Navigation Protection Act – and we won. But the NPA does not protect our waters in the way the ancient Navigable Waters Protection Act did, so we support this campaign for a return to meaningful legislation to preserve Ca...
Dec 12th, 2016
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News release from AWARE Simcoe Last week, members of AWARE Simcoe learned that a campaign they started almost four years ago has finally been successful. Liberal Transport Minister Marc Garneau has notified some local municipalities that the Nottawasaga River has been included in the small number of ...
Nov 30th, 2016
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from the Ontario Farmland Trust For the first time, all of Ontario’s major farm organizations, representing some 52,000 farms and 78,000 farmers, have come together to present a strong, united message to the province: freeze urban boundaries now to stop urban sprawl and protect farming in the Greater...
Nov 25th, 2016
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Some of the concerned Wasaga Beach residents who attended a county council hearing on the Easdale wetland. Among them – front row, fourth from right – is Town Councillor Sylvia Bray. -AWARE Simcoe photo By Kate Harries – AWARE News Network Some 30 Wasaga Beach residents watched from...
Nov 23rd, 2016
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Health Canada Proposes Ban On Neonicotinoid Imidacloprid by Cory Knutt Pembina Valley Health Canada has now completed its re-evaluation of the neonicotinoid imidacloprid, which is used in pest control products. Scott Kirby, director of Environmental Evaluation at Health Canada, revealed the findings ...
Nov 9th, 2016
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From the Huronia Land Conservancy  Huronia Land Conservancy, your local land trust is thrilled to announce our first nature reserve! This generous donation of 43 acres from a local family, includes a provincially significant wetland that will be protected in perpetuity for the greater good of North S...
Oct 24th, 2016
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Updated AWARE Network News The Ontario Municipal Board hearing into the bonus Chiarelli population allocations to be deployed in Springwater came to an abrupt end today, after Simcoe County lawyers presented a letter detailing an agreement reached with the Township of Springwater. They noted that nei...
Oct 13th, 2016
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Deadline to submit comments to province is October 31 News release from Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition The Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition (SCGC), a group comprised of over 25 member organizations including ratepayers, naturalists, farmers, and environmentalists, is urging the public to stand up...