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Mar 25th, 2014
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 From AWARE Oro Medonte AWARE Oro-Medonte is holding its Annual General Meeting on  Thursday April 24, 2014 from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at the Edgar Community Hall Guest speakers are Tim Crooks & Claire Malcolmson of Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition TOPIC:  ‘Saving Lake Simcoe’ Learn about the Lake S...
Mar 19th, 2014
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By Andrew Schell Orillia Packet & Times  Clean water is critical to both human and ecological sustainability. The City of Orillia is fortunate to be surrounded by two of Ontario’s most beautiful lakes — Simcoe and Couchiching. Environmental problems, including degraded water quality, have histori...
Mar 7th, 2014
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Report by the NVCA on its February 11 board meeting The NVCA Board heard that Environment Canada is providing $21,200 to NVCA and its partner, Grey Sauble Conservation, to evaluate shoreline alternations between 2008 and 2012 along Georgian Bay. Using existing aerial imagery, the CAs will look for ch...
Mar 1st, 2014
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By Kate Harries The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority has voted in favour of requesting that the federal government add the Nottawasaga River to the new federal Navigation Protection Act. NVCA chair Nina Bifolchi, a Wasaga Beach councillor, attempted to defer the decision, but lost on a tied ...
Feb 25th, 2014
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A staff report to directors of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority recommends a resolution to request that the federal government include the Nottawasaga River in the Navigation Protection Act. The board meets Friday February 28 at the Tiffin Conservation Area. The meeting, which is open to...
Feb 25th, 2014
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The Nottawasaga Valley Concervation Authority board of directors will decide Friday February 28 whether to approve a resolution supporting the Town of Clearview and the Municipality of Essa in their request for the federal government to add the Nottawasaga River and all its tributaries to waterways r...
Feb 11th, 2014
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Clearview Township has become the second municipality to support AWARE Simcoe’s campaign to get the Nottawasaga River listed under the federal government’s new Navigation Protection Act. The first council to come on board was Essa Township. Monday night Clearview Council passed a resolution that read...
Jan 29th, 2014
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Baguley says NVCA selection matter of “housekeeping” By Bruce Hain  Innisfil Journal A letter authored by Mayor Barb Baguley to the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) sparked a few minutes of acrimonious debate at last week’s council meeting. Baguley wrote the letter to the NVCA appoint...
Jan 28th, 2014
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Election postponed after Kramp, Hill challenge proxy voting practice By Sandy Agnew Business as usual at Severn Sound Environmental Association is not good enough for Midland Deputy Mayor Stephan Kramp and Orillia Councillor Andrew Hill. They challenged the procedure to elect the SSEA Chair and Vice-...
Jan 22nd, 2014
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The following is the text of a presentation being made to local councils by AWARE Simcoe board members Kate Harries and Anne Learn Sharpe. The next presentation will be to Collingwood Council on February 10 at 5 pm. Musical adaptation of slide show Navigable Waters Protection Act In 2012, the federal...