By Heidi Riedner Georgina Advocate Georgina Mayor Robert Grossi’s public statement last Friday explaining why he pleaded guilty to filling in shore lands without a permit on his private property has “deeply disappointed” the board of the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority. “It can certainly be...
From North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance The Maple Lake Estates (MLE) Loophole is “simply illegal and bad policy” according to the legal opinion submitted to the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) by Leo Longo, Senior Partner, Aird & Berlis LLP on behalf of the North Gwillimbury Fore...
From North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance November 26 201w At its Friday, November 22nd board meeting, the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) deferred making a decision on our request that it eliminate the Maple Lake Estates (MLE) loophole because their lawyer was not in attendance to ans...
By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald November 25 2013 ESSA – Essa Township is getting behind a citizen group’s push to have the Nottawasaga River protected under recently revised federal legislation. AWARE Simcoe vice chair Kate Harries gained council’s support for the group’s goal of having the r...
From North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance November 17 2013 Next Friday, November 22nd, the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) board will decide if wetlands in our area deserve the same degree of protection as those found in the territories of our five neighbouring conservation authorities...
By Heidi Riedner yorkregion.com Nov 13, 2013 Georgina Mayor Rob Grossi was granted a leave of absence from his LSRCA chairperson post until after its AGM in January. He faces ministry charges for allegedly dumping fill without permission. Mr. Grossi has told media he has permits for work he did in J...
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has put out a draft Lake Simcoe Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. The strategy, which is a follow-up to the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan, aims to “revitalize and protect the Lake Simcoe Watershed for generations to come,” a statement from the Ontar...
By Trina Berlo Wasaga Sun Oct 28, 2013 Although the quality of the water in Nottawasaga Bay is excellent, says NVCA CAO Wayne Wilson, the health of the lower Nottawasaga River is considered poor. ...
Rob Grossi faces 2 Ministry charges for dumping on Crown landBy Heidi Riedner YorkRegion.com Oct 28, 2013 Two counts of illegal dumping against the chairperson of the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority and Georgina Mayor Robert Grossi on his private property remain before the courts, according...
NVCA approves commercial development in Angus flood zoneNew Tecumseth Free Press October 28, 2013The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) has given its approval, with conditions, to a commercial plaza located entirely within the regulated flood plain at 350 Mill Street in Angus.A joint pr...
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