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Oct 28th, 2013
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Maple Lake Estates Loophole: Good news, bad news and a look aheadfrom Jack Gibbons North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance October 28 2010First the good news:  At the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority's (LSRCA) October 25th board meeting, Councillor Phil Craig of the Town of Georgina announced that...
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Oct 25th, 2013
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Rob Grossi violated Public Lands Act, Ministry saysBy Heidi Riedner YorkRegion.com October 25 2013Georgina Mayor Robert Grossi, who is also chairperson of the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, has been charged by the Ministry of Natural Resources with violating the Public Lands Act. ...
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Oct 23rd, 2013
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from Jack Gibbons Chair, North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance October 23 2013The Lake Simcoe  Region Conservation Authority's (LSRCA) staff are proposing a 'slight' one-word change to the Maple Lake Estates Loophole.  Specifically, staff are recommending that, instead of saying that the LSRCA 'will' app...
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Oct 8th, 2013
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New Tecumseth Free Press October 7, 2013An 11th-hour amendment to the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority's (NVCA) updated Strategic Plan that would allow new development in "existing flood and erosion-prone communities" passed by a 10-9 vote last week, including support from Ward 5 councillor...
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Oct 7th, 2013
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Tempers flare, Clearview’s Savage apologizes to Innisfil’s DavidsonBy Sandy Agnew, AWARE News Network, October 6, 2013The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority board of directors has made a last-minute change to its Strategic Plan to facilitate development in flood-prone areas.The 10-9 vote came ...
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Oct 7th, 2013
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AWARE Simcoe October 7 2013The following is the text of and voting record for a September 27 2013 motion whereby the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority made a last-minute amendment to its Strategic Plan to include a clause that will facilitate development in a floodplain. ...
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Oct 6th, 2013
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By Heidi Riedner Georgina Advocate Oct 03, 2013  The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority is being challenged by the North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance to take a leadership role to protect provincially significant wetlands from development. ...
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Oct 5th, 2013
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News release from the NVCA Oct 3 2013The Board of Directors of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority has approved the NVCA’s 2014-2018 Strategic Plan.The five-year plan was developed over the past year with input from staff, board members and more than 100 stakeholders from the community and ...
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Oct 4th, 2013
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North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance release October 1 2013At its September 27th meeting the board of directors of the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) directed their staff to prepare a report for their October 25th meeting with respect to the Maple Lake Estates Loophole (the LSRCA poli...
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Sep 29th, 2013
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By Heidi Riedner Georgina Advocate Sep 26, 2013 A “loophole” in the LSRCA’s development policy needs immediate repeal to protect provincially significant wetlands in Georgina, according to the North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance. ...