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Mar 9th, 2016
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From Concerned Citizens in Adjala-Tosorontio Join us for a Fun Day fundraiser Sunday March 19 10am-3 pm at Somerville Nurseries (indoors) at 5884 Country Road 13 (south of Everett) ADMISSION $10 Adult, $5 children, $20 family of 4. More information: Fun Day poster nogravelpit.com ccat-inc.com AWARE S...
Mar 8th, 2016
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By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Simcoe County councillors today approved an aggregate development in Adjala-Tosorontio after receiving assurances from Mayor Mary Small Brett that she and her council are “comfortable” with the application by Nelson Aggregate, owned by Richard and Joyce Donnelly. Th...
Feb 24th, 2016
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  New Tecumseth Free Press Friday’s Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) board of directors meeting includes a scheduled delegation by Fred Somerville, Somerville Nurseries, and Janet Budgell, Concerned Citizens in Adjala-Tosorontio (CCAT) to speak against the Township council&...
Feb 13th, 2016
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Rethinking citizen engagement in Peterborough will ‘knock your socks off’ Peterborough This Week February 3 2016 One of Canada’s leading voices for citizen engagement and new approaches to planning is coming to Peterborough on Feb. 10, as guest speaker and “provocateur” at two events hosted by local ...
Jan 31st, 2016
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  Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte MP Alex Nuttall addresses the Greenbelt meeting Life is a pay-attention contest: Oakville Mayor Rob Burton By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Protecting the natural environment makes communities more livable, safeguards our food and water for the future and reinvigora...
Jan 21st, 2016
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New Tecumseth Free Press A commissioned review of Adjala-Tosorontio’s organizational structure, performed by BDO, concludes the Township’s public works is in “turmoil.” The 42-page ‘Current State Analysis and Recommendations’ was to be presented to councillors at a...
Jan 12th, 2016
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AWARE News Network A free public event to discuss issues surrounding Simcoe’s water, farmland and natural heritage systems ,and how we can protect these important resources through expanding the Greenbelt in Simcoe County. Saturday, January 30, 2016, 9:30-11:30 am Liberty North, 100 Caplan Avenue, Ba...
Jan 4th, 2016
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NVCA news release  The community is invited to a meeting on January 13 in Adjala-Tosorontio to learn about enhancements planned for the Pine River in 2016. The Pine runs from the top of the Niagara Escarpment in Mulmur Township to join with the Nottawasaga River in Angus. From there, the Nottawasaga ...
Dec 8th, 2015
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Cutting at Beeton Woods in March 2015 By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Monday, they started taking down more of the Beeton Woods. Stephanie MacLellan, one of the Beeton residents who spearheaded an effort to save the woodland just northwest of her village, watched in horror. “They’re not even cutti...
Sep 12th, 2015
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How does the development industry work? Does the development industry buy up cheap farmland and then lobby small municipalities to rezone the land to build sprawling urban subdivisions where there is no employment, forcing home purchasers to commute? Does the development industry hire high priced law...