• Protecting Water and Farmland in Simcoe County

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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...
In Barrie
Jun 11th, 2015
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By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance June 11 2015 The Brereton Field Naturalists’ Club invited city council for a walk through the Gables before they approved a new waterfront master plan this week. But city councillors skipped the walk and approved a plan that could see the urban wilderness park developed ...
Jun 10th, 2015
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By Sara Carson Orillia Today Ontario’s ombudsman will soon oversee all of Simcoe County’s councils and their hired integrity commissioners. On May 21, Ontario ombudsman André Marin announced when this oversight, under the Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, will come into force...
In Barrie
Apr 16th, 2015
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By Katherine Ward CTV Barrie Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced an increase to GO train trips on Friday morning, including all-day two-way service between Barrie and Toronto. Wynne made the announcement for $13.5 billion regional express rail plan for the GTA at the Barrie South GO station with...
In Barrie
Apr 16th, 2015
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By Bob Bruton, Barrie Examiner Barrie will host a climate change conference next month designed to help municipalities deal with Mother Nature. ‘Building Municipal Resiliency in Central Ontario’ will be held May 21; it will take participants through the science of climate change, what loc...
In Barrie
Mar 27th, 2015
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By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Some key senior Barrie officials weren’t on this year’s Sunshine List, the compendium of public servants who earned $100,000 or more. AO Carla Ladd was the top earner among the 318 city employees, cops and firefighters on the list, disclosed this morning. She made $249,5...
In Barrie
Mar 26th, 2015
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By Bob Bruton, Barrie Examiner Barrie’s 100-grand club was a little grander last year. The number of city employees earning $100,000-plus in 2014 jumped to 318 from 170 in 2013. The largest increase in the so-called Sunshine List comes for Barrie firefighters; there were 134 in 2014, compared t...
In Barrie
Mar 12th, 2015
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By Bob Bruton, Barrie Examiner Council wants a report on city trash collection for multi-residential buildings before the plan’s in place. That report should be ready by July 1. Coun. Michael Prowse asked for a report Monday to detail the preferred implementation plan, its annual costs and the ...
In Barrie
Mar 10th, 2015
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By Bob Bruton, Barrie Examiner This year’s city budget is all about building up Barrie. City council gave final approval Monday to an operating/capital budget which increases property taxes by 3.2% for homeowners. But of that total, 1% is for repairing and building infrastructure – the ro...
Mar 9th, 2015
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From Climate Action Now Blue Dot campaign for the right to a healthy environment kicks into high gear! WHEN Friday March 13, 2015 at 5:30pm – 7:30pm WHERE Unity Market Cafe & Studios 25 Toronto St., Barrie Google map and directions There are a number of exciting projects about to get underw...