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Jan 3rd, 2023
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It will take 411 units being built every day for 10 years to reach provincial population targets — we must look past GTA to accomplish that. From the Toronto Star. By Shawn Watters Contributor, Tue., Jan. 3, 2023 Living in a place we can call home remains a big issue for Canadians this holiday season...
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Jan 2nd, 2023
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‘Damage to the Greenbelt is on you, MPP Dunlop, and you, Premier Ford,’ says letter writer Dec 30 2022 Protesters take their demonstration to downtown Midland to get support from drivers to end Bill 23 in this file photo. Andrew Philips/MidlandToday I was recently treated to two communica...
Dec 28th, 2022
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Bill is part of province’s plan to build 1.5 million homes in 10 years From CBC News Protesters rallied against Bill 23 in Orillia on Nov. 20.Connor Earl Photo Allison Jones · The Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 28, 2022 12:29 PM ET   Ontario passed a housing bill Monday intended to spur deve...
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Dec 21st, 2022
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The provincial government is taking control over the selection of the next chief justice of the Ontario Court of Justice using a process the judges say “will erode public confidence” in the courts, the Star has learned. From the Toronto Star By Jacques Gallant Courts and Justice Reporter, Dec. 15, 20...
Dec 18th, 2022
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This government has rolled back decades of environmental protection Barrie Advance Tuesday, December 6, 2022 As Barrie’s only registered environmental charity, Living Green opposes our provincial government’s attack on the environment. In the context of the climate crisis that affects all of us, it i...
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Dec 17th, 2022
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‘If we have to tolerate this behaviour for the next three and a half years, the province could be destined to become a backwater territory,’ says letter writer From BarrieToday, Dec 14 2022, Supporters cheer for Doug Ford at a rally in Barrie. file photo  Kevin Lamb Since Nov. 1, there ha...
Dec 8th, 2022
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‘All climate change predictions show that we need to put more, not fewer, resources into our cities’ infrastructure to head off the worst effects from extreme weather conditions,’ says Living Green Barrie official Letter to the Editor, BarrieToday Dec 7, 2022  file photo.Natasha Philpott/...
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Dec 5th, 2022
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Donate to our Tree Planting Program in honour of a special someone this holiday season Once your donation is complete you can download, fill out, and print/email a certificate as a gift for your special someone. We plant more trees! Donate here Support our Holiday Tree Fundraiser! This year we have b...
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Oct 30th, 2022
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 Shovels large and small were available to volunteers as they planted trees in Victoria Woods Park in Barrie on Saturday morning as part of the Pine Tree Realty Community Tree Planting and Kidds Creek Restoration Project Tour, hosted by Living Green Barrie. Kevin Lamb for BarrieToday From BarrieToday...
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Oct 30th, 2022
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A satellite view of Lake Simcoe. Photo courtesy the Province of Ontario From MidlandToday, October 28, 2022 By Shawn Gibson A local conservation group says an initiative by the province is “disguised” as something it isn’t. The Ontario government’s Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, looks to addre...