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Apr 29th, 2015
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By Paul Brian Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin Simcoe County Warden Gerry Marshall spoke to the Enterprise-Bulletin by telephone April 29 regarding the Collingwood Street Bridge in Creemore. An offer of $934,000 by Simcoe County to let Clearview take ownership of the bridge and complete a restoration ...
Apr 23rd, 2015
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By Brent Preston Huffington Post April 21 2015 You could be forgiven for thinking that the shine has come off the small farm movement in the recent past. Last summer, an op-ed piece in the New York Times titled Don’t Let Your Children Grow Up To Be Farmers kicked off the debate, warning that &#...
Apr 17th, 2015
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“For many of us, water simply flows from a faucet, and we think little about it beyond this point of contact. We have lost a sense of respect for the wild river, for the complex workings of a wetland, for the intricate web of life that water supports.” – Sandra Postel, Last Oasis: Facing ...
Apr 16th, 2015
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By Gisele Winton Sarvis, Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin Residents of Creemore are passionate about the “priceless” 102-year-old steel truss bridge over the Mad River and are fighting to have it restored rather than replaced with a new, larger concrete structure. The bridge, built by Brentwood reside...
Apr 14th, 2015
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By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun Clearview Township and Simcoe County have opened negotiations to transfer a 102-year-old bridge to the municipality. On Monday night, councillors approved a motion to open up negotiations with the County of Simcoe to transfer ownership of the Collingwood Street Bridge in Creem...
Apr 13th, 2015
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By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun The future of a 102-year-old bridge could be in the hands of Clearview Township council. On Monday night, Deputy Mayor Barry Burton is putting forward a motion for the township to negotiate the transfer of the Collingwood Street Bridge in Creemore from county ownership to the ...
Mar 27th, 2015
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By John Edwards  Wasaga Sun Five staffers from Clearview Township made the sunshine list. The province officially released the disclosure of salaries of public sector employees earning more than $100,000 on Friday. The top earner in the township was treasurer Edward Henly ($119, 726). Also on the lis...
Mar 24th, 2015
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By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun CLEARVIEW Twp. — A development proposed for land beside the Collingwood Regional Airport has taken its first tentative steps toward receiving regulatory approval. On Monday night, Clearview Township held a public meeting on an official plan amendment that could lead to the dev...
Mar 3rd, 2015
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By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun Clearview Township ratepayers will have to dig a little deeper, after councillors gave their preliminary blessing to a 1.94 per cent increase in taxes, Monday night. That will mean the average homeowner – with a residential property valued at just more than $255,000 – will be ...
Feb 20th, 2015
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By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun CLEARVIEW Twp. – A councillor who is pushing for a change in the township’s governance structure says it should be better for both municipal politicians and the public. Ward 5 Coun. Thom Paterson is asking council to consider a new format for how council conducts its business,...