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Feb 11th, 2015
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By Gisele Winton Sarvis Barrie Examiner   A tax increase of less than 2% is possible while still maintaining service and putting funds away for future infrastructure projects in Clearview Township because for this year only the township will be paying less for police service. “We are one of the fortu...
Jan 27th, 2015
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By Sara Carson Barrie Advance Your municipal council members may be holding illegal closed session meetings and if you formally complain, the investigation that follows may not be accurate. Tuesday, Ontario Ombudsman André Marin released his third-annual report on closed session meetings. He criticiz...
Jan 15th, 2015
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AWARE Simcoe List of municipal employees in Simcoe County who were paid more that $100,000 in 2013. Link to entire list that was released today.  Two municipalities – Essa and Tay – do not appear on the list. County of Simcoe AITKEN MARK Chief Administrative Officer $239,961.54 $1,426.30 ...
Dec 27th, 2014
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By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun The developer of a proposed wind turbine project north of County Road 91 hopes for answers in 2015. WPD Canada’s proposal to erect eight 450-foot-tall wind turbines west of Stayner was presented to the public in 2010. This past summer, the company reached the point when ...
Dec 16th, 2014
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By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun Communication and council reform will be top-of-mind for local politicians as Clearview Township’s new council embarks on its four-year term. On Monday, Mayor Chris Vanderkruys oversaw a candid two-hour discussion on councillors’ priorities, allowing each municipal...
Dec 12th, 2014
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By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun CLEARVIEW Twp. – A multi-million-dollar industrial development planned beside the Collingwood Regional Airport could get moving as early as this summer. On Thursday, Paul Bonwick – the government relations consultant for a group that’s amassed more than 260 a...
Dec 9th, 2014
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Public will be able to flle complaints about municipalities, universities, school boards (but not Conservation Authorities!) Ontario Ombudsman news release Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today welcomed the historic passage of a new law that will allow his office to investigate complaints about municip...
Dec 8th, 2014
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By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun STAYNER — Clearview councillors started off their budget discussions on Monday with a proposed tax increase of more than 3.2 per cent. That would mean a $91 increase for the average household, according to treasurer Edward Henley, who led the new council through an overview of...
Dec 2nd, 2014
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By Gisele Winton Sarvis, Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin In his opening address to council, new Clearview Mayor Chris Vanderkruys said that councillors will need to collaborate and think “outside the box” to make sure they can meet the expectations of residents over the next four years. Vanderkruys a...
Dec 1st, 2014
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By Sandy Agnew AWARE News Network Following a deputation by Paul Bonwick (president and CEO of Compenso Communications, representing the Collingwood Airport Industrial Development) complaining about their high plan review fees, the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) board has thrown out...