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Nov 14th, 2020
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View of Collingwood, Ontario from the top of Blue Mountain Resort -Wikimedia commons photo From the Blue Mountain Watershed Trust The Blue Mountain Watershed Trust is excited to announce a free webinar on December 1st, 2020 regarding development in the Collingwood/Blue Mountains area. – Discove...
Nov 14th, 2020
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Nottawasaga River -Gary Christie photo Action Alert – We Need Our Conservation Authorities From the Canadian Environmental Law Association – Scroll down for Environmental Defence, Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition and others On November 5, 2020, the Ontario government tabled omnibus budget mea...
Nov 13th, 2020
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Collingwood judicial inquiry in session last year. Rogers TV screenshot Recommendations include expansion of definition of family under conflict of interest act This is the second in a series of three reports on the Collingwood judicial inquiry, dealing with recommendations of interest in other munic...
Nov 3rd, 2020
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Paul Bonwick Public inquiry recommends conflict-of-interest overhaul for municipal councillors CBC News A tangle of insider relationships among officials and family in the resort town of Collingwood, Ont., led to serious problems in two multimillion-dollar public contracts, a judge concluded today af...
Nov 2nd, 2020
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Justice Frank Marrocco releases report online today. Four people were at core of Collus sale, rec centre investment This is the first in a series of three reports on the Collingwood judicial inquiry, dealing with key findings made by the judge By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Four people – fo...
Oct 14th, 2020
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Public engagement could be ‘really difficult’ as county moves toward its zero-waste goal By: Bob Bruton Barrie Today Editor’s note: Because Barrie is a separated city, the County of Simcoe does not handle waste collection for Barrie residents. This only affects people living in the ...
Sep 9th, 2020
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Shannon McCready, Jessica Lehr, Jeff Young, and Carrington Lauzon are the organizers behind Pollinate Collingwood. Pollinate Collingwood group hoping to apply to have Collingwood designated as a Bee City in 2021 By: Jessica Owen Collingwood Today Since February, Pollinate Collingwood has planted many...
Jul 10th, 2020
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Initial estimates from the County of Simcoe indicate the new contract will cost taxpayers nearly double the previous contract By Jessica Owen Barrie Today July 2 Initial estimates from the County of Simcoe indicate the new contract will cost taxpayers nearly double the previous contract Editor’...
Jun 26th, 2020
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From #Just Recovery Simcoe June 18 2020 More than 30 organizations and businesses from across Simcoe County have allied to send a message to local municipalities, provincial and federal politicians — focus on a green and just recovery for the region. This alliance, known as Just Recovery Simcoe...
Apr 22nd, 2020
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Square-foot growing. -Free Spirit Gardens photo Community gardens across Ontario have been closed due to COVID-19, however a number of community groups say it’s a service essential for food security By Jennifer Golletz Collingwood Today Local communities throughout the Southern Georgian Bay are...