• Protecting Water and Farmland in Simcoe County

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Jan 29th, 2016
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By Brea Bartholet Bradford West Gwillimbury Topic A major imprint of Bradford West Gwillimbury has been left on Queen’s Park following a meeting involving Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca. Mayor Rob Keffer, joined by Simcoe County Deputy Warden Terry Dowdall, York Region chairperson Wayne Emme...
Jan 12th, 2016
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AWARE News Network A free public event to discuss issues surrounding Simcoe’s water, farmland and natural heritage systems ,and how we can protect these important resources through expanding the Greenbelt in Simcoe County. Saturday, January 30, 2016, 9:30-11:30 am Liberty North, 100 Caplan Avenue, Ba...
Jan 6th, 2016
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From Utopia Hall Steel City Rovers play Saturday January 23, 2016 at Utopia Hall 8396 6th Line, Utopia ON Dinner Buffet at 6:30pm  Concert starts at 7:30p Advance Tickets $15.00 At-the-Door Tickets $20 Call 1-877-499-HALL(4255) or visit www.utopiahall.ca If you were shipwrecked on a small North Atla...
Dec 8th, 2015
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Cutting at Beeton Woods in March 2015 By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Monday, they started taking down more of the Beeton Woods. Stephanie MacLellan, one of the Beeton residents who spearheaded an effort to save the woodland just northwest of her village, watched in horror. “They’re not even cutti...
Nov 23rd, 2015
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From Utopia Hall A Fundraiser for the Utopia Gristmill Restoration Fund at The Utopia Cafe: Dinner & Concert with Dan Mckinnon When: Friday November 27, 2015 Where: Utopia Hall, 8396 6th Line, Utopia, ON Buffet Dinner starts at 7:00pm Concert starts at 8:00pm Advance Tickets: $20 each Groups of 3...
Nov 23rd, 2015
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Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority news release NVCA staff caught a glimpse into the area’s history last week when several ledgers from the historic Bell’s Gristmill were uncovered. The ledgers, dating back to 1912, provide a record of the day-to-day transactions in what was a busy mill and ge...
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...
Jul 31st, 2015
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From the Friends of the Utopia Mill and Park The 5-kilometre Fun Run, 1-kilometre Walk/Run and 10-kilometre Bike Ride starts and finishes Sunday August 9 at the Utopia Hall, 8396 6th Line, Utopia. 8:30 am: Registration opens 9:30 am: The walk /run / ride starts 10:45 am: Recognition ceremony 11:00 am...
Jun 10th, 2015
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online Essa Township mayor and Simcoe County Deputy Warden Terry Dowdall was elected to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Board of Directors during its 78th Annual Conference in Edmonton, held June 5 to 8. The Board of Directors, comprised of elected municipal o...
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...