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Feb 3rd, 2016
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Innisfil Journal While municipal leaders pull for the resurrection of a mothballed plan to build a bypass between highways 404 and 400, an environmental lawyer says the idea is outdated. Laura Bowman said she’s disappointed York Region and Simcoe County mayors are reverting back to a transportation o...
Jan 31st, 2016
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  Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte MP Alex Nuttall addresses the Greenbelt meeting Life is a pay-attention contest: Oakville Mayor Rob Burton By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Protecting the natural environment makes communities more livable, safeguards our food and water for the future and reinvigora...
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 27th, 2016
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NVCA reduces number of board members to 18 from 27 Bradford Times The Town of Innisfil is well represented on local Conservation Authorities. The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority held its AGM on January 22, and re-elected Aurora Mayor Geoffrey Dawe as Chair – but the Vice Chairmanship went t...
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...
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...
Sep 15th, 2015
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By Laura Finney Innisfil Journal The marina at Friday Harbour is finally full of water. A dam was put in place at the mouth of the marina and last week water from Lake Simcoe started flowing in slowly and naturally said Shauna Dudding, Geranium Corp. chief engineer and vice-president of land developm...
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...
Sep 10th, 2015
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By Rick Vanderlinde Innisfil Journal A new shoreline development policy would allow Innisfil to help make sure Lake Simcoe isn’t impacted by the construction of individual homes. The policy, which requires an amendment to the official plan, would give the town “site plan control” on new single-detach...
Jun 18th, 2015
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By Rick Vanderlinde Innisfil Journal Innisfil council has backed off its plan to charge residents a $25 fee to file a code of conduct complaint against any of the town’s municipal politicians. Initiated by Coun. Donna Orsatti, residents will once again be able to complain to the town’s integrity comm...