Despite court ruling, resort opponent claims the litigation was meant to ‘silence’ critics By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope August 1 2012 All of the lawsuits launched against opponents of the former Big Bay Point Resort have been settled, according to an environmental lobbyist group. Nine separate legal...

By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope August 15 2012 Innisfil will be looking for some help from higher levels of government, in its quest to get five major projects built. The town is applying for a total of about $8.1 million in funding, through the Federal Economic Development Agency’s New Community...

Building may be torn down this summer, to make room for a new administration complex By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope July 27 2012 The Old Town Hall is in new hands.  And as a result, its days are now numbered. Council has agreed to sell 3.5 acres of land at 2147 Innisfil Beach Road, a […]...

RESORTS: On Lake Simcoe, cottage dreams have become a developer’s nightmareBy STEVE LADURANTAYE The Globe and Mail Jun. 29 2012Friday Harbour sits at the mouth of an abandoned Lake Simcoe marina, a resort development that promises city-weary Torontonians a year-round escape from the blistering pace o...

Resort developer pours cash into Lake SimcoeBy Laurie Watt Barrie Advance June 28 2012 BIG BAY POINT — Geranium Corporation, which is developing the Friday Harbour landmark resort in Big Bay Point, has ledged $500,000 to the Lake Simcoe Conservation Foundation's "Inspiring Greener Communities Program...

By Claire Malcolmson Environmental Defence June 21 2012For years, Lake Simcoe residents from Big Bay Point and Environmental Defence have been fighting a proposed mega-marina resort development in their community. Now, the focus is on a controversial sale or lease of public shoreline land, to a devel...

Barrie Advance April 16 2012INNISFIL/BWG — South Simcoe Police see more crashes on Innisfil Beach Road than any other road in their jurisdiction. There were 72 collisions on the 15-kilometre stretch between Lake Simcoe and Thornton last year. IBR, which had the top three crash sites in Innisfil and B...

By Rick Vanderlinde Barrie Advance Apr 13, 2012 INNISFIL — Council has already given town staff its marching orders when it comes to next year’s tax increase — 2.4 per cent and no higher. And that is a “blended increase”, meaning it will absorb any increases passed on by Simcoe County, the school boa...

By Bruce Hain Simcoe.com Mar 20, 2012 INNISFIL — Expect exciting days ahead in the Town of Innisfil. Mayor Barb Baguley spoke to a select group of business leaders, residents and municipal officials at the second annual Mayor’s breakfast on Tuesday at OLG Slots at Georgian Downs. Read more...

How the mega Big Bay Point Resort is set to change  the face of the Town of Innisfil’s Lake Simcoe waterfront BY LINDA MONDOUX My New Waterfront Home February 2012 When plans for the Big Bay Point Resort on Lake Simcoe were first rolled out in 2002, the chances that the ambitious project would ...