By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press March 15 2012 The planning and development committee has recommended that council approve a site plan application to allow construction of a three-storey, 110-unit retirement complex at 105 Pillsbury Dr. Read more ...

Agreement helps pave the way for the first new development in the village in decades By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope March 7 2012 Cookstown developers could be allocated 235 sanitary sewer units, under a policy that is scheduled to be approved by Innisfil council later today. Council may endorse the lo...

By Nicole Million Midland Mirror Feb 22, 2012 MIDLAND – Opposition is still going strong against the development of a recycling plant at 1001 Franke Kindred Rd. Representatives from Friends of Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons and the Midland/Penetanguishene Field Naturalist Club reiterated their concern...

Bid to reduce expense by 50 per cent quashed By Nicole Million Midland Mirror Feb 22, 2012 MIDLAND – Midland will pay the Southern Georgian Bay Chamber of Commerce a little more than $40,000 to continue providing tourism services for the town, even though several councillors wanted to cut that amount...

Midland, Tiny growing more slowly than county average; Penetanguishene, Tay populations slight decline By Nicole Million Barrie Advance February 15 2012 NORTH SIMCOE – The census numbers are in – and they’ve left three of four north Simcoe mayors less than happy. Statistics Canada officially released...

All town employees now unionized except library staff, part-timers and management By Nicole Million Midland Mirro Feb 03, 2012 MIDLAND – Twenty-nine Town of Midland employees have voted to unionize. The employees work as office staff at the municipal office, recreation centre, fire hall, water/wastew...

Two members of council were endorsed by labour Midland Free Press February 2 2012 Reporter Douglas Glynn examines who Councillor Zena Pendlebury may have had in her sights when she promised to “go aftr the 2 labour-friendly members of our council who are supporting the cuts.” Full story ...

Proposal would raise fees by 27.9 per cent in each of the next three years By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope February 1 2012 A significant increase in building permit fees will drive away development, according to local builders. Read more ...

Code of conduct in the works By Nicole Million Midland Mirror Jan 25, 2012  MIDLAND – A series of inflammatory emails sent by Coun. Zena Pendlebury – and made public last week – has resulted in a public reprimand by Midland council. Read more ...

By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register 17 January 2012While official, political debate over plans to put an outdoor recycling yard across from Canada’s national shrine has been delayed until Feb. 1, ongoing discussions among lawyers may lead to a new home for the industrial facility before the end of...