Less than 13 per cent of Ontario is farmland Letter to the Orillia Packer & Times January 23 2012 The Ministry of the Environment recently approved two large-scale solar industrial facilities (aka solar farms) in Severn Township. Read more ...
Company owns 4,000 acres of farmland as speculative investmentsNew Tecumseth Free Press January 24 2012The CEO of a company whose holdings are worth more than $3 billion acknowledged last night that maybe they waited too long to publicly introduce themselves to the community in which they own about 4...
Simcoe County news release January 19, 2012 The County of Simcoe is ready to move forward with a made-in-Simcoe growth plan that will ensure the region continues to attract good jobs and investment, while curbing urban sprawl and protecting green spaces and farmland. Read more ...
Conference call with Paula Dill “very exciting”By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe January 24 2012Simcoe County politicians and staff seem almost giddy with excitement in the wake of last Thursday’s announcement by the province of the legislation that will guide growth in Simcoe County until 2031 and beyond...
Councillors bamboozled on closed meetings investigator vote countBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe January 24 2011It was a little too reminiscent of the Guergis days when Simcoe County councillors were chastized like childrren and thwarted by unpredictable procedural rulings.Today, after a show of hands, ...
Group wants to put the brakes on development By Ian McInroy – Barrie Examiner January 24 2012 ESSA TWP. — Jonathon Shore has two words for Simcoe County residents who are upset about massive developments in their neighbourhoods: get involved. The communication chairman of Aware Simcoe, a watchd...
Midland mayor says flexibility and certainty in growth plan just what municipality needs By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Jan 23, 2012 SIMCOE COUNTY – When Infrastructure Minister Bob Chiarelli came to Simcoe County on Jan. 19 to guide the region’s growth, he gave the county a plan the province believes...
PowerStream buys 50 % of Collus for $15 million By John Edwards, Staff Jan 23, 2012 COLLINGWOOD – Powerstream has purchased a 50 per cent stake in Collingwood Utility Services (Collus). Read more ...
By Rick Vanderlinde simcoe.com Jan 23, 2012 COOKSTOWN — It’s been a long-time in the making — 17 years to be exact — but a small Cookstown housing project is back on track. The nine-home infill development near George and John Streets was first proposed in 1995, but was put on hold due to water [&he...
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