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Jan 8th, 2012
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Revisions to Barrie’s 2012 business/capital plan in the works By BOB BRUTON – Barrie Examiner January 7 2012 What stays, and what goes, can be contentious in every city operating budget. And the program changes to be considered in Barrie’s 2012 business/capital plan are no different, even...
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Jan 7th, 2012
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Younger population means large workforce By CHERYL BROWNE – Barrie Examiner January 7 2012 Statistics Canada is helping turn Barrie’s job stats from a positive into a negative. Upon hearing the news that Barrie’s unemployment numbers dropped almost a full percentage point, from 11.1...
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Jan 7th, 2012
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Potentially hazardous material discovered inside former waste management plant By IAN?MCINROY – Barrie Examiner January 7 2012 Hazardous material first located at a Churchill Drive business in south-end Barrie on Wednesday night did not pose a public health risk, city officials said Friday afte...
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Jan 7th, 2012
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Finding accommodation in Barrie becoming more difficult By Ian McInroy – Barrie Examiner January 6 2011 Paul Forget is grateful to have what most people take for granted. The 50-year-old feels fortunate being able to call a single room in a Mary Street rooming house his home. Read more ...
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Jan 7th, 2012
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New Tecumseth Free Press January 3, 2012 New Tecumseth council is scheduled to take its first look at the draft 2012 municipal operating, capital, water and wastewater budget estimates tomorrow night. Read more ...
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Jan 5th, 2012
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Elmvale Foundation abandons plan for water research centre at Site 41AWARE Simcoe Janary 5 2011Dr. William Shotyk, president of the Elmvale Foundation, has notified Simcoe County Council that his board has withdrawn from the plan to create a water research centre of the land once intended for Dump Si...
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Jan 5th, 2012
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Who will pick up the tab when the development ends? By David Strachan Springwater News January 5 2011If you have travelled in the US, or overseas, you may have had occasion to ask a resident a question about their town or village and you might have been surprised at how little they know. Or maybe a f...
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Jan 5th, 2012
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Wants province to remove growth cap, interim settlement boundaries  By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press January 5 2012 VICTORIA HARBOUR -If there was a single word to describe Scott Warnock it might be pragmatic. Read more ...
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Jan 5th, 2012
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Water reclamation centre could release into Lake Simcoe By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope January 4 2012 The Ministry of the Environment appears to be onboard with York Region’s preferred solution for wastewater management. Read more ...
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Jan 5th, 2012
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Local police budget costs have climbed by more than 100 percent in the last 10 years By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope January 4 2012 Innisfil may be taking  a deeper look at alternatives to the South Simcoe Police. Read more ...