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Dec 30th, 2011
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A look back on the year New Tecumseth Free Press December 21 2011 I” think that the County has enough to worry about without getting into services which are clearly outside their jurisdiction and within which they have little expertise.” – Mayor MacEachern opposed to the County cont...
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Dec 23rd, 2011
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Letter to the Orillia Packet & Times December 23 2011 Re: Township deputy mayor responds (Letter to the editor, Dec. 9) Oro-Medonte Deputy Mayor Ralph Hough and I differ on a number of issues, but we can agree that the Severn Sound Environmental Association (SSEA) did good work and the delisting...
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Dec 23rd, 2011
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By MIRANDA MINASSIAN Orillia Packet and Times December 23 2011 The spring-like weather that has marked the official start of winter has local gardeners already plotting for the up-coming growing season. Read more ...
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Dec 23rd, 2011
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By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press Dec. 22 2011 After swapping its scalpel for an axe, town council has chopped an additional $173,073 from the proposed 2012 budget to keep spending increases to two per cent. Read more    Unions rebuff cap ...
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Dec 23rd, 2011
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By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press December 22 2011 PENETANGUISHENE -Mayor Gerry Marshall says the OPP contract team did tell his Task Force the municipal policing cost formula was under review, but “made it very clear to us that any such change would take effect Jan. 1 in the following year (...
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Dec 23rd, 2011
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By Frank Matys, Don Campbell, Thana Dharmarajah Barrie Advance Dec 22, 2011  ORILLIA – Orillia is an award-winner when it comes to diverting trash, garnering industry accolades for steps it has taken to lighten the load on its municipal landfill. Yet despite implementing a slew of programs to e...
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Dec 23rd, 2011
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By Janis Ramsay Barrie Advance Dec 22, 2011 BARRIE – Barrie’s Beth Lawton still wants to move into a new waterfront condo project, despite the developer’s criminal past. Lawton and several other residents made a $10,000 reservation deposit for a unit at The West Lakefront Hotel and Private Resi...
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Dec 23rd, 2011
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By Councillor Alex Nuttall Barrie Examiner Dec 21 2011 With the first year of this council almost complete, it is amazing to look back at all of the things that have been completed and exciting to see those that are just beginning. Read more ...
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Dec 22nd, 2011
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Correct Group claiming $24 million for “loss of opportunity,” mayor vows to protect taxpayers By Janis Ramsay Barrie Advance Dec 21, 2011  The Correct Group has filed a $24-million lawsuit against the City of Barrie. As reported on barrieadvance.com Tuesday, the lawsuit by Alan Furbacher,...
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Dec 20th, 2011
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Residents concerned about impact of infrastructure By Christy Burton Barrie Advance Dec 19, 2011 ALCONA — While Leslie Drive won’t be extended through the Leonard’s wetlands, a service road may still venture into the provincially significant area. Read more ...