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Dec 2nd, 2011
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UPDATED  New Tecumseth Free Press December 1, 2011 The Real Estate Manager for Simcoe County until he left last February is fighting his former employer with a complaint to the Human Rights Tribunal (HRT), Ministry of Labour, and Employment Standards. Read more   Former county manager files complaint...
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Dec 2nd, 2011
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Group marches from Martyrs’ Shrine to town hall to deliver 4,000 letters By Nicole Million Midland Mirror Nov 30, 2011  More than 50 protesters braved the first real blast of winter Wednesday morning to bring their message of disapproval about a proposed recycling plant to Midland town hall. Read mor...
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Dec 2nd, 2011
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By Frank Matys Barrie Advance Dec 01, 201 ORILLIA – Lakehead University is keeping a close eye on a plan by the provincial government to allow more university campuses in Ontario. Read more ...
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Dec 1st, 2011
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By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Dec 01, 2011 MIDHURST – Springwater and Simcoe County will square off against Ontario’s Municipal Affairs ministry over Midhurst’s future. Both sides say they are defenders of Ontario’s Places to Grow, which preserves farmland by directing growth to settlement area...
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Dec 1st, 2011
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Report of Tiny Council Meeting November 28, 2011By Vickie Kee AWARE Tiny December 1 2011Another private beach issue is beginning to brew in Tiny with all new players. A couple of back lot owners from Farlaine Lake have asked the township to put a path down to the water so that they can have access....
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Nov 30th, 2011
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Opposition to proposed outdoor industrial waste site focus of Midland march News release November 30 2011  Unpleasant weather did little to dampen the spirits of walkers who trekked from the Martyrs’ Shrine to deliver over 4,000 letters of concern to Midland Town Hall. The letters were in oppos...
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Nov 30th, 2011
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By Chris Halliday Orangeville Banner Nov 16, 2011  Facing a choice between the province’s watchdog or appointing an independent closed-door meeting investigator for 2012, Dufferin County is going with the former. Read more ...
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Nov 29th, 2011
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By Ian McInroy Barrie Examiner November 29 2011 SPRINGWATER TWP. — Midhurst area residents crammed into the Midhurst Community Centre Monday night to learn more about how their village’s future could change, if Springwater Township council, developers and the County of Simcoe have their way. Re...
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Nov 28th, 2011
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'The Township Council has not yet decided the role/position that will be taken regarding the OMB appeals'Email from Springwater Township November 28 2011Below, and in addition to the FAQ sheet provided at the Public Information Session for the Midhurst Secondary Plan held on November 14th, 2011, are ...
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Nov 28th, 2011
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Barrie scores F on affordable housing 2 years in a row  By Janis Ramsay Barrie Advance Nov 27, 2011 BARRIE – As a real estate agent, George Nagel knows it’s illegal to have a basement apartment. But the Sutton agent says he has clients who tell him it may be the only way they’re able […]...