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Apr 26th, 2011
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By Rick Vanderlinde Simcoe.com Apr 25, 2011 INNISFIL — The provincial government wants to create more affordable housing by allowing basement apartments in townhouses and rowhouses. Innisfil council opposes the plan, saying it would create overcrowding and put more pressure on sewage treatment facili...
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Apr 26th, 2011
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By Frank Matys Simcoe.com Apr 21, 2011 ORILLIA – A decision to bill non-residents caught up in car accidents on Orillia soil will drive away out-of-town shoppers, warns an Oro-Medonte resident. “They are cutting their own throats,” Fred Sare said this week. “The city needs a b...
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Apr 25th, 2011
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By Cal Patterson County of Simcoe Warden Innisfil Scope April 20 2011 The County of Simcoe is engaging in a local food revolution aimed at promoting a sustainable system across the region. Read more ...
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Apr 25th, 2011
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By Miriam King Bradford Times Spril 21 2011 Architect Joseph Bogdan and Project Manager Andy Gordon were in BWG Council on April 19 with good news: the $16.175 million Bradford West Gwillimbury Library & Cultural Centre is not only “almost ready for business,” it’s on budget an...
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Apr 25th, 2011
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By Miriam King Bradford Times April 21 2011 Work on the Holland Marsh Drainage Improvement project – dredging or relocating 27.8 km. of canals, at a cost of about $26 million – is currently ahead of schedule, despite the challenges, Drainage Superintendent Frank Jonkman Jr. told an audien...
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Apr 25th, 2011
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online April 19, 2011 Simcoe County has confirmed the tax ratios lower tier municipalities use to allocate the “tax burden” between the various assessment classes, and for New Tecumseth ratepayers, the overall average tax bill will increase by $55.04 or 1.9 per ce...
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Apr 25th, 2011
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By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press April 21 2011 PERKINSFIELD -Tiny Tow nship mayor Ray Millar says Simcoe County has to be seen to be being non-partisan when it comes to dealings with the province. He was commenting on a report tabled at the recent county council per-for mance management committee ...
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Apr 22nd, 2011
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Seasonal Ontario Food April 19 2011 The 46th annual Elmvale Maple Syrup Festival took place on Saturday, and your intrepid reporters were there. I suspect far fewer than the usual number of people were though, as the weather could only be described as pissing. Well, cold. I guess it could also be des...
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Apr 20th, 2011
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Newsletter from Campaign Lake Simcoe April 20 2011The province has appointed a facilitator to further discuss the implementation of the Proposed Amendment 1 to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe with municipalities in the Simcoe area. The facilitator will “review and consider a wide ran...
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Apr 20th, 2011
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County councillors will be updated Wednesday on waste strategy By RAYMOND BOWE, Barrie Examiner April 19 2011 Simcoe County councillors — including newer politicians — will be updated on the county’s 20-year waste strategy at a special meeting Wednesday morning. Read more...