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Apr 19th, 2011
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Concerns about unfettered access to Canadian procurement by European corporations AWARE Simcoe April 19 2011New Tecumseth is asking the provincial government to negotiate a clear exemption from the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement for local governments. A resolution moved by Councillor Jim ...
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Apr 19th, 2011
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WMAC members butt heads over ‘combustion’ By MIRANDA MINASSIAN, THE PACKET & TIMES April 14 2011 Fireworks erupted at a meeting Wednesday night where waste “combustion” was suggested as a solution for the city’s trash. Waste management advisory committee (WMAC) memb...
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Apr 16th, 2011
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Editorial Barrie Examiner April 15 2011 Something’s wrong with a plan that bills motorists at accident scenes when firefighters attend. This practice is happening in many Ontario municipalities and on major provincial highways, and is about to be renewed in Barrie after a relatively brief pause...
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Apr 14th, 2011
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Millar asks why provincial Tory leader Hudak was also invitedBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe April 14 2011Three area Tory MPPs – Garfield Dunlop (Simcoe North), Jim Wilson (Simcoe Grey) and Julia Munro (York Simcoe) - have accepted an invitation from Warden Cal Patterson to “share with Council their pla...
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Apr 13th, 2011
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Megaquarry: 'Stay out of our neighbour's business' By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe April 13 2011Concerned about user-pay for curbside garbage bags? Opposed to clear plastic bags? Interested in why the county wants to end heavy garbage pickup?You might wish to attend a special workshop on the county's wa...
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Apr 11th, 2011
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AWARE Simcoe April 11 2011  ‘W5’ takes a hard look at the involvement of Ontario’s Special Investigation Unit in the police shooting death of Elmvale’s Doug Minty and poses the question – why has the Ontario Liberal government failed to address long-standing issues regarding h...
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Apr 11th, 2011
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News release from Zero Waste Simcoe April 11 2011 Citizens have been lead to believe that our responsibility is simply to keep paying the taxesZero Waste Simcoe Board Chair Gord McKay is concerned about the perception in Ontario that garbage is inevitable, so our taxes should be used for processing i...
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In Barrie
Apr 10th, 2011
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Council will make decision, not police board: official By BOB BRUTON – Barrie Examiner April 8 2911 One centrally located Barrie police station is on the city’s radar again. Councillors will consider a motion Monday to begin a three-phase development strategy for the new facility, which could e...
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Apr 10th, 2011
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online April 7, 2011 Simcoe County’s Solid Waste Management Strategy (SWMS), the guiding force of pending changes to residential garbage collection and disposal, including the prospect of paying weekly for curbside pick-up, is focused now on “short term approaches...
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Apr 10th, 2011
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By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press April 7 2011 The mayors of North Simcoe’s four municipalities have agreed to work together to attract businesses to the area. Read more ...