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Apr 10th, 2011
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Midland Free Press April 7 2011 Thirteen Town of Midland employees were paid more than $100,000 in 2010, according to information released last week under Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Read more    ‘Sun’ shines on wages of local public employees By MORGAN IAN ADAMS ...
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Apr 10th, 2011
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By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press April 7 2011 The Midland Police Service has tabled a preliminary proposal outlining the cost of providing policing to Penetanguishene. Read more ...
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Apr 7th, 2011
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CBC News Apr 6, 2011  The regional landfill servicing Windsor, Ont., and the surrounding county municipalities will stop accepting garbage from Toronto once its current contract runs out in September — a decision made Tuesday night by the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority. Read more...
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In Barrie
Apr 5th, 2011
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Homeowners to pay additional $88 this year By BOB BRUTON – Barrie Examiner April 5 2011 Find another $88 for the taxman. City council gave final approval Monday to a 2.63% property tax increase as part of the 2011 operating budget and capital plan. Read more...
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Apr 5th, 2011
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$3.3-million increase approved By BOB BRUTON – Barrie Examiner April 5 2011 The $400,000 is gone from this year’s Barrie city police budget. City council upheld its previous decision to cut that amount Monday, approving a $3.3-million increase in policing costs totalling $41.6-million in 2011. ...
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Apr 3rd, 2011
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Concerns over user-pay trash By Miriam King March 31 2011 In an update presented to Innisfil Council on March 16, Simcoe County CAO Mark Aiken touched on waste management, and the County’s plan to go to full “user pay” for trash in 2012 – charging $2 for every bag of garbage. ...
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Apr 2nd, 2011
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By BOB BRUTON – Barrie Examiner April 2 2011 Most winning candidates were willing to invest in themselves during last fall’s Barrie election. Financial statements filed by the top candidates for ward councillors and mayor show they helped, or attempted to pay, toward their own election campaign...
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Apr 1st, 2011
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AWARE Simcoe April 1 2011Thirty Simcoe County employees made Ontario's "sunshine" list of public employees making over $100,000 a year. One, CAO Mark Aitken, clocks in at $205, 227.21 with $1,123.92 in taxable benefits. There has been pressure on the government to raise the $100,000 minimum it takes ...
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Mar 31st, 2011
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Springwater's flat rate policing tax adds to burden of less fortunate Letter to the Springwater News March 31 2011First of all the mayor and councillors did a thorough job of vetting the budget for Springwater and did so in a prudent manner. I have no quarrel with the process or the results for the m...
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Mar 31st, 2011
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By Maija Hoggett Simcoe.com Mar 31, 2011SIMCOE COUNTY – Mixed messages from Simcoe County on user-pay garbage tags and the general direction of the county’s waste management strategy aren’t sitting well with some county councillors....