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By Miriam  King Bradford Times March 10 2011 It could be shaping up into a classic conflict between an agricultural operation, and its non-agrarian neighbours. Cericola Farms Ltd., a multi-million dollar chicken processing operation in Bradford West Gwillimbury, has an application posted on the Envir...
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By BOB BRUTON Barrie Examiner March 11 2011 Growth and progress are crowding yet another south-Barrie neighbourhood. Its residents were out in force at a recent public meeting to oppose an application by Barrie Heritage Developments to build nearly 1,000 residential units along Yonge Street, north of...
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Savings to be spent on economic development, tourism initiatives By Nicole Million Simcoe.com Mar 11, 2011 PENETANGUISHENE – The Town of Penetanguishene will be cutting back this year on the money it doles out to the Southern Georgian Bay Chamber of Commerce. Read more  ...
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By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press March 11 2011 PERKINSFIELD -A recent study suggests the nearby Huronia Airport could stimulate North Simcoe’s sluggish economy and help create upwards of 40 new jobs. “We’ve nowhere to go, but up,” quips Nigel Warren, the Tiny Township counc...
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By MORGAN IAN ADAMS Collingwood Enterprise Bulletine March 11 2011 COLLINGWOOD — One-hundred days. It’s a traditional benchmark for governments and political leaders, and opportunity to take stock of the first three months of a term of office — and perhaps get a sense of the directi...
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online March 10, 2011 Stephen Naylor, New Tecumseth’s former Manager of Planning, has been hired as the City of Barrie’s Director of Planning. Mr. Naylor, who started his planning career with the former Town of Alliston, will assume his new post on March 21. He is...
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Home may not need to be placed on municipal registry, says Lougheed By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope March 9 2011 There may be a way to protect the Wauchope House from destruction, without having it listed on the municipal heritage register. Read more...
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Editorial Simcoe.com March 9 2011 We like the County of Simcoe’s decision to go to a user-pay garbage system. For those who are already doing a good job recycling it makes sense. They will no longer have to pay a waste levy for a service they don’t use. That levy is coming off the tax [&h...
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online March 9, 2011A Calgary based land banker has submitted plans to develop an urban industrial park on 62.7 hectares (155 acres) of property on Industrial Parkway at Church Street South in Alliston....
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Town projects a 3.7 per cent increase in spending this year By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope March 9 2011  It will be a whirlwind week for town staff, following the release of the draft 2011 Operating Budget later today. Council is expected to get a first glance at the nearly $16.3 million draft budget,...