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May 21st, 2023
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Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark speaks at the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association conference in Thunder Bay on Friday, April 26, 2019. (Matt Vis, tbnewswatch.com) From OrilliaMatters, May 18, 2023 By Jack Hauen EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium,...
May 21st, 2023
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Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault speaks to reporters in the Foyer of the House of Commons as he arrives Question Period, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, April 20, 2023. | Justin Tang/The Canadian Press From MidlandToday, May 14, 2023 By Aidan Chamandy Federal Env...
May 21st, 2023
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Tanya Clark, far left, fundraising and engagement manager with the Couchiching Conservancy, enjoys a tour of the Morton property with, from left, Jane Bonsteel, Anne Barbour, Dorthea Hangaard, Quinlan MacDonald, Mark Bisset, Gord Ball, Carsten Wisch and Toby Rowland. | Kathy Hunt photo From OrilliaMa...
May 21st, 2023
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Waste management was a concern raised at a recent Simcoe County council orientation session, which Penetanguishene Mayor Doug Rawson noted was visible in municipal parks, such as Rotary Champlain Wendat Park, where recycle and organic collection bins weren’t available. | Derek Howard/MidlandTod...
May 18th, 2023
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Members of the Barrie-Huronia Rotary Club, Living Green Barrie and Pollinate Barrie recently planted “Trees for Bees” pollinator pods at Batteaux Park. – Living Green Barrie photo From Simcoe.com, May 15, 2023 By Chris Simon Barrie Advance More than a dozen members of the Barrie-Hur...
May 16th, 2023
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The health of forests and wetlands is in decline, but the quality of groundwater sources remain very good to good, according to a recent health check report of the Nottawasaga watershed From Simcoe.com, May 9, 2023 By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald A recent health check on local rivers, streams and f...
May 16th, 2023
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Simcoe County ForestMarg. Bruineman/BarrieToday file photo From BarrieToday, May 12, 2023 NEWS RELEASE COUNTY OF SIMCOE ************************* Starting May 18, 2023, residents and visitors are invited to provide their input on the 10-year update to the forest management plan for the Simcoe County ...
In Barrie
May 16th, 2023
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Gilson Lubin, Martha Chaves, Jon Steinberg, and Rob Bebeneck will perform at The Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition’s second annual Laugh for Lake Simcoe comedy event May 26. From OrilliaMatters, May 11, 2023 NEWS RELEASE RESCUE LAKE SIMCOE COALITION ************************* The Rescue Lake Simcoe Coaliti...
In Barrie
May 14th, 2023
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Rogers Reservoir Conservation Area. | Supplied photo From InnisfilToday, May 8, 2023 NEWS RELEASE LAKE SIMCOE REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY ********************** Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, together with Ontario Nature is immensely proud to announce six of its properties, totaling 576...
May 14th, 2023
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From left: Simcoe County Coun. Randy Greenlaw, Deputy Warden Jennifer Coughlin, Warden Basil Clarke, Rob Keen, chief executive officer of Forests Ontario, Simcoe County Coun. Peter Lavoie and county forester Graeme Davis unveil a billboard on Horseshoe Valley Road. | Supplied photo From OrilliaMatter...