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Apr 18th, 2014
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By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance  The Ministry of Natural Resources is talking with the Beausoleil First Nation about reopening Springwater Provincial Park as a pair of warring citizens’ groups wait to hear if they’ll be included. But while the ministry is “pleased to be working with” Beausoleil, the mi...
Apr 17th, 2014
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My View – As I observe the jockeying of all the parties that will prosper from the Mega Development plans for Midhurst, it appears that the final decisions are being based on greed not need. The open house by the Midhurst Landowners Group at the County Museum recently was quite impressive, if y...
Apr 15th, 2014
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CORRECTION: In an earlier version of this post, MRA president Sandy Buxton was incorrectly quoted as saying that Springwater is being “sued” by developers.  The wording she used in her letter (full text below) is that the MSP developers have taken Springwater to the OMB. The introduction ...
Apr 12th, 2014
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The AWARE Simcoe Annual General Meeting is coming up! It will be held on Saturday May 3, 2014 at the Midhurst Community Centre, 74 Doran Road in Midhurst, starting at 10:00 a.m. Business will include:  1. Update on the Simcoe County Official Plan (SCOP) OMB hearing. 2. Election of officers. If any AW...
Apr 10th, 2014
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OMB told Barrie wants traffic study, water budget; NVCA considers summer hearing ‘premature’ By Kate Harries The importance of the “Special Rule” that then Infrastructure Minister Bob Chiarelli brought in to make the Midhurst Secondary Plan legal was spelled out by a lawyer at an Ontario Municipal Bo...
Apr 10th, 2014
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Webster finds province’s approval ‘inconceivable’ Letter to the Springwater News As time advances and my municipal term comes to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to offer my position, as Springwater’s Ward 3 Councillor, on the Midhurst Secondary Plan (MSP). This Counci...
Apr 10th, 2014
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Letter to the Springwater News The Midhurst Landowners Group hosted a second community information meeting at the County museum on March 25th.  The presenters seemed sincere, professional and well-intentioned.  I overheard one of them say, “We are excited about being a part of your community.”  With ...
Apr 7th, 2014
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From Ward 5 Councillor Jack Hanna newsletter An Ontario Municipal Board Prehearing related to the Mega Development in Midhurst is scheduled for 10:00 AM Wednesday, April 9 at the Springwater Township administration centre, 2231 Nursery Road, Minesing.  The Prehearing is open to the public and you can...
Apr 2nd, 2014
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online A multi-faceted infrastructure expansion in Bradford West Gwillimbury (BWG) will require Simcoe County to push forward planned improvements to the intersection of Cty Rd 27 and the 5th Line. The project was scheduled for construction in 2016 and 2017 timed with BWGR...
Mar 30th, 2014
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At the March 28th Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority board meeting, the board voted (the vote was fast but I think it was unanimous) to accept the staff recommendation to seek full party status at an April 9th Ontario Municipal Board pre-hearing conference for a hearing initiated by several de...