By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Nov 19, 2012 SIMCOE COUNTY — An abandoned CN railway line could bring together municipalities and attract business to the region....

One school having issues is Innisdale, where dumped items include mattresses, household garbage By Nicki Cruickshank, Barrie Examiner November 12, 2012 Local schools are being treated like landfills by some dirty dumpers.The Simcoe County District School Board has voiced its concerns about an increas...

Mayor envisions pooling funds with north Simcoe partners  By Andrew Philips Midland Mirror Nov 09, 2012 NORTH SIMCOE – Penetanguishene Mayor Gerry Marshall wants Simcoe County’s next budget to include funding for individual municipal economic development. He said he would like to see each community r...

New Tecumseth Free Press November 8, 2012Simcoe County's population can rise to 456,000 by 2036, and 479,000 by 2041, an increase of 81,000 people overall from the 416,000 target established as the 2031 planning horizon, according to the just released proposed Amendment 2 to the Growth Plan for the G...

Proposed Amendment 2 to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden HorseshoeFrom the Infrastructure Ministry website November 2 2012The Minister of Infrastructure is seeking feedback on Proposed Amendment 2 (2012) to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006. Proposed Amendment 2 contains pr...

By Andrew Philips Midland Mirror Nov 05, 2012  SIMCOE COUNTY – The time is nigh for County of Simcoe councillors to vote on combining the general tax and waste levies into one item on the tax bill. That’s the message from county CAO Mark Aitken as he and other staff outlined their needs last week [&h...

By Robin MacLennan Barrie Examiner November 5, 2012Cheaper waste collection costs will lessen the tax pain for Simcoe County residents, but how the savings will be shared is yet to be determined....

By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press November 1, 2012 Midland council has been asked to continue the practice of vacuuming leaves even though Simcoe County is scheduled to begin county-wide leaf collection in 2013.Currently, Midland residents can put leaves in paper yard-waste bags, rigid open-top con...

Simcoe County holds public meeting about future of its largest forestby Jim Birchard Bayshore Broadcasting  November 3, 2012 A special meeting taking  isplace on Saturday to deal with the future of the largest forest in Simcoe County....

By Andrew Philips Barrie Advance Oct 31, 2012 SIMCOE COUNTY – As Simcoe County moves next year to a sole waste provider, officials wonder whether now is the time to create another single collection system.Unlike curbside trash, however, this collection would involve cold, hard cash as the 16 municipa...