UPDATEDElected officials insist they should provide direction in negotiations with province on Official PlanBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe April 24 2012Simcoe County councillors today denounced a request by one of their top administrators that local municipal councillors be kept in the dark about propo...

``North-south`` split in new water and waste water strategy an issueNew  Tecumseth Free Press April 19, 2012New Tecumseth has served notice to Simcoe County that the the Town is prepared to appeal any changes made to the upper tier's Official Plan that are not first vetted by its member municipalitie...

Fewer politicians, directly elected councillors would reduce staff influence, says Penetang mayorBy Nicole Million Midland Mirror Apr 17, 2012SIMCOE COUNTY – Penetanguishene Mayor Gerry Marshall says change is needed to lessen the influence of administrative staff on Simcoe County council, and to inc...

Legislation being considered to control spread and sale of invasive species By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe April 15 2012When people dump  garbage in the forest, it’s a nuisance.When they dump leaf and yard waste in the forest, they may be sowing the seeds of destruction....

Groundbreaking agreement between Simcoe County and Ontario Farmland TrustNews release from the Ontario Framland Trust April 12, 2012Guelph – Over 250 acres of prime farmland in Tiny Township, once designatedas the North Simcoe Landfill (Site 41), have officially been returned to agriculture. Thanks t...

By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe April 11 2012Simcoe County’s corporate services committee voted today to accept a staff report recommending that BFI  Canada be awarded the waste collections contract, for $10.7 million in the first year.  The bid is $2.6 million less than is budgeted for 2012. The decisi...

By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe April 10 2012Today, members of Simcoe County’s governance committee met to consider how to proceed on changes that would completely remake the county system of government. ...

$10.7 million bid provides 21 per cent savings for first year By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe April 6 2012Simcoe County’s corporate services committee will decide next Wednesday whether to go along with a staff recommendation that the waste collection contract be awarded to BFI Canada for $10,659,388.84...

News release from Simcoe County April 5, 2012Being green is easier now that blue grew. The blue box program has expanded in Simcoe County to add a number of new plastic materials to the list of recyclable items, and to make room, the blue boxes themselves are growing by 30 per cent.REad more...

Municipality will not reveal the company’s name, until the seven-year agreement is signed By Richard Blanchard Innisfil Scope April 4 2012Simcoe County council is moving ahead towards selecting a single contractor for picking up its curbside waste collection, beginning next year. In an unrecord...