Dufferin officials teamed up with company on presentation to Simcoe CountyBy Jeff Rollings In the Hills Magazine March 23, 2012While landfill raised concerns about what was seeping into our ground and water, gasification raises concerns about what is seeping into our air. Read more...

Staff recommendation carries the day despite spirited opposition from Penetanguishene mayorBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe March 27 2012Penetanguishene Mayor Gerry Marshall today failed in his bid to open up the county’s  Request for Proposals process so Simcoe County councillors get basic information a...

CORRECTION - Length of contract is 7 years, with 2-year option to renewBut key information withheld on county’s largest contract everBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe March 25 2012On Tuesday, Simcoe County Council will vote on the largest contract the county has ever let. And staff are recommending a sin...

By Brad Pritchard Simcoe.com Mar 20, 2012 BEETON – New Tecumseth Mayor Mike MacEachern isn’t fazed by a Simcoe County committee’s decision to hold off on building a noise barrier at the new Beeton Roads Garage in hopes of finding a cheaper alternative.REad more...

New Tecumseth Free Press March 15, 2012 Simcoe County’s Corporate Services committee has delayed, again, spending the funds to build a noise attenuation wall around its new $2.4 million works yard at 6609 County Road 1, just west of Beeton. Read more ...

Politicians from Essa and Adjala are pleased with OPP servicing By Richard Blanchard Innisfil Scope March 14 2012 At least two South Simcoe mayors say that they have no interest in a potential Simcoe County police force. read more ...

By Brad Pritchard Simcoe.com Mar 09, 2012  ESSA TOWNSHIP – The municipality is sending a resolution to county council to object to the recent increase to tipping fees at county landfills. Read more    Force restaurants to recycle more Letter to Simcoe.comm Narch 8 2012 ESSA TOWNSHIP – I a...

By Michael Gennings Stayner Sun Mar 08, 2012 CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIP – The County of Simcoe is looking at its waste management options for the next 25 years and one possibility includes re-opening a mothballed landfill site just east of Sunnidale Corners in Clearview Township.  Read more ...

By Josh Tapper Toronto Star March8 2012 About 20 per cent of refuse collected through the city’s blue bin recycling program eventually finds its way to the Green Lane landfill, according to one insider at the city’s solid waste management services. That number has grown since 2007. Read more ...

New Tecumseth Free Press March 8, 2012 The County of Simcoe Water and Wastewater Visioning Strategy puts it on a collision course with its so-called urban growth nodes, including New Tecumseth, and communities like Essa Township, if that ‘vision’ includes the upper tier moving into those ...