By ROBIN MACLENNAN, Barrie Examiner January 26 2012 Simcoe County’s waste management subcommittee believes an incinerator is the best solution to the region’s garbage woes. “We have only got five and a half to six years (of ) capacity left at our landfill sites now, so we better get...

Local mayors like changes By Maija Hoggett Barrie Advance Jan 25, 2012  SIMCOE COUNTY – The wait is over for Simcoe County municipalities wanting to move forward with growth plans.  Read more ...

By Kristen Smith Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin January 25 2012 A local affordable housing organization is calling on Simcoe County and its municipalities to address the area’s housing needs, after a housing study says nearly half of the area’s residents are struggling with housing costs. Read more ...

Company owns 4,000 acres of farmland as speculative investmentsNew Tecumseth Free Press January 24 2012The CEO of a company whose holdings are worth more than $3 billion acknowledged last night that maybe they waited too long to publicly introduce themselves to the community in which they own about 4...

Simcoe County news release January 19, 2012 The County of Simcoe is ready to move forward with a made-in-Simcoe growth plan that will ensure the region continues to attract good jobs and investment, while curbing urban sprawl and protecting green spaces and farmland. Read more ...

Conference call with Paula Dill “very exciting”By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe January 24 2012Simcoe County politicians and staff seem almost giddy with excitement in the wake of last Thursday’s announcement by the province of the legislation that will guide growth in Simcoe County until 2031 and beyond...

Councillors bamboozled on closed meetings investigator vote countBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe January 24 2011It was a little too reminiscent of the Guergis days when Simcoe County councillors were chastized like childrren and thwarted by unpredictable procedural rulings.Today, after a show of hands, ...

Group wants to put the brakes on development By Ian McInroy – Barrie Examiner January 24 2012 ESSA TWP. — Jonathon Shore has two words for Simcoe County residents who are upset about massive developments in their neighbourhoods: get involved. The communication chairman of Aware Simcoe, a watchd...

Midland mayor says flexibility and certainty in growth plan just what municipality needs By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Jan 23, 2012 SIMCOE COUNTY – When Infrastructure Minister Bob Chiarelli came to Simcoe County on Jan. 19 to guide the region’s growth, he gave the county a plan the province believes...

Meeting will be held at Angus Recreation Centre By Ian McInroy Barrie Examiner jANUARY 20 2012 ESSA TWP. — John de Cromvrugghe doesn’t believe letting developers determine growth in Simcoe County is in the best interest of county residents. Read more   ...