Midhurst-Hillsdale-Centre Vespra Local Politics – My View – Bill French January 4 2012Midhurst-Hillsdale-Centre Vespra. I mention these three settlement areas in the heading of this article as they appear to be indicators of the new type of development growth our small communities are facing in Sprin...

AWARE Simcoe January 3 2012 The County of Simcoe is hiring a part-time consultant ($33-39 an hour, two days a week) to work with the coporate communications department to develop a food and agriculture charter. Read more ...

AWARE Simcoe January 3 2012 The County of Simcoe is hiring a communications co-ordinator for the purpose of fostering and maintaining a positive image for the County of Simcoe. Remuneration is in the $61,000-$71,000 range Read more ...

Help get the word out about the Jan. 21 meeting in Angus AWARE Simcoe January 1 2012 Happy New Year! Our first public event in 2012 will target Sprawl, the Monster that’s Consuming Simcoe County. Help us get the word out to residents who want solutions to this looking threat to our farmland, natural ...

AWARE Simcoe public meeting in Angus - all are invited AWARE Simcoe December 31 2011Panellists: Claire Malcolmson of Environmental Defence, John Stillich of the Sustainable Urban Development Association and David Strachan of the Midhurst Ratepayers Association will discuss the development pressures f...

Technical briefing with Provincial Development Facilitator scheduledAWARE Simcoe December30 2011 Infrastructure Minister Bob Chiarelli will reveal the “shared vision” for growth in Simcoe County at a lunch to be hosted by the Alliston and District Chamber of Commerce on January 19....

Letter to Blue Mountains Courier Herald Dec 15, 2011  TOTTENHAM – Glad to read in our local newspapers that Simcoe County has received awards for its diversion schemes in regards to recycling. Very hopeful, but not enough is being done. Imagine, Simcoe County is top-of-the-list at 57.18 per cen...

By Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press  Dec 12, 2011 OTTAWA – Rahim Jaffer’s attempt to build a post-MP business with a local lawyer friend might not have been lucrative but the pair still should have registered as lobbyists, says a parliamentary watchdog. Read more ...

Orillia is top recycler By MIRANDA MINASSIAN, The Packet & Times December 10 2011 The Sunshine City and the County of Simcoe have once again topped the province’s list of recycling municipalities. Read more  Simcoe County places second Simcoe County news release December 9 2011 The County ...

Barrie Examiner editorial December 2 2011 Are Springwater Township and Simcoe County councillors listening to the people who elected them a little more than a year ago? Read more ...