Simcoe County news release November 22, 2011 Simcoe County Council today approved a $400-million budget for 2012 which responds to the growingdemand for regional human services, makes investments in needed capital infrastructure  and addresses challenges from continued growth and the economy. Read mo...

‘For the greater good of us all’ By CAL PATTERSON Barrie Examiner November 17 2011 Anew economic development strategy adopted by council this year builds on the vision established in the broader County of Simcoe strategic plan, which is ‘to be a community acting for the greater good...

Yorkregion.c November 17 2011York Region and Simcoe County are set to team up on a study aimed at making the long-awaited Bradford Bypass a reality....

New Tecumseth Free Press November 15, 2011 Simcoe County’s Performance Management Committee (PMC) has approved a $125,000 contribution to help the Town of Innisfil pay for the development of an infrastructure “business case” to service designated employment lands along Hwy 400. Read...

by Don McLean View October 27 2011 Urban sprawl has long been criticized by city planners, but it keeps happening anyway. Pamela Blais argues that “perverse” municipal subsidies promote sprawl and discourage more sustainable urban forms, despite the earnest policies of planners decrying the expansion...

A good example of materials separation and reuseAWARE Simcoe November 11 2011Simcoe County has been diverting 5,000 to 6,000 tonnes a year of asphalt shingles from the landfill by shipping them to private processors at considerable expense. ...

Chiarelli plans to 'create jobs, curb sprawl and improve the quality of life' in Simcoe CountyMemorandum to AWARE Simcoe from Infrastructure Minister Bob Chiarelli November 9 2011As you know, in March 2011, I asked Paula Dill, the Provincial Development Facilitator (PDF), to carry out additional focu...

Hough, Dowdall only two councillors to go for a freezeUPDATED with salary, per diem amountsBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe November 9 2011Councillors’ remuneration is one of those items that looms large in symbolism for the publc.But when well-known skinflint Ralph Hough proposed today that in 2012 coun...

County Council vote to end waste import/export policy is irresponsibleLetter from Kelly Clune Posted November 9 2011Dumping on another community was not acceptable 21 years ago, and it is still not acceptable....

Diapers, pet waste as well as Barrie, Orillia organics could be includedBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe November 9 2011The County has let a Request for Proposal to find consultants to review composting technologies, develop a process to select a supplier, and evaluate suitable sites.  The facility shoul...