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Dec 28th, 2022
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‘What bleak future would shake this premier enough to turn the nightmare into a miracle?’ wonders local Green party official, harkening parallels to Dickens. Premier Doug Ford speaks during a media conference in Orillia in August 2020. | Nathan Taylor/OrilliaMatters file photo Brad Coccim...
Dec 28th, 2022
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Critics say the changes will “completely undermine the protection of wetlands” while doing little for housing. By Noor JavedStaff Reporter,Toronto Star Sat., Dec. 24, 2022 photo Hartley Woodside   The majority of sensitive wetlands in the Greater Toronto Area could lose environmental protection ...
Dec 19th, 2022
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Jeff Monague offers holiday wishes for politicians, including Simcoe North MPP, who he noted ‘may have accidentally fallen into a vat of invisible ink’ Jeff Monague, an Ojibway elder and knowledge keeper, has some good wishes and advice for politicians. From OriliaMatters The season for g...
Dec 15th, 2022
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Basil Clarke will serve as warden, while Springwater Mayor Jennifer Coughlin will serve as deputy warden for 2022-24 term From OrilliaMatters, Jessica Owen Dec 13 2022   Ramara Mayor Basil Clarke will lead the County of Simcoe as warden for a two-year term. Clarke was elected Dec. 13 at the 175t...
Oct 27th, 2022
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File photo. Raymond Bowe/BarrieToday From BarrieToday, October 25, 2022 By Erika Engel Yesterday, voters in the 444 municipalities in Ontario elected their new councils and school boards from a slate of more than 6,300 candidates running province-wide. In the Grey and Simcoe County area, voters elect...
Oct 27th, 2022
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From Simcoe.com, October 24, 2022 By Sara Carson RESULTS Click a municipality below to see results: MUNICIPALITIES: CITY OF BARRIE CITY OF ORILLIA TOWNSHIP OF ADJALA-TOSORONTIO BRADFORD WEST GWILLIMBURY TOWNSHIP OF CLEARVIEW TOWN OF COLLINGWOOD TOWNSHIP OF ESSA TOWN OF INNISFIL TOWN OF MIDLAND TOWN O...
Oct 14th, 2022
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Route of the proposed Bradford Bypass Highway, York Region. Credit Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition.  From Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition By Claire Malcolmson, Executive Director Bradford Bypass Update: Process guarantees negative outcomes for fish and Lake Simcoe, say critics Bradford, ON – Con...
Oct 1st, 2022
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The following was presented to the Oro Medonte Council on September 8, 2022 by Save The Oro Moraine. It is imperative that we prevent future development on the Oro Moraine in order to protect the water of Simcoe County. Watch the presentation here...
Sep 17th, 2022
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From the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition By Margaret Prophet,Executive Director Our free lunch ‘n learn webinars for municipal candidates are beginning next week.  They feature topics that candidates told us were important to them: housing policy, supporting local food systems and protecting ...
Sep 10th, 2022
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One of the fish that was counted during the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority’s fish population survey conducted Aug. 31 in the Nottawasaga River near Loretto. – NVCA photo From Simcoe.com, September 6, 2022 By Brad Pritchard Staff and volunteers with the Nottawasaga Valley Conser...