Application to take millions of litres a day prompts calls for Tiny council to defend “purest” water
Mayor George Cornell By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Tiny Township residents as well as members of council expressed concerns Monday about an application by CRH Canada Group Ltd. for a renewal of a permit to take water at its Waverley Teedon Pit. Councillors requested a report from their engineer...
Jennifer Howard photo From the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition We are pleased to partner with the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA), the Ontario Headwaters Institute, and the Ontario Environment Network to present, “WaterScapes – A Community Discussion on Water Protection...
Karen Spring and Edwin Espinal AWARE News Network A farm family in Elmvale is working desperately to secure the release of their daughter’s partner from harsh conditions in a Honduran prison. Janet and John Spring are asking for the Canadian government’s help in ensuring the safety of their daughter ...
By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Springwater Mayor Bill French’s application for a judicial review of a committee’s appointment of a second auditor to look into his 2014 campaign expenses has been dismissed. Madam Justice Anne Molloy, writing for a panel of three divisional court judges, found that...
Court rules French’s application premature By Rick Vanderlinde Barrie Advance Springwater Mayor Bill French has been ordered to pay $20,000 in court costs after his bid to quash a second audit of his 2014 election expenses was rejected by Ontario’s Divisional Court. A panel of three judges rule...
A Sockhop Doowop Dance Party From Friends of Simcoe Forests On Friday February 9 2018 Elmvale Community Hall Doors Open 8pm Tickets $10 Prizes! Cash Bar! Dress to Impress! Late Night Snacks! Photo Booth! Wallflowers Welcome! for tickets contact info@friendsofsimcoeforests.com Show your support by ord...
AWARE News Network The province has organized a series of open houses (not meetings, as previously posted) to get feedback on its plans for “Protecting water for future generations: Growing the Greenbelt in the outer ring.” Further information as well as a list of public open houses being...
By Kate Harries AWARE News Network A hearing was held at Osgoode Hall just before Christmas, marking the latest chapter in the two-and-a-half-year saga of an audit launched by former Springwater deputy mayor Dan McLean of Springwater Mayor Bill French’s 2014 campaign expenses. On December 18 2017, a ...
David Phillips AWARE News Network David Phillips, senior climatologist for Environment Canada of Environment Canada will provide a presentation to a special meeting of Springwater Township Council on the effects of climate change. Phillips is a spokesperson for the Meteorological Service of Canada, a...
From the Friends of Simcoe Forests Good news! An important discovery has been made in the Freele Forest: at least one endangered species has been detected. Specifically, our expert field naturalist has confirmed Little Brown Bats are using the forest ~ this is a game changer for our campaign to save ...
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