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Aug 20th, 2015
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Springwater News August 13 2015 I will open with, “My life is definitely not dull!” MFIPPA (Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act) As mentioned some time ago, there was a Freedom of Information request to have access to my personal email account that contained any communicati...
Aug 14th, 2015
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By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Grant Thornton in Orillia is auditing Springwater Mayor Bill French’s election campaign expenses. A joint Springwater – Oro Medonte compliance audit committee decided the mayor’s expenses, which totalled $16,293.36, needed closer examination, even though they are a...
Aug 13th, 2015
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By John Bacher Springwater Park Citizens Coalition In his Encyclical Letter, Laudato si’, (On Care for Our Common Home), the Holy Father Francis has made an urgent call for humanity to reverse the process where, “The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of fi...
Aug 11th, 2015
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Letter to the Barrie Examiner (Re: ‘Park back in business; Springwater’ in the July 10 edition of the Examiner) On April 1, 2013 the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) closed Springwater Park by locking the gates. When the MNR locked these gates, Tracy Mill, the assistant deputy ...
Aug 5th, 2015
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Springwater issues water restrictions From the Midhurst Ratepayers Association July 29 2015 On Tuesday, July 28, Springwater Township issued water restrictions for all those connected to municipal water. Residents are being advised to conserve water generally and, specifically, to reduce the watering...
Aug 1st, 2015
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From bluedot.ca From coast to coast to coast, the Blue Dot movement has been gaining momentum, with people taking action and volunteering in their communities, and organizations signing on and sharing their stories. Seventy-three municipal governments – including one from Simcoe County: Springw...
Jul 31st, 2015
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By Cheryl Browne, Barrie Examiner Four chiefs carefully laid out the wampum belt on a purple cloth in the pavilion in Springwater Provincial Park on Friday. After years of negotiating with Ontario Parks and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), the two Beausoleil First Nation chiefs ...
Jul 30th, 2015
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By John Bacher Sierra Club Ontario Ontario’s environmental movement should be celebrating a remarkable victory won by a two year struggle for the re-opening of Springwater Provincial Park in Midhurst, 10 kilometres north of Barrie. Springwater is a 193 hectare forested park, with picnic grounds and 1...
Jul 26th, 2015
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   Mayor Bill French, Dan McLean and Colin McLarty By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Springwater Mayor Bill French’s election campaign expenses will be audited following an application filed by former deputy mayor Dan McLean. The stakes could be high. The penalties under the Municipal Elections Act ...
Jul 23rd, 2015
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News release from Springwater Township Protection of Agricultural Land is a top priority in Springwater Township. In an effort to safeguard Agricultural Land for future generations, Deputy Mayor Don Allen introduced a motion on June 22 which reiterates the importance of Agricultural Land in the commu...