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Jun 8th, 2016
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From the Ontario Bee Association The OBA was pleased to be asked to present to the Standing Committee on Agriculture on June 6th with regard to their study on bee health monitoring in Canada. Vice-President André Flys presented on behalf of the OBA, and you can read his full remarks here, but in summ...
Jun 1st, 2016
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Sixth day of OMB Burl’s Creek hearing comes to a close By Patrick Bales, The Orillia Packet & Times June 1 2016 Opponents of expansion at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds argued Wednesday not only is money not a good enough reason to justify granting a temporary-use bylaw, but there’s...
May 30th, 2016
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From the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation On May 10, the province announced its proposed changes to the Greenbelt. These included several positive moves: growing the Greenbelt into 28 urban river valleys and wetlands; more support for farming and local food; and a commitment to grow our towns and ...
May 28th, 2016
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CTV News The owners of Saugeen Country Homey are moving to New Zealand because of lax pesticide regulation in Ontario. They say millions of bees in their hives have died, poisoned by neo-nicotinoid pesticides. Link to video...
May 25th, 2016
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By Patrick Bales Orillia Packet & Times Peter Thoma of UrbanMetrics would tell you that when it comes to Burl’s Creek there’s no place, like this place, anywhere near this place – so, this must be the place. Save Oro and the West Oro Ratepayers’ Association (WORA) would tend to ...
May 25th, 2016
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News release from Springwater Township The Township of Springwater is pleased with the outcome of the hearings held by Simcoe County Council on May 24, 2016 regarding the requests for population allocation under the County’s 20,000 Population Allocation Program. The Growth Plan for the Greater Golden...
May 24th, 2016
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Exception made for Walton’s five estate lots on Old Second AWARE News Network Today, Simcoe County Council voted to deny requests from five Midhurst developers for population allocations that would have provided for an extra 6,120 people in Springwater Township, over unanimous opposition from Springw...
May 24th, 2016
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By Patrick Bales, The Orillia Packet & Times If you wanted to shoot a movie about a sensible country community fighting an influx of loud rock ‘n’ roll music, Oro-Medonte would be the ideal setting. Surprisingly, that suggestion wasn’t made in jest by a proponent of expansion at...
May 23rd, 2016
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Battle back on between Barrie area residents as they resurrect noise and trash complaints against popular concert venue, its supporters By Rob Ferguson Toronto Star The Battle of Burl’s Creek is back as cottagers breeze toward Muskoka along Highway 11. Fearing another summer of loud music, lost sleep...
May 11th, 2016
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Text of Report CCW 16-189 – Applications for a Portion of the 20,000 Population Program – Midhurst Requests From Simcoe County website – link to agenda, scroll down to item 14 To: HEARING – 20,000 Population Program Meeting Date: May 24, 2016 Subject: Applications for a Portion of t...