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Apr 26th, 2022
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From Simcoe.com, April 21, 2022 A Letter to the Editor Re: “Know the facts about stone, sand and gravel,” Simcoe.com, April 11. As a concerned citizen, I do not approach the subject of gravel mining with any vested interests. Norm Chessman, the Ontario Stone, Sand and Gravel Association e...
In Barrie
Apr 26th, 2022
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Stock image From BarrieToday, April 22, 2022 The City of Barrie has established a plan with actions and strategies for improving energy efficiency and reducing community-wide Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. On March 28, 2022, Barrie city council approved the Community Energy & Greenhouse Gas Redu...
Apr 26th, 2022
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Bee City Plaque Unveiling. From MidlandToday, April 25, 2022 On Thursday, April 21, 2022, Mayor George Cornell, members of Council, Severn Sound Environmental Association and the community gathered at the Bernie LeClair Park (99 Balm Beach Road East) to unveil the official plaque in recognition of Ti...
In Barrie
Apr 26th, 2022
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Demonstrators gathered in front of Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney’s office in Holland Landing to protest the Bradford Bypass and Highway 413. | Rob Paul From BarrieToday, April 25, 2022 By Rob Paul More than 50 people gathered in front of Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulron...
In Barrie
Apr 25th, 2022
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Local groups say highways, sprawl & undemocratic MZOs are shortsighted Holland Landing – A crowd of York Region and Simcoe County residents gathered in front of MPP Mulroney’s office for the third time in a year to demand that destructive projects such as the 413 and Bradford Bypass should ...
Apr 24th, 2022
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A coastal wetland in central Ontario is at serious risk of overdevelopment. The Silver Creek wetland in Collingwood is an endangered wildlife habitat, home to migratory birds and spawning trout and salmon. Developers are looking to use the area to create a large residential neighbourhood that include...
Apr 24th, 2022
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When you sign up for the National Lake Blitz, you’ll be mailed a free Lake Blitz monitoring kit with easy instructions for taking temperature readings and photos of your favourite lake twice a month and submitting the data. | Living Lakes Canada photo From MidlandToday, April 18, 2022 Summer in Canad...
Apr 24th, 2022
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David Jeffery (bottom row, right) provided a deputation on behalf of the Reform Gravel Mining Coalition to Tiny council recently, asking for the municipality to join a provincial-wide moratorium on new and expansion of aggregate permits. | Tiny Township From MidlandToday, April 12, 2022 By Derek Howa...
Apr 24th, 2022
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Canada is a rogue super-emitter From the National Observer, April 14, 2022 By Barry Saxifrage The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is a group of developed nations working together to advance democracy and the market economy. Combined, these nations generate around half th...
Apr 22nd, 2022
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 Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks David Piccini was in Bradford Wednesday morning to announce the government’s commitment of $24M over the next three years to the recycling facility project | Natasha Philpott/BradfordToday On April 20th Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney a...