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Jul 18th, 2016
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Did decades of mercury poisoning play a role in Azraya Kokopenace’s suicide? By Bernie Farber NOW Toronto Her name was Azraya Kokopenace, and she was only 14 years old when she took her life. Police had left the Grassy Narrows First Nation youth at the hospital in Kenora on April 15. She was fo...
Jul 13th, 2016
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By Andrew Philips Orillia Packet & Times The County of Simcoe’s decision to use one of its forests to create an organics processing facility could lead to another Site 41 fiasco. That’s a warning from an opponent to the plan passed by county council earlier this year to build a compost and materi...
Jun 19th, 2016
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From the Friends of Simcoe County Forest website The Friends of Simcoe County Forest invite you to a BBQ FUNDRAISER, on Wednesday 22 June. They need your help to stop the a new dual organics and waste facility the County has planned on 200 acres of forested land on Horseshoe Valley Road, north of Bar...
Jun 2nd, 2016
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Province Brings in Legislation to Increase Recycling, Create Jobs, Fight Climate Change Ontario government news release Today, Ontario passed legislation that will divert more waste from landfills, create jobs and help fight climate change. Currently, Ontario is producing too much waste, and not recy...
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May 18th, 2016
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from 99% Invisible Für Elise” is one of the world’s most widely-recognized pieces of music. The Beethoven melody has been played by pianists the world over, and its near-universal recognition has been used to attract customers for companies as big as McDonald’s and as small as your local ice-cream tr...
May 16th, 2016
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By Jenni Dunning Barrie Advance An Oro-Medonte facility that stores biosolids from Barrie’s wastewater treatment plant may be affecting groundwater, according to a 2015 performance report. The Oro Biosolids Storage Facility on Line 7 north of the Lake Simcoe Regional Airport can house up to 61,500 sq...
May 4th, 2016
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online Three of Simcoe County’s four remaining active landfill sites – Site 10, Nottawasaga; Site 11, Oro; and Site 13, Tosorontio – have a combined capacity of nine years, while the Collingwood site is marked for seven more, according to an update from the ...
Apr 30th, 2016
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From Simcoe County Public consultation on options for garbage collection services, curbside and facilities diversion programs, and reduction and reuse, will take place at the Simcoe County Museum or via webinar on Tuesday, May 3 & 17 at 2 – 4 and 6 – 8 p.m. The County’s Solid Waste Ma...
Apr 26th, 2016
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News release from Simcoe County The County of Simcoe continues to be among the very best in the province when it comes to diverting waste from landfills. The County received fifth place out of 237 municipalities in the just released annual Waste Diversion Ontario Datacall (Ontario’s standardize...
Apr 26th, 2016
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Orillia Packet & Times The City of Orillia’s draft five-year waste-minimization plan is available for public review. The draft plan evaluates methods to reduce waste disposal at the Orillia Waste Diversion Site (landfill) and ways to improve diversion and recycling programs. Based on the pu...