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Jan 26th, 2018
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by Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald Nelson Aggregates has succeeded in its bid to develop a new gravel pit in Adjala-Tosorontio. A written decision released Jan. 26 by the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) recommends the province issue the company a Class A aggregate licence to operate the pit at 5556 and ...
Jan 25th, 2018
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Patrick Brown at Queens Park on January 24 2015 By Rick Vanderlinde and Frank Matys Barrie Advance Two local Progressive Conservative Party riding association members had differing reactions to the sudden resignation Jan. 25 of leader Patrick Brown. Scott Macpherson, a longtime Brown supporter and pa...
Jan 24th, 2018
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Julie Barker and Midland Mayor Gord Mackay From the Town of Midland  “Julie is someone whose passion and commitment to environmental sustainability, creativity and education expands beyond Midland’s boundaries. As one of the founding members of the Midland Community Garden in Little Lake ...
Jan 24th, 2018
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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...
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Jan 24th, 2018
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Chief Ava Hill By Brent Patterson Council of Canadians Turtle Island News reports that Nestle Waters Canada met with the Six Nations Band Council’s Committee of the Whole on Monday (January 22). Nestle was there to seek the Band Council’s support for its application to the provincial gove...
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Jan 23rd, 2018
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  Jessica Brooks The Chatham Voice A Chatham couple whose family has been without clean well water since wind turbine construction began more than six months ago is coming forward with test results that show just how contaminated their well is. RTI Lab testing reveals a 14,000-times increase in ...
Jan 23rd, 2018
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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...
Jan 23rd, 2018
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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...
Jan 23rd, 2018
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online  January 26, 2018 When Simcoe-Grey Conservative MP Kellie Leitch announced her decision not to seek reelection in 2019, earlier this week, it triggered a change in the Party’s nomination process that was set to close yesterday (Jan. 25) at 5 pm. To that point, Ms...
Jan 23rd, 2018
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Not all water problems make Indigenous Services to-do list, some quick fixes face delays By Jorge Barrera, CBC News First Nations on the back-end of Liberal government’s water to-do list hope its promises survive the next election. A little more than a week before Robert Nault was replaced as I...