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Jan 4th, 2017
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Letter to the Bradford Times from Cindy Mercer, Springwater – December 19 2016 I was interested to read that the County has now acquired another property to add to the Simcoe County Forests; however, I am concerned about misrepresentations that have been made to the Kirkup family that are refle...
Jan 3rd, 2017
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By CHERISE BURDA The Globe and Mail Cherise Burda is executive director of the Ryerson City Building Institute. A number of critics would have us believe that Ontario’s land-use legislation is the top culprit for rising house prices in the Greater Toronto Area – namely the Greenbelt, which protects f...
Jan 2nd, 2017
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The federal government has a responsibility to clean up mercury in Grassy Narrows’ river from Grassy Narrows support The chief of Grassy Narrows sent three letters to the Prime Minister in the past year, urging him to take action to clean up the mercury in the English-Wabigoon river system. Yes...
Dec 29th, 2016
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Letter to the Springwater News from Rick Webster In the last edition of Springwater News I focused on the unprecedented and unnecessary cost to us as taxpayers of legal expenses incurred by the mayor and council. I received a lot of feedback questions on what is the Election Compliance Committee and ...
Dec 16th, 2016
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Download AWARE Simcoe Comments on OMB Review Dec 16, 2016 or read below AWARE Simcoe is a citizens’ organization that advocates for protection of the environment, and to achieve healthy and sustainable communities. We monitor local governments for transparency and accountability. AWARE Simcoe w...
Dec 15th, 2016
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Letter to the  Springwater News from Rick Webster In a previous edition of this newspaper I stated that the existing Springwater Council should take careful note of the Township’s lawyer, Barnet Kussner advice to council in 2014. He was clear in saying that while he could not think of a way to stop t...
Dec 15th, 2016
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Protecting Pollinators Helps Keep Ecosystems and Crops Healthy December 15, 2016 12:00 P.M.Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ontario is continuing its work to support a sustainable food supply, resilient ecosystems and a strong economy by implementing its plan to protect the province...
Dec 13th, 2016
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By Andrew Philips Orillia Packet & Times Students across Simcoe County could soon have a new daily ritual. A Simcoe County District School Board committee approved a plan Tuesday to formally recognize the area’s First Nations roots with a phrase students might eventually be asked to say every day...
Dec 12th, 2016
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News release from Ontario Nature OTTAWA – Ontario Nature and Wildlands League have filed an application with the Supreme Court of Canada, asking the Court to hear an appeal affecting all endangered and threatened species in Ontario. If leave to appeal is granted, this would be the first appeal ever h...
Dec 12th, 2016
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News release from AWARE Simcoe Last week, members of AWARE Simcoe learned that a campaign they started almost four years ago has finally been successful. Liberal Transport Minister Marc Garneau has notified some local municipalities that the Nottawasaga River has been included in the small number of ...