By Cheryl Browne, Barrie Examiner It isn’t easy being green. But the lone protestor at the Simcoe County Museum railing at the county’s choice of placement for its new Organics Processing Facility (OPF) and Materials Management Facility (MMF) didn’t mind. “I live on Horseshoe Valley Road near the pro...
Letter from AWARE Simcoe board member and Beeton resident Stephanie MacLellan to New Tecumseth Free Press Regarding your story that Simcoe County is aggressively pursuing its cost award of $5,000 from AWARE Simcoe, an award County Council decided to give away if collected, we learn now County ...
A Japanese research team, which examined dozens of people of all ages in both First Nation communities during a 2014 trip, found that nearly all those tested had sensory disturbance — a telltale sign of mercury poisoning By DAVID BRUSER and JAYME POISSON Toronto Star The young generations of Grassy N...
News release from the North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance The David Suzuki Foundation, Ontario Nature, Environmental Defence, AWARE Simcoe and the NGFA have asked the Government of Ontario to instruct the Region of York that it must amend the Town of Georgina’s Official Plan to ensure that it prohibits...
From Simcoe County website Questions regarding the various procurement options for ownership and operation of the organics processing facility can be discussed further with the County’s consultant, and Solid Waste Management staff, during public drop-in sessions being held on September 20, 201...
An Ontario court has ruled that the Ontario Municipal Board exceeded its mandate when it set new policy on parkland By NOOR JAVED Toronto Star The Town of Richmond Hill has emerged victorious in its challenge of an Ontario Municipal Board decision that would have significantly reduced the amount of p...
Letter to AWARE Simcoe from Danial Boyce We [meaning Danial and Tawnya], as the appellants in the OMB proceeding are so grateful for the overwhelming support of Council at the September 14th public meeting. Council unanimously voted to recommend repeal of the previously enacted bylaw, now known to ha...
By Mehreen Shahid, Orillia Packet & Times Severn Township council is likely to repeal a bylaw that has caused concern for residents of Carlyon Line. Council chambers Wednesday evening was at capacity, with more than 60 residents showing up at the planning and development committee’s meeting to he...
updated Monday Sept. 19 2016 By Kate Harries AWARE News Network The Ontario Municipal Board has released a ruling on the County of Simcoe’s motion that the board does not have jurisdiction to overrule county council’s decision not to grant any Chiarelli population allocations to some majo...
From Maude Barlow Council of Canadians On July 20, a pipeline ruptured near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, spilling up to 250,000 litres of toxic crude oil into the North Saskatchewan River. As well as being home to countless birds, plants, and fish, this majestic river is the main source of drinki...
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