By DAVID BRUSER and JAYME POISSON Toronto Star Grassy Narrows First Nation is demanding the federal government reveal the names of at least 143 of its residents who were identified at birth by federal health officials as being at risk for mercury poisoning. Health Canada has so far refused, citing pr...
Orillia Packet & Times The Township of Severn will hold a public meeting Sept. 14, giving residents a chance to give feedback about a zoning bylaw affecting property on Carlyon Line. The meeting is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers at the municipal office on Hurlwood Lane and wi...
from the Georgian Bay Native Friendship Centre 16th Annual traditional Pow Wow – A Path to Health and Healing September 10 & 11 presented in partnership with Sainte-Marie among the Hurons Sainte-Marie Park – Highway 12 at Wye Valley Road, Midland, adjacent the Martyrs’ Shrine. Grand e...
Under a system of proportional representation (PR) every vote counts Letter to the Orillia Packet & Times from Alec Adams, CEO, Simcoe North Federal Green Party Association Last week’s letter from Bill Soles takes shots at the Preferential Ballot (AKA Alternative Vote) voting system, a syst...
From Friends of Simcoe Forests Corn Roast Sunday August 28 from 2 to 6 pm 1336 Rainbow Valley Road East Entertainment and Site Hike ~ Pop in anytime from 2-6 pm for some local corn and refreshments ~ Meet & hear from John Laforet of Broadview Strategy Group ~ Relax, enjoy the music and ambiance [...
Letter from R.W. Wagner to the Springwater News Warden Marshall: By now, you will have seen the first news release issued on behalf of the “Friends of Simcoe Forests Inc.”. The following observations and questions are relevant to this matter. 1) Today I noticed a very impressive 5th wheel...
‘All these issues were important and deserved serious attention’ Letter to the New Tecumseth Free Press from Stephanie MacLellan, Beeton As the one year Anniversary of AWARE Simcoe’s plight to Save the Beeton Woods at Simcoe County Council passed, I recall some pivotal discussions h...
Argue that allowing the Wisconsin city of Waukesha to take water from Lake Michigan sets dangerous precedent By DIANA MEHTA The Canadian Press A group of mayors from Canada and the U.S. are trying to challenge a recent decision allowing an American city to draw water from the Great Lakes, arguing tha...
Shoutout to Eden Mills ON – mentioned in last paragraph By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG New York Times ASHTON HAYES, England — This small village of about 1,000 people looks like any other nestled in the countryside. But Ashton Hayes is different in an important way when it comes to one of the world’s m...
Simcoe North MP Bruce Stanton will host town hall meetings in Orillia (held August 17) and Midland to provide local residents the opportunity to share their thoughts on reforming the federal electoral system. In Midland: Wednesday, September 7th , 6:00PM-8:00PM North Simcoe Sports and Recreation Cent...
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