By Sara Carson Barrie Advance Expect more concerts at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds in the year ahead, along with a battle at the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) over the Oro-Medonte festival venue’s planned expansion. “We’re currently in discussions with a couple of other promoters in bringing some addit...
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Orillia news release The City of Orillia has won a Gold Municipal Diversion Award from the Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO) for a second year in a row. The award recognizes municipalities that have minimized waste disposal in 2014 through ‘3Rs’ initiatives (reduce, reuse, recycle), and is judged by...
By Jenni Dunning Midland Mirror NORTH SIMCOE – A local politician is floating the idea of Midland and Penetanguishene sharing a library CEO in light of the former’s chief librarian retiring. “Can one library CEO manage two branches? Are there financial and other advantages … we should take?” wrote Pe...
Simcoe County news release The County of Simcoe is pleased to announce the launch of its new Arts, Culture and Heritage (Build, Natural and Environmental) Grant Program. The program, which was recently approved by County Council on December 8, 2015, aligns with the County’s goals to grow, suppo...
By Michael Pollan and Debbie Barker, The Washington Post December 4 2015 When Will Allen is asked to name the most beautiful part of his Vermont farm, he doesn’t talk about the verdant, rolling hills or easy access to the Connecticut River. Though the space is a picturesque postcard of the agrarian i...
Margarest Atwood with Dale Goldhawk at 2014 Midhurst event From the Midhurst Ratepayers’ Association Help Save Midhurst from “life-wrecking” event This is how international author, Margaret Atwood, describes what is happening in Midhurst. We couldn’t agree more. Our rural vill...
News release from OEAC The Oxford Environmental Action Committee (OEAC) applauds the recent passage of Bill 52 in the Ontario Legislature, and calls for reform of the Ontario Municipal Board to further encourage public participation. “Passage of Bill 52, the Protection of Public Participation Act, is...
AWARE News Network Tuesday December 15 2015 is the deadline for the public to comment on the Ontario government’s plans to update the Aggregate Resources Act. Access the government’s ‘Blueprint’ at the Environmental Bill of Rights registry, EBR#012-5444. Submit your ow...
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