AWARE Simcoe letter — October 8 2015 Dear Members and Supporters: AWARE Simcoe, a group of taxpaying residents, is in danger of being sued for approximately $50,000 in legal costs, some from a developer and some from Simcoe County. This is because we asked for an injunction to stop the clear-c...
News release from Oro-Medonte Township Oro-Medonte Council had a Special Council meeting scheduled for October 21st to receive the staff report regarding the 2015 Temporary Use By-law application for Burl’s Creek Event Grounds. The Township has now received an appeal filed by Burl’s Creek for the Ont...
Letter from Don Morgan, Midland As chair of AWARE Simcoe, I am encouraged by the words of the Pope during his recent visit to our part of the world and it made me think of why AWARE Simcoe exists. Following the issues of concern surrounding Site 41 and the eventual halt of this proposed degradation [...
New Tecumseth Free Press Online As reported here first on Monday, Simcoe County met a court imposed deadline of October 5 to submit its reasons for seeking recovery of all or part of its approximate $23,485 legal bill defending against Aware-Simcoe’s motion for a temporary injunction of a speci...
From Devon Page EcoJustice Do you believe in the rule of law? If you are reading this, you would likely say you do. You may not know exactly how to put your belief into words, but it might fall along the lines of — everyone, from people to corporations to governments, must act according to […]...
From the Council of Canadians OTTAWA – Canada is a water-rich country, with plenty to spare and share. But lakes can be deceiving, says Maude Barlow in her report Blue Betrayal: The Harper government’s assault on Canada’s freshwater. In the absence of adequate legislative protection against climate c...
By David Suzuki Volkswagen was caught cheating on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency emissions tests by installing “defeat devices,” which allowed its diesel vehicles to pass nitrogen oxide emissions checks but spew up to 40 times allowable pollutants once they were completed. The scan...
Danny Beaton examines the massive stump of an ancient maple at French’s Hill Tiny’s large old forest tracts atop world’s purest water are a precious resource By John Bacher Tiny Township is blessed to have some of the rarest and largest old-growth forests in southern Ontario south o...
New Tecumseth Free Press Online Tecumseth Estates will be seeking a court-ordered award for cost reimbursements from AWARE Simcoe related to the August 19 motion hearing for a temporary injunction of a tree cutting permit pending a judicial review application of the process that issued it last winter...
Opponents of project planning Ontario Municipal Board appeal By Jenni Dunning Midland Mirror MIDLAND – Tears were shed on both sides of a Midland council decision to build a health hub in Edgehill Park. Deputy Mayor Mike Ross choked back tears as he explained his reasoning for voting in favour of the...
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