by John Michael McGrath The Agenda Tuesday June 2, 2015 In 2009, the Region of Waterloo approved a regional plan to constrain sprawl and encourage transit use. Developers fought back, starting a legal battle. Now, the two camps have reached a settlement that cuts the land available for new developmen...
Newmarket bear shooting leads to online outrage By Kendra Mangione, CTVNews.ca Social media users are expressing their outrage after police shot a black bear as it climbed down a tree in a Newmarket backyard. The bear was climbing over fences through several yards on London Road, in the area of Yonge...
New Tecumseth Free Press Online New Tecumseth councillors are under pressure from a group of Beeton residents to launch a court action appeal of Simcoe County council’s May 12 verdict that lifted a stop work order and reinstated the terms of a special permit issued to Tecumseth Estates in Janua...
From Maggie Curran AWARE Essa Hello everyone! A municipality’s Official Plan reflects the goals and perspectives of our community here in Essa Township. Before there can be a tree ordinance protection strategy in Essa Township, we need the Mayor and Council to make additions to tree policy in the Off...
The following are the comments I submitted to the Ontario government on its 2015 Provincial Co-ordinated Review: There are four essential elements to supporting life in Ontario and the world: – Clean air – Clean water – Healthy food – Adequate housing T...
AWARE News Network Here in Simcoe County, the fight to stop Dump Site 41 marked a major move forward in relations between first peoples and non-indigenous residents, after women from Chimnissing (Beausoleil First Nation) took the lead in protecting the water and the land. Members of other nations als...
By Sara Carson Innisfil Journal The County of Simcoe is closer to determining where it will construct two new waste facilities. A request for expression of interest process (REOI ) has just wrapped up to build a list of potential sites. Private and county-owned sites were under consideration. “A high...
Statement on Divisional Court ruling on Ontario’s Endangered Species Act From Ontario Nature and other groups TORONTO — Ontario’s Divisional Court has upheld a provincial regulation that exempts major industries from the Endangered Species Act and allows them to kill species at risk and destroy their...
By Miriam King, Bradford Times The annual Mayor’s Breakfast, held at the Lusitano Banquet Hall in Bradford, early on May 21, was not only a networking opportunity for members of the Bradford Board of Trade, senior Town Staff, Council and the community at large, but an opportunity to hear more about t...
By Andrew Philips Orillia Packet & Times Developers would be wise to ensure the creation of stormwater ponds follows a more natural approach. That’s according to Alexandra Service, a conservation programs specialist with Ducks Unlimited Canada. Following an overview of the organization̵...
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