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Apr 29th, 2014
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Date:           Saturday May 24th, 2014 Place:          St. Thomas Anglican Church Hall, 28 Church Street, Shanty Bay Time:          2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition is hosting an interactive and inspiring event focused on protecting Oro-Medonte’s forests and wetlands through ...
Apr 19th, 2014
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From Transition Collingwood Earth Day Watershed Clean-up Join Transition Collingwood, Blue Mountain Watershed Trust, Nature League, Women for the Water, and CCI for a community clean-up of Collingwood’s public spaces and waterways. Tuesday April the 22th (Earth Day!) we will gather at 1pm at th...
Apr 19th, 2014
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The April 22 meeting of Springwater Council is going to be very important – and not just for Midhurst. – Anyone who cares about the Minesing Wetlands and the Nottawasaga watershed should attend. – Anyone who lives downstream of the proposed Midhurst Secondary Plan (Wasaga Beach resi...
Apr 19th, 2014
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Come and join us at St. Thomas Church Hall in Shanty Bay this Friday April 25 at 7:00pm Bee Poster You are invited to a viewing of the documentary film “Vanishing of the Bees” that focuses on the disappearing bees, the effects of neonicotinoids and the loss of food security. This document...
Apr 18th, 2014
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Jim Wilson release Simcoe-Grey MPP Jim Wilson and former Minister of Natural Resources, Oshawa MPP Jerry Ouellette, will host a roundtable meeting to discuss fishing, hunting and wildlife issues with local anglers and hunters on May 7th in Creemore. “Over the past decade, the Liberal government...
Apr 15th, 2014
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From Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition  Scientists suggest that 40% of the watershed be permanently in “high quality natural cover”. But now only about 35% of the watershed is in natural cover (high quality or not) and very little of that is truly protected. Oro-Medonte’s Official Plan is currently being ...
Apr 12th, 2014
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The AWARE Simcoe Annual General Meeting is coming up! It will be held on Saturday May 3, 2014 at the Midhurst Community Centre, 74 Doran Road in Midhurst, starting at 10:00 a.m. Business will include:  1. Update on the Simcoe County Official Plan (SCOP) OMB hearing. 2. Election of officers. If any AW...
Apr 8th, 2014
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When:   Saturday, April 12th, 10 am to 12 pm Where: Nottawasaga (Duntroon)Community Hall, lower level Just west of the CR 124 and CR 91 intersection in Duntroon Join us to get an update on the implementation and the future monitoring of the impacts of the Walker Duntroon Quarry.  Share your concerns ...
Apr 7th, 2014
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From Ward 5 Councillor Jack Hanna newsletter An Ontario Municipal Board Prehearing related to the Mega Development in Midhurst is scheduled for 10:00 AM Wednesday, April 9 at the Springwater Township administration centre, 2231 Nursery Road, Minesing.  The Prehearing is open to the public and you can...
Mar 28th, 2014
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UPDATE: Podcast of this discussion available HERE From Gary Cerantola Gary Cerantola, host of It’s Your Town Beach Talk on Beach Boooster Radio, will discuss how an urban development planned for Springwater Township the projected size of the City of Orillia may threaten the Nottawasaga River watershe...