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In Midland
Mar 28th, 2012
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Council authorizes negotiations despite qualms about proposed detailsBy Travis Mealing Midland Mirror March 28 2012 MIDLAND – A Midland restaurateur wants to cook up a land swap with the town, but councillors might not have an appetite for the proposed deal.Read more...
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In Barrie
Mar 28th, 2012
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Drummond’s reforms make sense, but can they work?By Jeff Lehman – Barrie Examiner March 27 2012For the past six decades, an unprecedented period of economic expansion and social liberation has brought our country an unprecedented quality of life. What we consider a middle-class lifestyle today ...
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In Bradford West Gwillimbury
Mar 28th, 2012
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12 Bradford employees raking in “Sunshine”By Sean Pearce Simcoe.com Mar 26, 2012  A total of 12 Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury employees made this year’s installment of the so-called Sunshine List, which provides the names and salaries of public servants pulling in more than $100,000 p...
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In Simcoe County
Mar 27th, 2012
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Staff recommendation carries the day despite spirited opposition from Penetanguishene mayorBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe March 27 2012Penetanguishene Mayor Gerry Marshall today failed in his bid to open up the county’s  Request for Proposals process so Simcoe County councillors get basic information a...
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In Midland
Mar 26th, 2012
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Waypoint psychiatrist-in-chief tops list of local public-sector salariesBy Travis Mealing Barrie Advance March 26 2012NORTH SIMCOE – ….Topping the list locally is Dr. Russel L. Fleming, psychiatrist-in-chief at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care. He earned $330,223.43 in 2011, about $10,000...
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In Simcoe County
Mar 25th, 2012
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CORRECTION - Length of contract is 7 years, with 2-year option to renewBut key information withheld on county’s largest contract everBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe March 25 2012On Tuesday, Simcoe County Council will vote on the largest contract the county has ever let. And staff are recommending a sin...
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In Barrie
Mar 25th, 2012
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Sunshine List shows top public earnersBarrie Examiner March 23 2012…Janice Skot, president and chief executive officer at Barrie’s Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, took the top local spot at $292,300, plus $56,154 in taxable benefits.Dr. Charles Gardner, medical officer of health and chie...
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In New Tecumseth
Mar 25th, 2012
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New Tecumseth Free Press March 23, 2012New Tecumseth’s senior management team received more than $100,000 in combined salary increases in 2011, according to the annual Public Sector Salary Disclosure released this morning, one week ahead of its usual schedule.Leading the way was CAO and in-hous...
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In Water
Mar 23rd, 2012
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Don’t gut Fisheries Act, scientists urge Harper By Gloria Galloway Globe and Mail Thursday, March 22, 2012 More than 600 Canadian scientists, including some of the county’s leading experts in environmental protection and animal research, are asking Stephen Harper to abandon plans to remove habitat pr...
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In Barrie
Mar 23rd, 2012
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Email from Simcoe Region COC March 23 2012Support us on Monday night- March 26th. at 7:00 pm at Barrie City Council...