Spring water at the Shotyk farm. -William Shotyk photo AWARE News Network The following submission to the Ontario government from Dr. William Shotyk of the Elmvale Foundation  regarding the proposed Greenbelt study area was presented to Springwater Tow...

Lest we forget: Shiv Chopra, scientist, whistleblower, hero Things have improved since Harper government, but culture change among managers needed, report says By Emily Chung, CBC News More than two years after the election of a federal government that...

Alliston encroachment?  New Tecumseth Free Press Online  Essa Township is joining with its neighbour, Adjala Tosorontio, in opposition to the provoincial government’s proposed expansion of the greenbelt protection zone along the Nottawasaga River...

Edwin Espinal  U.S.-trained police are hunting down protestors in Honduras post-election crisis By Sandra Cuffe The Intercept  IT WAS THE middle of the night when they broke down the door. The children, aged 3 and 6, and their parents were all fast asl...

Ramara Deputy Mayor John O’Donnell  By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Simcoe County councillors voted last week not to provide funding to facilitate participation by First Nations and Metis in an archaeological management plan. The project, bein...

AWARE News Network We are sorry to relay to you that two of our Site 41 veterans have passed away. We wish to express our deepest sympathy to their families. MURRAY, James Francis “Jim” – May 30, 1934 – February 12, 2018 – Passed away sudde...

Vicki Monague By Kate Harries AWARE News Network The Ontario government has extended by two months the comment period on an application by CRH Canada Group for a 10-year renewal to its permit to take water (PTTW) at the Dufferin Aggregates Teedon pit. ...

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Karen Spring and Edwin Espinal US and Canadian Authorities Silent about Political Prisoners UPDATE #2 – February 13, 2018 from Simcoe County Honduras Rights Monitor Although family members have been able to have a few brief (and expensive) phone conver...

CTV Barrie A Simcoe County campaign to keep used batteries out of garbage dumps has yielded the best results in the province. The County held its third curbside battery collection back in November 2017 and 24,000 kg of batteries were collected. That eq...