Bond Head before From Environmental Defence March 21 2017 The tiny village of Bond Head, just outside the Greenbelt, is not the kind of place you would expect massive urban growth to happen. With a population of 500, surrounded by farm fields, and larg...

Marcy Burchfield AWARE News Network Toronto Star, March 9 2017, Is Ontario’s growth plan intensifying urban sprawl? TVO, March 10 2017, How one stray sentence blew a hole in Ontario’s Growth Plan Toronto Star, March 10 2017, Environmental group s...

Should rural settlements in the Greater Golden Horseshoe be a focus for growth? from the Neptis Foundation March 9 2017 Ontario’s Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe states that “population and employment growth will be accommodated by… direct...

From Explore Lake Simcoe Number of drinking straws reduced– 14,000 and climbing The Explore Lake Simcoe #nostrawchallenge is an open challenge to food service establishments operating in the Lake Simcoe watershed. In an effort to reduce unnecessary use...

By Ian McInroy Barrie Examiner Springwater Township council held a special meeting Wednesday night to hear from residents about Phases 3 and 4 of the Midhurst Secondary Plan (MSP) water, wastewater and transportation class environmental assessments. Re...

Important Meeting to Learn More from the Midhurst Ratepayers’ Associatino On Wednesday, March 8 at 6:30 pm our hydrogeologist will be presenting his analysis of the developers’ studies about our water systems. We’ve seen his presentat...

By Brea Bartholet Bradford West Gwillimbury Topic If you’ve been anticipating the use of Bradford West Gwillimbury’s newest road, Marshview Boulevard, you’ll have to wait a little longer than expected. The roadway, which will connect Holland Street and...

Link to video This is NOT just another gravel pit from nogravelpit.com Nelson/Lafarge Aggregates has applied for a licence to extract a million tons of sand and gravel from below the established water table on 180 acres in the middle of our community o...

from Concerned Citizens of Adjala-Tosorontio St.Patrick’s Day Supper and Entertainment! Fiddler ** Pianist ** Singers  ** Celtic Dancers ** A True Irish Meal ** Knox Presbyterian Church – 6pm – Saturday March 17 Limited tickets availa...

Sandy Agnew, co-chair of the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition, with Adam Ballah from  the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition We are making another push to call the Premier to grow the Greenbelt into Simcoe County. Every phone call received makes a diff...