Did decades of mercury poisoning play a role in Azraya Kokopenace’s suicide? By Bernie Farber NOW Toronto Her name was Azraya Kokopenace, and she was only 14 years old when she took her life. Police had left the Grassy Narrows First Nation youth ...

AWARE News Network The Ontario Municipal Board hearing into an application by several Midhurst developers for extra population allocations starts Monday July 18 2016 at 10:30 am in the council chambers of the Simcoe County administration building (1110...

From Environmental Defence Ontario’s award-winning Greenbelt protects farmland, forests, wetlands and abundant clean water supplies. It also supports a thriving rural economy including the $11 billion agriculture and food sector that provides 110,000 O...

from change.org October 27, 2014 Municipal Elections 23,258 eligible voters in New Tecumseth 9,229 total ballots cast – 39.68% turnout # of eligible voters Ward 1    1,962 Ward 2    3,360 Ward 3    4,121 Ward 4    2,817 Ward 5    1,817 Ward 6    ...

By Andrew Philips Orillia Packet & Times The County of Simcoe’s decision to use one of its forests to create an organics processing facility could lead to another Site 41 fiasco. That’s a warning from an opponent to the plan passed by county counci...

The Co-ordinated Land Use Planning Review What does it mean to Dufferin? from the North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Taskforce NDACT Public Meeting and AGM Thursday, July 28, 2016 7:00pm Horning’s Mills Community Centre Join us for the NDACT AGM...

Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority news release The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) is recommending that businesses and residents reduce their water consumption while hot, dry weather conditions continue. “Low rainfall since mi...

By Andrew Philips Orillia Packet & Times Oro-Medonte council has opted for the status quo when it comes to this summer’s music festivals at Burl’s Creek. During a boisterous meeting Wednesday, the township’s council voted unanimou...

Statement from Grassy Narrows Support A few minutes ago, supporters of Grassy Narrows First Nation created a chemical dump on the front steps of Queen’s Park, shutting down Premier Kathleen Wynne’s front door. We are calling on Ontario listen to Grassy...

Mill worker confesses to burying 50 gallons with mercury poison upstream from Grassy Narrows From Grassy Narrows Support  Last summer Kas Glowaki, a former Dryden mill worker, made a shocking confession. He admitted to participating in the shallow buri...