Studying a tragedy to death won’t safeguard our drinking water, nor save lives, without political will. By Martin Regg Cohn Toronto Star Sixteen years ago this month, water contamination at Walkerton left seven people dead and nearly 2,400 residents — ...

 Mayor says council ‘confused’ over nature of motion By Ian Burns Midland Mirror Tempers flared at a Penetanguishene council meeting May 11 when members of council accused Mayor Gerry Marshall of “misleading” the public on the Main Street redevelopment...

By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun Wasaga Beach bylaw officers have laid charges in connection with the removal of a number of trees at a local golf course. At council’s coordinated committee meeting today, chief bylaw officer Doug Vincent confirmed charges had b...

Orillia Today Opinion Those seeking to unveil a sinister cover-up, or probe dark government secrets, will surely welcome Ottawa’s move to scrap large fees for federal freedom of information queries. Requests for information in Ottawa will only require ...

From the Springwater Township website The Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe provides the County of Simcoe with an additional 20,000 people to allocate to area municipalities. As a result of this, the County Official Plan was amended to provi...

Text of Report CCW 16-189 – Applications for a Portion of the 20,000 Population Program – Midhurst Requests From Simcoe County website – link to agenda, scroll down to item 14 To: HEARING – 20,000 Population Program Meeting Date: May ...

Legal team prepares County Council for hearing about future by Catherine Thompson Bayshore Broadcasting Simcoe County Councillors are getting ready for a hearing in just a couple weeks. The county’s senior legal counsel gave councillors some tips...

Response to Crombie report suggests protection of 21 valley, 7 wetlands,  setting strict requirements for expansion of urban areas News release from Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Ontario is proposing changes to four provincial plans that sh...

Public feedback sought at Open Houses, online, by mail News release from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Ontario is proposing to strengthen the four award-winning and internationally recognized provincial land use plans that work together...

New Tecumseth Free Press Online Three of Simcoe County’s four remaining active landfill sites – Site 10, Nottawasaga; Site 11, Oro; and Site 13, Tosorontio – have a combined capacity of nine years, while the Collingwood site is marked...