STOP more trees being destroyed in Beeton – again Petition from Beeton residents Dayfoot Street – has become a major thoroughfare in Beeton – it does need a sidewalk for a large part of the 1.5kms – most will agree . We will be getting sidewalk o...

from Angela Bischoff Ontario Clean Air Alliance On Wednesday Ontario’s Opposition Leader, Patrick Brown, asked Premier Wynne to call a Commission of Inquiry into her Government’s political fundraising practices. According to Mr. Brown, “The people of O...

By Bob Bruton, Barrie Examiner Barrie councillors could vote on banning corporate and union donations from local elections later this month. Mayor Jeff Lehman says he’d like to see it on the April 18 agenda. “I have always felt that campaign fina...

By Roger Klein CTV News For years the City of Barrie has been working to redevelop the historic Allandale Station but construction work has taken a back seat to last minuet diplomacy. The train station was originally built in the early 1900s but the hi...

If you can’t vote, you shouldn’t influence the vote, says group’s co-founder News release from Campaign Fairness Today the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing announced their intention to change the Municipal Elections A...

By Andrew Philips Barrie Examiner COLLINGWOOD — The saga surrounding Collingwood’s controversial decision to sell half of its utility several years ago adds another chapter Thursday. As a mammoth freedom of information (FOI) report shines a...

Marshall Green Green to exit private practice County role, for in-house senior legal counsel post New Tecumseth Free Press Online March 30, 2016 Marshall Green, long time solicitor for the County of Simcoe via his private practice at HGR Graham Partner...

By Patrick Bales, The Orillia Packet & Times The mayor of Oro-Medonte Township has launched a lawsuit against one of his constituents. Harry Hughes has taken an unnamed resident to court over claims made against the mayor in the comment section of ...

UPDATED from AWARE Oro-Medonte The AWARE Oro-Medonte Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday April 21, 2016, 7 pm – 9 pm, at the Edgar Community Hall. Topic: Expanding the Greenbelt in Simcoe County Guest speakers: -Margaret Prophet ̵...

By Patrick Bales, The Orillia Packet & Times A last-ditch effort spearheaded by Springwater Township representatives failed to delay Simcoe County from moving forward in its attempt to build an organics-processing and material-management facility i...