By Frank Matys Orillia Today January 22 2016 Oro-Medonte council wants greater leeway to recoup costs from residents who lodge freedom of information requests – a move critics say would discourage residents from digging into township matters. Last year...

By Miriam King, Bradford Times “Tonight is a special night for us, and for Bradford West Gwillimbury as well… Years of work have unfolded to get us to this point.” The speaker was Darren Steedman, Vice President of DG Group (formerly Metrus...

Alarm raised over potential for loophole By Andrew Philips Orillia Packer & Times An Oro-Medonte Township man worries the name listed on a county bylaw charge against the parent company of Burl’s Creek could lead to trouble down the road. Pau...

News release from Springwater Township In a unanimous vote, Springwater Council approved the 2016 Budget with a fiscally responsible 1.08% tax increase over 2015 rates. When combined with the County of Simcoe approved budget and the education rate, whi...

New Tecumseth Free Press Simcoe County Deputy Warden Terry Dowdell led a delegation Tuesday for an audience with Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca and representatives from the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to press for moving forward on the Hw...

New Tecumseth Free Press A commissioned review of Adjala-Tosorontio’s organizational structure, performed by BDO, concludes the Township’s public works is in “turmoil.” The 42-page ‘Current State Analysis and Recommendatio...

By Ian McInroy, Barrie Examiner Residents of Centre Vespra are digging the decision by Springwater Township councillors Wednesday night to deny the expansion of a nearby gravel pit. Members of the People vs. Pits in Centre Vespra group, made up of resi...

By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun The foundation has been set to create a Main Street Market on the beachfront this summer. At council’s Jan. 19 committee of the whole meeting, committee accepted a series of recommendations to hire an architect and contractor to...

By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald New Tecumseth homeowners will pay slightly less on their taxes this year thanks to higher than anticipated growth. When council passed the 2016 budget, the estimated average municipal increase was set at $73.85, a 4.4....

By David Paddon, The Canadian Press TORONTO — Progressive Waste Solutions has agreed to a friendly deal that will see the Canadian waste management company merged into a new business that’s controlled by shareholders and management of Texas...