Dark-eyed Junco, victim of window collision – Mary Barber photo Ontario Environment Ministry proposing to give up key power to protect songbirds From FLAP (Fatal Light Awareness Project) Canada  Millions of birds are killed in collisions with win...

Council of Canadians’ Maude Barlow condemns judge’s decision as “perversion of justice” AWARE Simcoe news release A massive costs award against a watchdog environmental group could have an adverse impact on citizens’ abili...

Community Organization hit with $110,000 Cost Award – One of the Largest Ever News release from CRAND NORTH DUMFRIES – Ontario Municipal Board (“OMB”) Vice-Chair Jyoti Zuidema has awarded one of the largest costs awards in the province’s hi...

By Peggy Brekveld Ontario Federation of Agriculture The Ontario government recently approved an Invasive Species Act, giving Royal Assent to this new legislation on November 3. The new act is intended to manage invasive plant species threatening Ontari...

County of Simcoe and City of Barrie collect approximately one million batteries during curbside collection week Simcoe County / Barrie news release The County of Simcoe and City of Barrie completed their curbside battery collection program last week (N...

Ontario Parks’ Healthy Beaches Speaker Series Wednesday November 25 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Wasaga Stars Arena 425 River Road West Wasaga Beach Speakers include David Featherstone, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority; Ashley Wallis, Environmental Defe...

News release from Simcoe County The County of Simcoe is hosting open house public information sessions Nov. 9 and 17 to obtain feedback from residents and stakeholders about public transit in the county. Since the last round of public consultation in J...

New Tecumseth Free Press Online Ontario Superior Court Justice Eberhard today issued an order that will require Aware-Simcoe to pay Tecumseth Estates a fixed cost of $27,000 “in priority to any costs payable to the County,” which was awarde...

New Tecumseth Free Press Online Simcoe County councillors sitting in committee of the whole today, approved a 2016, $449 million operating and capital budget that will raise the average property tax bill for County purposes by $6 per $100,000 of reside...

Barrie Examiner Two existing Simcoe County schools, and one planned, are receiving capital funding from Ontario’s Education Ministry. The Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) will receive money to build a new public elementary school in ea...