Environmental groups win right to appeal decision on industry exemptions Ontario Nature news release TORONTO – The Ontario Court of Appeal has granted Ontario Nature and Wildlands League leave to appeal a lower court ruling that puts already endangered...

Ground breaking case invokes Charter to protect First Nation community from toxic harm Today the Grassy Narrows First Nation is filing legal proceedings against Ontario asking the Divisional Court to overturn provincial plans for a decade of clearcut l...

Report of Tiny Township Council Meeting Monday August 31, 2015 by Vickie Kee AWARE Tiny I was assured by Shawn Persaud, Manager of Planning & Development in Tiny and Councillor Hinton that all approvals have been met for this “trailer park,&#...

AWARE News Network The first of five public informations sessions on Simcoe County’s search for a site for a composting and materials handling facility will be held Tuesday October 6 at the Simcoe County Museum. All the session will run twice on each d...

Alliston, Tottenham sites on list New Tecumseth Free Press Online Simcoe County is moving forward with building carpool parking lots as recommended in its 2014 Transportation Master Plan (TPM), beginning in Orillia at the intersection of Highway 12 and...

By Rick Vanderlinde Innisfil Journal A new shoreline development policy would allow Innisfil to help make sure Lake Simcoe isn’t impacted by the construction of individual homes. The policy, which requires an amendment to the official plan, would give ...

News release from City of Orillia Hit Orillia’s roads and trails with Mayor Steve Clarke on Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. for the Mayor’s Bike and Hike. Formerly called the Orillia Bicycle Rally, this event, organized by the City of Orillia’s Active Transportatio...

News release from Simcoe County County of Simcoe Forestry recently received re-certification from the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®), meeting the FSC’s strict environmental and social standards. At more than 32,000 acres and growing, the Coun...

From Gary Christie, Nottawasaga Steelheaders Attention All NS Members, Friends and Partners: ** Important Special Meeting of the Nottawasaga Steelheaders** Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 at 7:30 PM at  Don Cherry’s Grill, Bradford Dave Gonder, Interim ...

By Sara Carson Barrie Advance  This fall, trained volunteers will hit the streets in search of Simcoe County’s most vulnerable homeless residents. The goal is to connect all of them with housing and community support services by July 1, 2018. “There ar...