Collingwood Connection The election signs may have been put away three months ago, but the actions of Collingwood’s councillors haven’t shown they’re willing to work as a team – as they’ve been elected to do. For a group of people who spoke about visio...

By Andrew Philips Orillia Packet & Times Some Simcoe County municipal leaders are upset by what they see as a less-than-transparent process regarding work on the county’s official plan. Springwater Township Mayor Bill French said he’s worried the g...

By Sandy Agnew AWARE News Network We saw a refreshing change of attitude at County Council’s Jan. 27 meeting toward the Ontario Municipal Board hearings into the Simcoe County Official Plan (SCOP). In response to a staff report intended to be rec...

By Andrew Philips Barrie Examiner Simcoe County ratepayers will see a slight increase in their tax bills this year to help pay for major capital expenses and additional hiring in key departments like paramedic services. During their bi-monthly meeting ...

By Sara Carson Barrie Advance Your municipal council members may be holding illegal closed session meetings and if you formally complain, the investigation that follows may not be accurate. Tuesday, Ontario Ombudsman André Marin released his third-annu...

News release from EcoJustice Environmental groups are appealing a Federal Court decision that refused to overturn an environmental assessment of Ontario Power Generation’s proposal to rebuild four aging nuclear reactors at the Darlington power plant. T...

Simcoe County news release  Simcoe County Council today approved a $432-million budget for 2015, which focuses on major capital expenditures, including County roads and related infrastructure, housing, and facilities. The 2015 budget ensures the County...

By  Roberta Bell, Orillia Packet & Times Lakehead University has launched a project to study the quality of the water in Lake Couchiching. There isn’t as much research on Lake Couchiching as there is on the nearby and more polluted Lake Simco...

Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin  (STAFF) — Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Glen R. Murray has presented the County of Simcoe with an award for Environmental Excellence to acknowledge the Learning & Living Green partnership program be...

Debora Van Brenk QMI Agency LONDON, ONT. – America’s slime, Canada’s dirty little secret. Until now, that is. Toxic algae that’s made life miserable along Lake Erie’s Ohio shore, forcing the shutdown of Toledo’s water intake las...