By Bill French Springwater News November 25 2020 In the last term of Council, instead of having a few long budget meetings, we initiated a program where the budget would be segmented and dealt with in chunks. As the old expression goes, “How do you eat...

Kerry Ann Charles-Norris photo From Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition and Cambium Indigenous Professional Services It used to be that Provincially Significant Wetlands were protected from site alteration and development, full stop. No more is that the case ...

Duffins Creek Ontario government issued a Ministerial Zoning Order for an unlawful development that endangers the protected Lower Duffins Creek wetland complex News release from Environmental Defence Environmental groups are taking the Ontario governme...

News release from the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority Through a resolution in their Board meeting today, the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) Chair and Board of Directors further solidified their resolve to call on the Provin...

Action Alert from Ontario Nature Across the Greater Golden Horseshoe developers and land speculators are lobbying local governments to allow sprawl-style development on precious natural areas and farmland. They’re using COVID-19 as a smoke screen sayin...

The 2018-2022 Springwater council in session last November.  Ministry gives green light for Carson Road Stage 1 infrastructure works to proceed in Midhurst News release from Springwater Township The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (...

From the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority By NVCA Planning Staff There is nothing more idyllic than building a subdivision right beside a river. The perfect family home backing onto the river banks, marketing materials illustrating a young lau...

Samples of the new bins that would be procured for use in homes across Simcoe County starting in Nov. 2021 are pictured on the right. County councillors voted to obtain black bins with green, blue and black lids (for organics, recycling and garbage res...

Some of those who voted no (Simcoe County’s webcast of its meetings does not show all those present on-screen so when the vote is not recorded, as was the case here, the public cannot have a complete picture of what happened) -AWARE Simcoe photo ...

Ontario Biosphere Reserve project The Ontario Land Trust Alliance’s Climate Action Program – Virtual Recognition Event News release from the Ontario Land Trust Alliance On Friday, November 27th at 10:00 AM, Belinda Karahalios, MPP for Waterloo Wellingt...