Town will be on the hook for any lawsuits related to site By Jenni Dunning Midland Mirror MIDLAND – The Town of Midland has officially approved the purchase of the former Unimin property for $3.4 million, but some councillors are concerned the agreemen...

Enough with the character assassination Letter sent to the Barrie Examiner by Sandy Buxton / Midhurst Ratepayers’ Association Experience teaches us that some people will resort to innuendo, personal attacks and bluster when they can no longer win an ar...

Open letter to the Georgian Bay Community from Restore Our Waters International  Recently the Georgian Bay Association (GBA) requested that Restore Our Water International (ROWI) participate in a mediation session with other organizations to arrive at ...

Barrie has sent a member of the governing party to Queen’s Park: Ann Hoggarth, a teacher an union activist, yesterday defeated incumbent Rod Jackson by more than 2,000 votes. No surprises in other local ridings, with Progressive Conservative incumbents...

By Bob Bruton, Barrie Examiner Ann Hoggarth started late, but she finished strong. The Barrie Liberal candidate swept aside incumbent Progressive Conservative Rod Jackson in Thursday’s Ontario election, beating him by more than 2,000 votes, even ...

The County of Simcoe will be holding public information sessions regarding the proposed Organics Processing Facility on Tuesday June 17 at the Simcoe County Museum from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm. More information...

Internationally renowned author helps us celebrate rural living WHAT: Celebration of Rural Living with Margaret Atwood WHERE: Wrico Holsteins Farm, 2064 Russell Road, Midhurst WHEN:  Sunday June 22, noon-3 pm Author Margaret Atwood will be the main spe...

By Morgan Ian Adams, Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin (editor’s note: Full disclosure — the writer has a personal relationship with the subject of this story, and is involved with him on one of the organizations mentioned.) COLLINGWOOD — The former chai...

From Transition Orillia Tomorrow (Thursday, June 5th) we will be holding a free screening of the acclaimed documentary film “Vanishing of the Bees” as well as an educational BEE FAIR with community booths, educational booths, and opportunit...

By Kate Harries AWARE News Network MIDHURST – The public has been shut out of the process to approve Simcoe County’s Official Plan, the Ontario Municipal Board heard Monday in presentations from several citizens’ groups. The groups – AWARE Simcoe, the ...