Barrie Examiner SPRINGWATER TWP. – Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner stopped on the campaign trail Wednesday to address supporters in a farm field near Midhurst where the local residents association is fighting developers who want to t...

Outspoken, original and passionate in his defence of mother earth and all her creatures, Farley Mowat never shied away from controversy. He died yesterday at the age of 92 at his Port Hope home. He will be missed.  Statement from Elizabeeth May  “When ...

Two viewings this weekend  of Vanishing of the Bees, a  documentary that examines the alarming disappearance of honeybees and the greater meaning it holds about the relationship between mankind and mother earth. As scientists puzzle over the cause, org...

by JOHN LAFORGE Counterpunch No matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up.” — Lily Tomlin Ontario Power Generation (OPG) — which owns or leases 20 nuclear reactors across Ontario — would save loads of cash by not having to contain, mo...

 Letter to the Barrie Examiner  (Re: ‘Midhurst residents seeking responsible growth’ in the May 1 edition of the Examiner – see below) This letter from Sandy Buxton of the Midhurst Residents Association (MRA) contains so many errors o...

From Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline to Keystone XL, Line 9 and Energy East, there are looming decisions on dangerous pipelines and extreme energy projects across Canada. Now, on May 10th, people are stepping up from coast-to-coast-to-coa...

CBC News Shawn Atleo has quit as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations amid rancour over the federal government’s proposed overhaul of aboriginal education. Atleo made the surprise announcement at a news conference in Ottawa Friday. The...

 Ontario government news release Today, Premier Kathleen Wynne met with the Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario who accepted her recommendation that Parliament be dissolved for a general election. The official documents will be pr...

By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Barrie Police Services Board chairperson Doug Jure is the latest to throw his name into the ring for a council seat. He rounds out the competition for the Ward 10 seat, expecting to be vacated by two-termer Coun. Alex Nutt...

Property values, impact on cattle among concerns raised  By Jenni Dunning Midland Mirror TINY TOWNSHIP – Farmers in 15 massive tractors travelled up and down a Wyebridge road April 24 to protest a solar farm being built just metres away. The fields alo...