By  Dominik Kurek Bradford West Gwillimbury Topic It turns out the average Bradford West Gwillimbury homeowner will see a property tax increase of 0.37 per cent in 2014, not the nearly 2 per cent town officials previously anticipated. This translates t...

APTN NATIONAL NEWS By Jorge Barrera Vicki Monague drove six hours from her home community of Beausoleil First Nation to Ottawa in hopes of confronting Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo over his support for the Harper government’s pro...

Date:           Saturday May 24th, 2014 Place:          St. Thomas Anglican Church Hall, 28 Church Street, Shanty Bay Time:          2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition is hosting an interactive and inspiring event focused on prote...

By Kelsey Johnson iPolitics The National Farmer’s Union (NFU) is calling on Health Minister Rona Ambrose to temporarily ban a popular seed treatment in the name of bee health. In a Apr. 22 letter, NFU president Jan Slomp urged the minister to “work wit...

By Brent Patterson Council of Canadians Tay is a township located in the southern Georgian Bay region of Ontario. On April 9, its 7-member municipal council voted for the township to become a blue community. The recommendation that went to council stat...

“Backroom deal” comment draws reproof By Kate Harries  AWARE News Network The Ontario Municipal Board has approved 12,000 of the 20,000 “bonus” population that the Liberal government gave Simcoe County under Amendment 1 to the Greater Golden Hors...

By Sara Carson, Orillia Packet & Times There’s now a race to become Orillia’s next mayor. John Maxwell, 68, has filed to run for the top job in hopes of making a difference in the city. “I’m interested in the homeless. I’m interested in the poor. I...

Midland Mirror PENETANGUISHENE – Helen Luzius has filed the paperwork to run for re-election to Penetanguishene council. The rookie councillor is seeking another term representing residents of Ward 1. The only other official candidate so far in Penetan...

New Tecumseth Free Press Online  The Simcoe Grey Federal Liberal Riding Association (SGFLRA) has struck a nominating committee and is making overtures to “some high profile candidates” to vie for the nomination to run in the next federal el...

Letter to the Springwater News I am reluctant to send a letter to the paper as I have always believed that information and discussion on complicated concerns like the Midhurst Secondary Plan (MSP) should be done in Council or one -on -one with individu...