By Whitney Neilson Wasaga Sun WASAGA BEACH — The Wasaga Beach Committee of the Whole recently opened up the 2014 budget for public comment. The tax increase is projected to be 1.24% for 2014. Based on an average residential home, this equals an annual ...

New Tecumseth Free Press Local developers have appealed New Tecumseth’s updated Development Charges fee schedule to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). It’s the second time in a row the DC update has been appealed. In September, council appr...

By Sara Ross, Barrie Examiner A wildlife passage under Highway 11, just outside Orillia in Severn Township, will become a solid wall when the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is done repairing the bridge next year. Severn Mayor Mike Burkett and Orillia...

New Tecumseth Free Press For the first time since New Tecumseth was created by amalgamation in 1991, council has approved two municipal budgets in the same calendar year, the most recent last night will add an average $113.57 or 7.05 per cent to proper...

Former CRA auditor Jeffrey Granger forged documents to frame the mayor of Caledon for tax evasion after she blocked a prominent developer’s housing project By Marco Chown Oved Toronto Star  A former tax official has admitted to using his insider knowle...

By Trina Berlo Wasaga Sun   The OLG has released requests for pre-qualification (RFPQs) for gaming in Wasaga Beach and Collingwood. The RFPQs include up to 10 Gaming Zones grouped into three bundles. The central gaming bundle includes gaming zones C5 (...

By Heather Goldsworthy Colllingwood Enterprise Bulletin Months of planning and anticipation had led to this moment. More than 100 community members from across Simcoe County, from food producers and distributors, farmers, and municipal leaders to repre...

New Tecumseth Free Press Simcoe County Clerks and Treasurers Association has turned down a request by the County to include a designation on the municipal ballot that would include County Councillor next to the mayor and deputy mayor slot. The request ...

By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald ESSA – While an increase to next year’s municipal levy is unavoidable, Essa Mayor Terry Dowdall said council will do what it can to soften the blow to residents when budget talks resume this week. The increase, w...

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