Director of Planning retiring next month New Tecumseth Free Press Eric Chandler, New Tecumseth’s Director of Planning informed council last week that he will be retiring from the Town effective Jan. 31, 2014. Mr. Chandler has been the Manager/Dir...

By Sara Ross Orillia Packet & Times  ORO-MEDONTE – Webers cannot build a restaurant at 99 Mount St. Louis Rd. in Oro-Medonte Township just off Highway 400, the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) has ruled. The development contravenes the Growth Pl...

Tiny, Midland praised for recording closed meetings  Ontario Ombudsman release Strong public interest in local government transparency has exposed troubling gaps and weaknesses in the system for holding municipalities accountable, Ontario Ombudsman And...

From Ontario Ombudsman’s office Ontario Ombudsman André Marin will release his 2012-2013 annual report on municipal meetings at a news conference  at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11. The new report covers cases handled by the Open Meeting Law Enforcem...

By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Barrie is putting its land on the market to help bolster its vision for a downtown education centre. The city owns the Red Storey Field, as well as several sites on Bradford Street, including 34 to 40 Bradford St. It purch...

New Tecumseth Free Press Two complaints lodged during the 2010 municipal elections in New Tecumseth were cited by the mayor as justification to prohibit candidates from placing their signs on road allowances without the permission of the resident abutt...

Residents attend meeting, concerned about growth impact on municipal taxes By Mariane McLeod Bayshore Broadcasting  Ratepayers groups from across Simcoe County are trying to work together to have a say on residential growth. At a meeting this weekend i...

The South Lake Simcoe Naturalists will host a public meeting on natural heritage issues including forests, grasslands, threatened species and development. When: Tuesday December 10 7:30-9:00pm Where: York Region Police Building Meeting Room- Baseline R...

AWARE News Network Kate Harries and Anne Learn Sharpe of AWARE Simcoe will make a deputation on Friday December 13 at 9:00 am to the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority board of directors, regarding the need to protect the Nottawasaga River under...

Photo: MIdhurst Ratepayer Association president David Strachan, Barrie Councillor Alex Nuttal, Aidan Grove-White of Environmental Defence,and the MRA’s Sandy Buxton at meeting on sprawl By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Everyone pays lip service...