By Heidi Riedner yorkregion.com Nov 13, 2013 Georgina Mayor Rob Grossi was granted a leave of absence from his LSRCA chairperson post until after its AGM in January. He faces ministry charges for allegedly dumping fill without permission. Mr. Grossi h...
Letter to Premier Kathleen Wynne from Beth Brass Elson I am writing on behalf of Springwater Park – Camp Nibi. My name is Elizabeth Brass Elson and I and many other traditional/spiritual natives and non-native people have been participating in c...
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has put out a draft Lake Simcoe Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. The strategy, which is a follow-up to the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan, aims to “revitalize and protect the Lake Simcoe Watershed for gener...
A plan to increase nuclear power generation would cost twice as much as what Quebec is selling: clean, renewable power for right now By Jack Gibbons Ontario Clean Air Alliance Nov 11 2013 If someone offered you renewable energy at half the cost of nuc...
A study by the Neptis Foundation finds that Ontario’s policies to stop sprawl are working only in some regions Toronto Star Editorial Nov 11 2013 Governments can sometimes create visionary plans that win international acclaim but make little difference...
Environmental Defence November 10 2013 The Ontario Municipal Board is set to hear an important case regarding whether to allow future development on the Oak Ridges Moraine, beginning November 23, 2013.The hearing will take place in King Township, the ...
Movement that began with a teach-in claims 254,000 supporters By Daniel Schwartz, CBC News Nov 10, 2013 Idle No More, the indigenous movement that began a year ago today, says it has a database of 254,000 supporters. Some, however, are concerned about...
Seven years ago, the Ontario government’s plan to protect dwindling farmland was lauded as visionary. In fact, it’s been a bust By Thomas Walkom Toronto Star Nov 08 2013 Seven years ago, the Ontario Liberal government trumpeted its new law...
New Tecumseth Free Press November 7, 2013Simcoe County is about to become a partner in the Lake Simcoe Regional Airport (LSRA) through a $1.3 million agreement to purchase 20 per cent of the shares from the City of Barrie, which currently owns 80 per c...
Why Springwater doesn’t need any share of it for Midhurst By Kate Harries and David Strachan AWARE News Network As the county’s amended Official Plan inches its way through the Ontario Municipal Board process, Simcoe County’s lawyers have their e...
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