Forty years ago, Ontario devastated the community of Grassy Narrows by dumping mercury into its river system. If the province goes ahead with its logging plan, it will do it again By:Simon Fobister Toronto Star   Nov 03 2013 Premier Kathleen Wynne came...

Letter to the Springwater News from Donna and John Hawthorne October 24 2013 A lot has been stated about the proposed Midhurst Secondary Plan. We feel strongly that it should be renamed the Springwater Secondary Plan as it will change the lives of all ...

from the New Tecumseth Times  Dear editor: Re: article printed in the Oct. 3rd edition of The Times regarding Lynn and Glen Potts I read about the ongoing plight of Lynn and Glen Potts. It is a very unfortunate situation for this couple which was not b...

By Bob Bruton, Barrie Examiner City curbs will only be cluttered with trash bags once every two weeks, beginning in 2015. Barrie council gave final approval this week to cutting garbage pick-up to once every two weeks, although two bags of waste will s...

By David Suzuki with contributions from Ian Hanington, Communications Manager Many urban areas have built or are considering building waste-incineration facilities to generate energy. At first glance, it seems like a win-win. You get rid of “garb...

By MORGAN IAN ADAMS, QMI Agency CLEARVIEW TWP. — A judge has awarded a wind developer costs, while also delivering a stern rebuke to one side’s lawyer for misinterpreting her ruling to the media. On Wednesday, Madam Justice S.E. Healey awarded wpd Cana...

By Emily Innes, Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin WASAGA BEACH – There are now fewer barriers to building on the floodplains. Council unanimously voted in favour of eliminating the requirement for the Holding Symbol for building on the floodplains along ...

By Emily Innes Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin WASAGA BEACH – There are now fewer barriers to building on the floodplains. Council unanimously voted in favour of eliminating the requirement for the Holding Symbol for building on the floodplains along t...

By PHINJO GOMBU Toronto Star A damning memo from Ontario’s senior planner paints a stark picture of unsustainable sprawl, congestion and skyrocketing infrastructure costs if the province proceeds with a controversial strategy to urbanize large sw...