From Brent Elsey MD, Barrie My name is Brent Elsey and I am a member of Barrie Doctors On Climate Solutions, a group of physicians who want to support actions that help people’s health and the environment for both the current and future generations. Ba...

Good or Bad Planning? You decide By Bill French Springwater News  I realized my brief mention of the Midhurst Secondary Plan (MSP) in recent articles is not something everyone is familiar with these days as we have seen probably a 25 to 30% population ...

AWARE News Network The following is the text of an Integrity Commissioner report: TOWNSHIP OF ADJALA-TOSORONTIO INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER, GUY GIORNO Citation: Anderson v. Pinto, 2020 ONMIC 11 Date: September 28, 2020 REASONS FOR DECISION Notice: Municipa...

Less than 10 per cent of the plastics we’ve used have been recycled. A new documentary reveals why CBC Docs  Although our landfills and oceans are full of it, we are as dependent as ever on plastic. And since COVID-19, it’s gotten worse. Last yea...

AWARE News Network The AWARE Simcoe board of directors has adopted the following  statement: AWARE Simcoe recognizes that the injustices experienced by people of colour in our communities are a result of white privilege and are a legacy of North Americ...

By Mike McDonald – Sault Online Supreme Court of Canada threw out a damages claim for millions from local developers against a local group of environmentalists. The Pointes Protection Association (PPA) – mainly made up of residents living on Poin...

Shannon McCready, Jessica Lehr, Jeff Young, and Carrington Lauzon are the organizers behind Pollinate Collingwood. Pollinate Collingwood group hoping to apply to have Collingwood designated as a Bee City in 2021 By: Jessica Owen Collingwood Today Since...

“Minister Yakabuski, we call on you and the MNRF to provide a science-based, detailed and peer-reviewed approach to resolve conflicts with cormorants.” Open Letter Regarding Fall Harvest of Double-crested Cormorants To: Minister John Yakabu...

  From the Ontario Headwaters Institute  The OHI today released a report on WaterScape III and launched a new, on-going WaterScape program. The report on WaterScape III summarizes input from 165 participants at 6 gatherings and features nine strat...

Though the county and the waste collection contractor have had ‘challenges’ stemming from uncollected trash, Warden George Cornell says they are the best option until the new contract takes effect By Erika Engel Collingwood Today August 28 ...