• Protecting Water and Farmland in Simcoe County

Author "AWARE Simcoe"

Jan 23rd, 2020
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The following is the text of a  letter from CRH Canada Group Inc. to objectors who registered under the Aggregate Resources Act. Those who did not register can’t file objections under this process but can continue to fight to protect the water in...
Jan 23rd, 2020
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Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé: his office provides service at no cost to municipality.  Collingwood will now opt-out of the services currently provided by Local Authority Services (LAS) through a joint partnership with the County of Simcoe By: Jessica Ow...
Jan 23rd, 2020
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The 15 artesian flows that have been sampled since 1999 Open Letter to the General Public, regarding chemical analyses of artesian flows in the Elmvale area by William Shotyk and colleagues Springwater News At a public meeting early last year, the repr...
Jan 23rd, 2020
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News release from The Town of The Blue Mountains The Town of The Blue Mountains wishes to inform residents that Mayor Alar Soever is resting and recovering after suffering a mild heart attack this weekend. Mayor Soever self-admitted to the hospital on ...
Jan 22nd, 2020
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Maya Moore of Fridays for Future, Dr. Brent Elsey from Barrie DOCS, Barrie Councillor Keenan Aylwin and Margaret Prophet of the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition at today’s news conference in Barrie. Climate Emergency Declarations, Stopping Spraw...
Jan 22nd, 2020
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Mayor Brian Saunderson – Collingwood Today photo Six-month education period now underway on new registry; will be reevaluated in six months before penalties start to be enforced By: Jessica Owen Collingwood Today Anyone wanting to lobby town offi...
In Issues
Jan 21st, 2020
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Toronto Star editorial Ontario is weakening independent oversight of recycling at the very time the province needs it more than ever. It’s the latest evidence of the Ford government’s inability to see even a couple steps ahead as it goes about its thou...
Jan 21st, 2020
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By Rob Ferguson Toronto Star Critics are blasting a proposal from Premier Doug Ford’s government to let developers hire and pay their own building inspectors, bypassing municipal inspectors in a bid to speed construction. Industry sources said the idea...
In Barrie
Jan 20th, 2020
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Association of Municipalities of Ontario seeking feedback on proposed full-producer-responsibility model by Chris Simon Barrie Advance Following up on a recent request for feedback from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), Barrie council...
Jan 19th, 2020
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by Ian Adams Collingwood Connection A Collingwood councillor wants to see stricter rules when it comes to having big homes replace smaller ones. Coun. Yvonne Hamlin, following a concern about an infill project presented to council’s development and ope...