Bike powered by vegetable oil assembled by Midland machinistBy Nicole Million April 7 2012MIDLAND – While it might smell like a french fry truck, Eckhard Schulz’s latest creation is much cooler.Read more...

Posted April 9 2012A small but vibrant movement that began in France in 2001, and has now crossed the ocean into Canada, challenges the hitherto unquestioned belief that endless economic growth is sustainable, that any and all constraints can be overco...

1000s to run/walk/bike through stunning countrysideNews release from NDACT - April 8 2012The grassroots movement to halt a proposed mega quarry north of Toronto is holding a top-calibre sporting event to raise money this summer. ...

Posted April 9 2012VOLUNTEER FAIR & COMMUNITY INFORMATION DAY on Sat Apr 28, 10am - 2pm at Orillia Square Mall, Orillia....

Review board rules no evidence nearby wind turbines devalued homesCBC News Apr 7, 2012An Ontario couple who launched a case arguing that nearby wind turbines devalued their waterfront home and should be a factor in their property assessment has lost th...

$10.7 million bid provides 21 per cent savings for first year By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe April 6 2012Simcoe County’s corporate services committee will decide next Wednesday whether to go along with a staff recommendation that the waste collection con...

By MIRANDA MINASSIAN, The Packet & Times April 6Bill Duffy believes the dead and ailing elk he is charged with failing to care for are the result of a neighbour’s sabotage.Read more...

Dunlop spearheading campaign to stop slots closingBy GISELE WINTON SARVIS Orillia Packet & Times April 6 2012Rosie Shelswell says she may die without her job at a standardbred farm where she lives and works if the provincial government continues o...

By Vreni Hommes Triple Pundit April 5 2012Turning worm poop into fertilizer was TerraCycle’s first big idea. Then they transformed discarded drink containers into consumer bling. which made them a world-recognized leader in this hot, new trend of “upcy...

News release from Simcoe County April 5, 2012Being green is easier now that blue grew. The blue box program has expanded in Simcoe County to add a number of new plastic materials to the list of recyclable items, and to make room, the blue boxes themsel...