Agreement helps pave the way for the first new development in the village in decades By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope March 7 2012 Cookstown developers could be allocated 235 sanitary sewer units, under a policy that is scheduled to be approved by Innisfi...

But residents and some councillors showed dismay for the process By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope March 7 2012 Innisfil will be getting a new look, despite some obvious dismay expressed by residents and a few councillors. Following a two-week public surve...

Simcoe.com Mar 08, 2012  Taking out the papers and the trash is poised to cost you more. At Tuesday’s committee of the whole meeting, council voted to increase the residential waste management levy to $160 per unit. That means homeowners will pay an ex...

By Ellen Moorhouse Toronto Star March 3 2012 Trash Talk delves into some nasty stuff occasionally, but Toronto resident Maureen Reilly has been doing just that almost daily for 15 years. Her subject: sewage and sewage sludge. Read more ...

By Brad Pritchard Simcoe.com Mar 09, 2012  ESSA TOWNSHIP – The municipality is sending a resolution to county council to object to the recent increase to tipping fees at county landfills. Read more    Force restaurants to recycle more Letter to S...

Highland, Walke, M.A.Q.: citizens in 3 townships fight quarry proposals By KRISTEN SMITH Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin March 9 2012 The Highland Companies, Walker Aggregates, and M.A.Q. Aggregates have all submitted applications to quarry areas withi...

By Michael Gennings Stayner Sun Mar 08, 2012 CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIP – The County of Simcoe is looking at its waste management options for the next 25 years and one possibility includes re-opening a mothballed landfill site just east of Sunnidale Corn...

By David Fleischer Simcoe.com Mar 08, 2012 The agriculture industry is rallying to change your thinking about how food gets from the farm to your plate. “The opportunities are endless here,” Greater Toronto Area Agricultural Action Committee executive ...

World is eyeing Canada’s resources – and Harper government is ready to sellBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe March 9 2012Canadians should prepare for an unprecedented assault on our resources, Maude Barlow warned on Wednesday.“There’s a free-for-all coming,...

The great debate – What costs should we share? Lehman blog March 8, 2012  On Monday night Council had a good debate about the Barrie marina and cost-recovery.  What that speaks to is a much broader question – who should pay for what services, and to wh...