Quarry denied break, but fee schedule up for early reviewBy Sandy Agnew AWARE Simcoe March 4 2012At the February 24, 2012 NVCA board meeting the board heard a deputation from George Oldreive, Broker of Record on behalf of the applicant Richard Donnelly...

By Jim Wilson MPP February 1 2012  Nobody knows what’s best for a community better than the people, small businesses and local councillors who live there.  That is why it is so maddening to see signs of large industrial wind and solar projects push...

waste & Recyling News – March 2 2012 The Vermont House of Representatives gave preliminary approval to a bill that would ban certain recyclable materials from landfills. House Bill 485 would ban batteries from landfills immediately, recyclab...

By M.J. Deschamps | EUROPEAN PLASTICS NEWS March 1 2012 As global demand for rigid plastic packaging is rising, environmental awareness is increasing. In response, many manufacturers and retailers are moving towards greater sustainability, targeting bo...

March 6 rally coincides with annual Prospectors and Developers Association Conference By Shawn Bell Wawatay News March 2 2012 Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation (KI) is taking the fight to stop exploration on its traditional lands to Toronto. Re...

But first: D is for Diapers and Dithering on DiversionBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe March 3 2012Switching to bi-weekly garbage pickup is one of the most useful things a municipality can do if it wants to encourage diversion.That’s because it’s only the ...

UPDATED with recorded vote Councillors vote down motion to invite Ombudsman to address allegations in clerks and treasurers letter By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe March 3 2012A letter from the Simcoe County Clerks and Treasurers Association to Simcoe Coun...

...before the village is drawn and quarteredBy Bill Nieuwland Springwater News March 1, 2012When I moved to Vespra Township more than forty years ago, it was an area of beautiful natural and agricultural landscape. Midhurst was a small village of mostl...

By Bob Bruton – Barrie Examiner March 2 2012 Barrie’s Harvie and Big Bay Point roads are just that much closer to being married. City council will consider final approval Monday of a motion to connect the two south-end roads, crossing Highway 400...

Study regional police force, council urges county By Nicole Million|Mar 02, 2012  PENETANGUISHENE – It’s taken more than a year, but a motion asking Simcoe County to study the effectiveness of a regional police force made its way back to Penetanguishen...