Appeal to OMB 'waste of time'By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Septmebrer 3 2013 Ontario needs to review the mandate of the Ontario Municipal Board, local ratepayers and politicians say.The quasi-judicial planning appeal body ­— made up of appointees who c...

HMGA release September 3 2013Welcome to the fourth of seven video clips that are being brought to you by theHolland Marsh Growers’ Association (HMGA) – and this time talking about how thefarmers in this unique area have been and continue to grow for an...

New Tecumseth Free Press September 3, 2013The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority's (NVCA) board of directors overruled its staff's recommendation at an appeal hearing Friday and will permit New Tecumseth resident Larry Smilsky to build a single ...

AWARE Simcoe September 3 2013The following is the text of and voting record for two motions whereby the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority board of directors voted down a staff recommendation to refuse an application for construction of a home i...

By Sandy Agnew AWARE News Network, September 2 2013A recent decision by the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) board to allow construction of a home in a floodplain goes against 60 years of careful conservation authority planning and has ...

No adequate answer to question of why Midhurst is to have population rivalling that of entire townshipAWARE Simcoe posted September 2 2013Dear Springwater Councillor,Regarding the numbers for the MSP, on the May 14th public information meeting it was a...

Scientists uncover small concentrations of plastic in Lake Michigan and Lake OntarioCBC News Aug 30, 2013 Scientists have found tiny plastic particles in all of the Great Lakes.They had previously discovered them in Lakes Superior, Huron and Erie last ...

AWARE Simcoe August 30 2013The following are Bill French’s comments on Springwater Councillor Rick Webster’s response to questions French read out at the July council meeting:In fairness here are Springwater Councilor Rick Webster’s answers...

AWARE Simcoe August 30 2013The following is a statement read out by Springwater Councillor Rick Webster at the August 26 council meeing in support of his motion on libel, slander and innuendo (to be voted on in September): There is no intent in my moti...

AWARE Simcoe August 30 2013Springwater Councillor Rick Webster read out the following answers to questions from Bill French at the August 26 council meeting: For clarification, Deputy Mayor MacLean indicated his intention to me to second my notice of m...