Increase will mean $87 increase on town tax bill for $200,000 home By Nicole Million Barrie Advance Jan 31, 2012 PENETANGUISHENE – Residents of Penetanguishene will see a four per cent increase in the town tax bill this year. Council approved the final...

Fresh food and clean water first.Notice from NDACT - January 31 2012North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Taskforce (NDACT) is holding a public information meeting re: the proposed mega-quarry on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 9:30am - 11:30am in th...

NDACT release - January 31 2012Artists Against the Mega-Quarry is a two-day art show in Toronto, featuring the works of more than 20 artists who either live or spend time in the beautiful Hills of Headwaters. ...

Current plan for managing water levels has hurt ecosystem IJC news release – January 31 2012 The International Joint Commission (IJC) is developing a potential new approach for managing water levels and flows in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence Rive...

Weeklong radio series on public service refprm CBC Radio January 31 2011 CBC’s Mary Wiens has found a growing movement among policy experts that the way forward must go beyond the debate over service cuts or maintaining the status quo. Read more ...

Brock Township councillors want funding for any watershed plands by Mary Riley My Kawartha Jan 31, 2012  (BROCK TWP) It’s time for the mouse that roared. In a nutshell, Brock Township councillors are certainly not averse to protecting the waterwa...

Innisfil may need to spend $152 million on infrastructure requirements by 2031 Innisfil Scope January 25 2011 It will cost the town over $152 million to adequately meet its water and wastewater infrastructure requirements over the next two decades, acc...

By BOB BRUTON Barrie Examiner January 31 2012 Some give here, some take there, and Barrie’s budget is a done deal. City council gave final, unanimous approval Monday to the 2012 business and capital plan, which increases property taxes for homeow...

Japanese Minister apologizes to sufferers of Minamata disease By Elizabeth Batt Digital Journal Jan 29, 201 Minamata – Sufferers of Minamata disease not yet certified with the illness, are still awaiting relief measures decades after a company du...

Essa Township firm hiring at least 50 people Barrie Examiner January 30 2012 Munro Ltd. is significantly expanding its workforce for the second time in less than a year. Located five minutes from Barrie, Munro Ltd., one of Canada?s largest concrete and...