By ROBIN MACLENNAN, Barrie Examiner January 26 2012 Simcoe County’s waste management subcommittee believes an incinerator is the best solution to the region’s garbage woes. “We have only got five and a half to six years (of ) capacity...

Code of conduct in the works By Nicole Million Midland Mirror Jan 25, 2012  MIDLAND – A series of inflammatory emails sent by Coun. Zena Pendlebury – and made public last week – has resulted in a public reprimand by Midland council. Read more ...

By Associated Press January 25, 2012 AWARE Simcoe note: contrary to the tone of this report, this is not good news WASHINGTON — The government’s colorful map of planting zones is being updated for a warmer 21st century. Read more ...

Local mayors like changes By Maija Hoggett Barrie Advance Jan 25, 2012  SIMCOE COUNTY – The wait is over for Simcoe County municipalities wanting to move forward with growth plans.  Read more ...

New Tecumseth Free Press January 24, 2012 New Tecumseth announced this afternoon that a reorganization of its parks, recreation and culture department is underway that will reduce its budget by $100,000, though specific details as to how that was accom...

New Tecumseth Free Press January 25, 2012 Prior to Christmas, Ward 5 councillor Donna Jebb suggested New Tecumseth lobby Simcoe County to start adding paved shoulders as part of its road construction program, to accommodate bicyclists. Read more ...

By Kristen Smith Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin January 25 2012 A local affordable housing organization is calling on Simcoe County and its municipalities to address the area’s housing needs, after a housing study says nearly half of the area’s reside...

Less than 13 per cent of Ontario is farmland Letter to the Orillia Packer & Times January 23 2012 The Ministry of the Environment recently approved two large-scale solar industrial facilities (aka solar farms) in Severn Township. Read more ...

Company owns 4,000 acres of farmland as speculative investmentsNew Tecumseth Free Press January 24 2012The CEO of a company whose holdings are worth more than $3 billion acknowledged last night that maybe they waited too long to publicly introduce them...

Simcoe County news release January 19, 2012 The County of Simcoe is ready to move forward with a made-in-Simcoe growth plan that will ensure the region continues to attract good jobs and investment, while curbing urban sprawl and protecting green space...