County councillors have nothing to sayBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe January 12 2012Members of a Simcoe county council committee took no action on a request from AWARE Simcoe that they revisit a decision made at the last meeting of council to appoint a L...

Action alert from Great Lakes United January 12 2012In December, the Great Lakes United coalition passed a resolution in support of Canadian input into U.S. hydroseparation studies, to aide efforts preventing an Asian carp invasion into the Great Lakes...

Barrie’s growth numbers not expected to change when provincial report unveiled next week By Bob Bruton – Barrie Examiner January 12 2012 Don’t expect changes to Barrie’s growth numbers, or significant changes in the policies affecting...

By Miriam King Bradford Times January 12 2012 There is a Water Supply Agreement between the Towns of Innisfil and Bradford West Gwillimbury that has been in place since the Phase II expansion of the Lakeshore Water Treatment Plant, in 2004-2005. Read m...

By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press January 12 2012 PENETANGUISHENE -Coun1cil will be asked later this month to reconsider its decision to sign a five-year policing contract with the Ontario Provincial Police. Read more ...

Are you concerned about the water you drink?? By Ann Truyens AWARE Oro-Medonte January 11 2012This Thursday, January 12 at 10:30 a.m., there will be a preliminary OMB Hearing held in the O-M Township council chamber.This meeting is in regards to the ap...

Warden says his offer to defray cost of announcement was declinedBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe January 11 2012 Warden Cal Patterson told a county council committee today that he suggested Simcoe County pick up the tab for Infrastructure Minister Bob Chi...

Potential South Simcoe hires have rescinded interest, because of force’s uncertain future By Chris Simon Innisfl Scope January 11 2012 At least three candidates for South Simcoe Police’s top cop post are no longer interested in the job, mostly du...

By ROBERTA BELL, The Packet & Times January 11 2012 More than 10,000 people across the province have lent their support to local naturalist Bob Bowles, who, for the past four months, has been petitioning to get snapping turtles off the game specie...

Report of January 9 Tiny Township Council meeting By Vickie Kee AWARE Tiny January 11 2012Council received an update on nitrate problems at Lafontaine and Georgian Sands from R.J. Burnside and Associates Ltd. The Georgian Sands reservoir, which is a mi...