Letter to Blue Mountains Courier Herald Dec 15, 2011  TOTTENHAM – Glad to read in our local newspapers that Simcoe County has received awards for its diversion schemes in regards to recycling. Very hopeful, but not enough is being done. Imagine, ...

A look back on the year New Tecumseth Free Press December 21 2011 I” think that the County has enough to worry about without getting into services which are clearly outside their jurisdiction and within which they have little expertise.” &#...

Letter to the Orillia Packet & Times December 23 2011 Re: Township deputy mayor responds (Letter to the editor, Dec. 9) Oro-Medonte Deputy Mayor Ralph Hough and I differ on a number of issues, but we can agree that the Severn Sound Environmental A...

By MIRANDA MINASSIAN Orillia Packet and Times December 23 2011 The spring-like weather that has marked the official start of winter has local gardeners already plotting for the up-coming growing season. Read more ...

By M. CAROLYN BLACK Midland Free Press dec 22 2011 A story that has dominated the national news since late October now has a local element: Clarence (Clare) Boudreau of EHL Homes in Penetanguishene has secured a government contract to build 22 modular ...

By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press Dec. 22 2011 After swapping its scalpel for an axe, town council has chopped an additional $173,073 from the proposed 2012 budget to keep spending increases to two per cent. Read more    Unions rebuff cap ...

By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press December 22 2011 PENETANGUISHENE -Mayor Gerry Marshall says the OPP contract team did tell his Task Force the municipal policing cost formula was under review, but “made it very clear to us that any such change...

By Frank Matys, Don Campbell, Thana Dharmarajah Barrie Advance Dec 22, 2011  ORILLIA – Orillia is an award-winner when it comes to diverting trash, garnering industry accolades for steps it has taken to lighten the load on its municipal landfill....

By Janis Ramsay Barrie Advance Dec 22, 2011 BARRIE – Barrie’s Beth Lawton still wants to move into a new waterfront condo project, despite the developer’s criminal past. Lawton and several other residents made a $10,000 reservation deposit for a ...

By Councillor Alex Nuttall Barrie Examiner Dec 21 2011 With the first year of this council almost complete, it is amazing to look back at all of the things that have been completed and exciting to see those that are just beginning. Read more ...