Barrie Examiner editorial December 2 2011 Are Springwater Township and Simcoe County councillors listening to the people who elected them a little more than a year ago? Read more ...

CATCH News Dec 07, 2011 The city’s integrity commissioner believes he can’t legally address violations of the councillor Code of Conduct that he was hired to enforce. The bombshell revelation is part of Earl Basse’s second annual report to the city’s a...

Report finds faults in the business case for nuclear powerAWARE Simcoe December 8 2011Ontario MPPs have reeived a report questioning the business rationale for spending tax dollars to cushion nuclear plants from economic burdens that other industries h...

Bradford homeowners to pay 1.72% more By Sean Pearce Simcoe.com Dec 08, 2011  The 2012 Bradford West Gwillimbury budget is in the bag, but not everyone is happy about it. Read more ...

By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press December 8 2011 Council will take one more kick at the can next Tuesday in a bid to finalize the 2012 budget. Read more ...

Transit would benefit merchants more than park revamp Barrie Advance editorial December 8 2011 BARRIE – We all wondered what we could do with $21 million when a lottery ticket went unclaimed for over a week. Would you pay off debts? Set your frie...

Strategy helps our communities thrive and grow By CAL PATTERSON Barrie Examiner December 8 2011 The County of Simcoe is taking action to spur economic growth across the region. Read more ...

Urban planners and municipal councils can do better Sustainable Urban Development Association release December 7 2011 Municipalities in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) have incorporated provincially-mandated “Places To Grow” targets for bo...

J-Source December 7 2011 The Canada-Europe Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) heads NewsWatch Canada’s 2011 list of underreported stories. Others iclude a lack of accountability by Canadian mining companies, the influence on legisl...

By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope December 7 2011 There was a time when the Operating Budget was handled like a game. Read more ...