Mayor’s town hall meeting draws a crowd By BOB BRUTON Barrie Examiner December 7 2011 One down, three to go. Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman marked the first anniversary of this city council’s term of office this week with a town hall meeting, pro...

By Terence Corcoran National Post  Dec. 6, 2011 In the annals of Canadian green energy policy, nothing stands out like Ontario’s headlong rush into becoming a world leader in the business.  Read more ...

Update from Simcoe Solar Farm Awareness Project December 6 2011One more industrial solar facility (FIT project) was added to the Environmental Registry on November 29th, Midhurst 2. You have until December 29th to submit your comments or concerns....

NVCA report of its November 25 meeting December 6 2011The NVCA Board approved the Draft 2012 budget for circulation and municipal input. The draft budget includes a 1.736% municipal general levy increase, consistent with the Board direction provided in...

Letter to the Midland Mirror November 28 2011 MIDLAND – Re: “Wrong spot for recycling facility, say Sainte-Marie officials,” The Mirror, Oct. 6. Midland-Penetanguishene Field Naturalists Club members have some concerns about a proposed waste transfer a...

By Chris Halliday Barrie Advance Nov 30, 2011 MELANCTHON – Dufferin-Caledon MP David Tilson is taking his federal government to task. Recently, the Conservative MP, who has already called on the federal government to subject The Highland Companie...

By Tim Groves and Martin Lukacs Toronto Star December 4 2011 The federal government created a vast surveillance network in early 2007 to monitor protests by First Nations, including those that would attract national attention or target “critical infras...

By Rick Vanderlinde Barrie Advance Dec 02, 2011 INNISFIL — Innisfil’s proposed tax hike has dropped slightly following two days of budget dilberations, saving the average homeowner about $12 a year. Read more ...

By BOB BRUTON – The Examiner November 29 2011 Barrie’s new public transit plan would be more expensive for city taxpayers and bus riders. But the cost of not changing to a multi-hub system with more frequent buses on major roads, more direc...

Midland Mirror December 2 2011 MIDLAND – Midland councillor Bob Jeffery, left, and Mayor Gord McKay, right, present a plaque to Joe Syed, plant manager at Saint-Gobain Adfors Canada Ltd., in recognition of the company’s water conservation efforts. Read...