Barrie Advance November 24 2011 SIMCOE COUNTY – Simcoe County is getting glowing marks when it comes to being green. Recently the county picked up three awards for its diversion programs and education initiatives. Read more ...

By Stuart Trew Council of Canadians November 23 2011 What the Conservative government hailed last week as a major WTO victory, U.S. consumer and public advocacy groups mourned as yet another attack on democracy by corporate trade deals. Read more ...

By Colin Perkel The Canadian Press Novemver 15 2011 More than a decade after the Walkerton disaster, much of Canada’s tap water remains at risk from contamination despite initial progress in front-line monitoring and treatment, a new report concl...

AWARE Simcoe November 22 2011 The following resolutionwas adopted at the annual meeting of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. “Whereas the province of Ontario has an ongoing responsibility to protect and preserve food producing land for futur...

By MIRIAM KING QMI AGENCY November 18 2011 Innisfil’s International Plowing Match needs a bigger field. Officials were told earlier this week that the IPM will require 600 to 1,000 acres for the September, 2014 event. Read more ...

Columbus sets course for new world By MIRIAM KING Innisfil Examiner November 19 2011 Kerry Columbus, Town of Innisfil Director of Community Services, has announced that he will be pursuing other career options, as of December 31, 2011. Read more ...

Heather Scoffield The Canadian Press November 17 2011 OTTAWA—The federal advisory body on sustainable development wants governments to put a price on water used by industry — even though Canada is awash in H2O, and companies are getting better at using...

Weighted vote carries the day By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe November 24 2011New Tecumseth Mayor Mike MacEachern failed to convince county council on Tuesday that the county should not participate in a study of the business case for infrastructure servic...

Final increase shaved down to 1.5 per centBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe November 23 2011In a bid to ease the burden on taxpayers, Penetanguishene Mayor Gerry Marshall moved to use $903,000 - the amount the county saved in 2010 because the province uploa...

New Tecumseth Free Press November 23, 2011 Simcoe County ratepayers will see their property tax bill increase 1.5 per cent or an average of $7.97 on a home assessed at $200,000 in 2012 to raise the $104.5 million to balance its $400 million operating b...