Tiny Township Report from November 14 council meetingBy Vickie Kee AWARE Tiny November 17 2011 Richard Galas made a submission to council about the Boundary, Easement and Right of Way Issues  on Tiny Beaches Road North from Balm Beach to 96 TBRN. He sa...

Dunsmores, Rotary Club of Barrie, Nottawasaga Steelheaders get award Release from NVCA November 16, 2011The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority presented three Conservation Champion awards last night at the NVCA’s annual Evening of Thanks. The ev...

Yorkregion.c November 17 2011York Region and Simcoe County are set to team up on a study aimed at making the long-awaited Bradford Bypass a reality....

By ELIZABETH CHURCH Globe and Mail Nov. 15, 2011  Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs is welcoming a move by Toronto to take authority for minor planning disputes out of the hands of the Ontario Municipal Board, but says attempts to abolish the pro...

‘Rather than spend the money following me around, spend it on the children’ By Tim Harper Toronto Star November 16 2011 OTTAWA – Why is the federal government spying on Cindy Blackstock? When does a life-long advocate for aboriginal c...

Ontario Liberals get top mark for source water protection, testing, training  Release from EcoJustice November 15 2011 More than a decade after deadly gaps in drinking water management killed seven people in Walkerton, Ont., Ecojustice has released Wat...

New Tecumseth Free Press November 15, 2011 Simcoe County’s Performance Management Committee (PMC) has approved a $125,000 contribution to help the Town of Innisfil pay for the development of an infrastructure “business case” to servic...

By Janis Ramsay Barrie Advance Nov 15, 2011  BARRIE – Ward 1 Coun. Bonnie Ainsworth was expected to spark discussion last night about potential partners to pay for the local airport. Read more ...

by Don McLean View October 27 2011 Urban sprawl has long been criticized by city planners, but it keeps happening anyway. Pamela Blais argues that “perverse” municipal subsidies promote sprawl and discourage more sustainable urban forms, despite the ea...

Facility rental fees coming By Brad Pritchard Barrie Advance Nov 08, 2011  ADJALA-TOSORONTIO – Free use of parks and rec facilities is a thing of the past in the Township of Adjala-Tosorontio REad more ...