Province should declare a provincial interest, minister advisedAWARE Simcoe October 28 2011AWARE Simcoe chair Don Morgan yesterday sent a letter to Municipal Affairs Minister Kathleen Wynne, urging her to appeal the Midhurst Secondary Plan to the Ontar...

City holds special meeting to talk ‘growth’By Janis Ramsay Barrie Advance Oct 28, 2011 BARRIE – Barrie city council is having a special, in-camera meeting Saturday to talk about a matter of ‘potential litigation’ matter.Read more...

But bylaw clearly leaves ultimate authority to county councilBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe October 28 2011The Midhurst Secondary Plan, which provides for the addition to that community of 11,000 people initially, and 30,000 people in the long-term, in s...

Council eyes possibility of sending garbage to Dufferin incineratorBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe October 26 2011Despite reservations expressed by some, Simcoe County councillors voted unanimously yesterday in favour of rescinding a policy against import...

By John Campbell Northumberland News Oct 26, 2011  TRENT HILLS – Council threw its support behind a resolution being circulated by Tiny Township that opposes the privatization of water treatment services, and calls upon the federal and provincial...

AWARE Oro-Medonte news release October 26 2011AWARE Oro-Medonte is an organization that works for greater accountability by government.  In response to the article in Orillia Today (Oct. 20/11), and to Sandy Agnew's statement to the Nottawasaga Valley ...

New Tecumseth Free Press October 25, 2011 If last night’s discussion is any indication, proponents of beer and liquor being sold in convenience stores, should not expect New Tecumseth council’s support. Read more ...

New Tecumseth Free Press October 24, 2011 A statement issued Friday afternoon by the Town in response to the settlement deal reached with its former Clerk, suggested it was to “avoid the continued expenditure of professional fees to defend the la...

By Claire Malcolmson Environmental Defence October 18 2011 n late August I wrote about how a lack of truly affordable housing in the GTA drives sprawl in surrounding rural areas. Land speculation, too, has shaped the landscape around the GTA and in Sim...

By ROBERTA BELL Midland Free Press October 21 2011 Since the arrival of the controversial water and sewage plant, Cumberland Beach has turned into a hotbed for development in Severn Township. Read more ...