Enrolment, finances not the only factors that must be considered, says Warnock By Travis Mealing Oct 26, 2011  TAY TOWNSHIP – With the closure of two Tay Township schools a looming possibility, Mayor Scott Warnock came out swinging last week at a publi...

This was a beach full of hundreds and hundreds of dead birds and fish By Jennifer Howard Nature Works Photography October 24 2011 “The bird could not get up nor did it try. It couldn’t. It did however try to grab the apple and water. It was...

The Mayor is mistaken -  the Midhurst secondary plan is not a done deal By Bill French October 25 2011On Oct 12, the County of Simcoe approved the greatly flawed secondary plan for Midhurst. The official plan amendment passed through the Council of Spr...

Retained by Oro-Medonte in dispute with NVCAAWARE Simcoe October 25 2011Knox Henry has advised that a recent headline on an article on this website incorrectly described his actions as lobbying, and that in fact he is a professional  mediator. ...

Development charges, property tax subsidize greenfield sprawl, author says CATCH (Hamilton) Oct 24, 2011 Urban sprawl has long been criticized by city planners, but it keeps happening anyway. Pamela Blais argues that “perverse” municipal subsidies prom...

Collection contracts, no-import / export policy, IC&IBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe October 23 2011County councillors have a lengthy waste agenda awaiting them on Tuesday, which includes: -Allowing contractors bidding on garbage pick-up service a wide ra...

By Stephen Leahy Inter Press Service CHANGWON, South Korea , Oct 23, 2011 (IPS) – The window to limit global warming to less than two degrees C is closing so fast it can be measured in months, a new scientific analysis revealed Sunday. Read more ...

The Canadian Press: Oct 23, 2011 As many as 6,000 dead birds have washed up on the shores of Georgian Bay in Ontario, say authorities, who believe botulism may be to blame. Read more...

By Rick Vanderlinde Barrie Advance Oct 21, 2011 INNISFIL — Simcoe County’s inclusion of Alcona in its group of urban node communities is “huge” for Innisfil, Mayor Barb Baguley.  “This is a really important development and one we’ve been working hard t...

 Agnew to attend NVCA board meeting next Friday, urging rejection of requested refundClarification: the headline on the article has been changed By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe October 21 2011 Controversy is building about the proposed Memorandum of Under...