By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Oct 20, 2011 MIDHURST – Simcoe County has done Barrie residents – and future Georgian College and Royal Victoria Hospital employees – an incredible favour, says a Midhurst Landowners Group spokesman. The county has a...

Kimvar Enterprises president says resort site will likely carry his name, once it opens By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope October 19 2011 Earl Rumm may be leaving another permanent mark on the Big Bay Point area. The Kimvar Enterprises president has sugges...

While road has met criticism, underground infrastructure work could be passed By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope October 19 2011 The Leslie Drive extension could be going back to the drawing board. It appears the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority wi...

Barrier needed to protect Beeton neighbours from noise from new roads depot Posted October 18, 2011 New Tecumseth councillors reaffirmed last night they expect Simcoe County to live up to site plan obligations and erect the noise attenuation wall befor...

Tiny Township Septage Meeting October 15, 2011 ReportBy Vickie Kee AWARE TinyThe Township Of Tiny is undertaking a Class Environmental Assessment Study to establish the preferred approach for providing septage and holding tank waste disposal services f...

County, Springwater approve huge development in Midhurst  Barrie Examiner editorial October 19 2011 Why would Simcoe County and Springwater Township councils approve a proposed Midhurst development which runs contrary to provincial planning policy? Rea...

AWARE Simcoe October 18 2011Today, on the 19th day of his hunger strike, farmer Michael Schmidt is personally delivering a letter to Premier McGuinty outlining his demands.Raw milk advocate to face more charges    Health officials seize milkText of let...

UPDATED OCTOBER 22 2011 Everywhere there was song and celebration: Foodstock fights the mega-quarry BY MEG BORTHWICK Rabble OCTOBER 19, 2011 Imagine you are walking through a gold, orange and red canopied autumn woodlot. You’ve got a fragrant, st...

‘Double standard’ serves industry and leaves citizens to ‘fend for themselves’ By Krystyn Tully Waterkeeper Weekly October 17 2011 The Government of Canada announced Thursday that there will be no more funding for the Canadian E...

COC, CUPE video October 17 2011 A short witty video on the trade deal being negotiated by the Harper government with the European Union. The video features Canadian Union of Public Employees National President Paul Moist and Council of Canadians Nation...