A fair shake Simcoe.com editorial August 25 2011 A much anticipated decision was handed down last week by the Ontario Municpal Board giving the Barrie Agricultural Society (BAS) the right to move its fairgrounds to a site in Essa Township near Ivy at t...

Too little, too late for Helena Guergis Barrie Examiner August 27 2011 The former Simcoe-Grey MP has denied federal Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson’s finding that Guergis broke Parliament’s conflict of interest code by sending a letter to S...

Petitions calling for environmental assessments to be presented to Governments of Ontario and CanadaNews release August 26 2011News conference: 10:00 am, Monday August 29, Monora Park, Orangeville, ONOn Monday August 29th NDACT (the North Dufferin Agri...

‘…the sort of scorched earth policy that they’ve got going for them… it works for them because it’s very intimidating’ Music Television News August 24 2011 The Cosack family talks about Highland Companies’ impa...

GM, Walmart among those to have made significant savings  By Jonathan Bardelline GreenBiz.com August 24 2011 Letting a revenue stream slip away from you, and actually paying someone to take it away, sounds like bad business. But that’s what compa...

But single, county-wie garbage pickup contract raises issues  by Chris Simon Innisfil Scope August 24 2011 It’s somewhat surprising to see that local politicians want more autonomy in garbage collection services. Read more ...

Crowds flock to Celebrate Lake Simcoe Festival By MIRIAM KING Innisfil Examiner August 12 2011 Last year, Beverly Else won a picnic at Innisfil Beach Park, for her description of a favorite memory of picnicking on the shores of Lake Simcoe. She transfo...

LSRCA proposal would last for at least three years, if implemented By Chris Simon nnisfil Scope August 24 2011 A phosphorus credit trading program would make local municipalities more accountable for the amount of waste they discharge into the Lake Sim...

Company decries excessive billing, slow communication and deposit requests By MIRANDA MINASSIAN Orillia Packet and Times August 23 2011 The cost of doing business in the Township of Oro-Medonte may be putting the development of a new recycling plant — ...

'Disastrous social and long-term economic impacts on local communities'News release August 23, 2011TORONTO – The proposed mega-quarry project north of Toronto near Shelburne is drawing fire from the pro-farming movement. ...