AWARE Simcoe July 26 2010Myrna Clark (Simcoe Region Chapter of Council of Canadians) and Mariane Cancilla (AWARE Simcoe / AWARE Barrie) will be presenting an open delegation to Barrie city council.  ...

Conflict of interest legislation covers exclusively pecuniary interest By Sara Ross, QMI Agency July 22 2011 ORILLIA — Mayor Angelo Orsi’s election-campaign connection to council’s chosen applicant for the city manager’s position isn&...

‘I was addressing an important issue, Site 41’ By John Edwards Barrie Advance Jul 21, 2011 SIMCOE-GREY – Former Simcoe Grey MP Helena Guergis is disappointed with the outcome of the ethics commissioner’s investigation and denies...

IJC news release July 20 2011 At a meeting of the International Joint Commission (IJC) today, Commissioner Dereth Glance made a solemn declaration to faithfully and impartially perform the duties assigned under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Ms. Glance wa...

Elmnira firm sorts plastic, makes it reusable By PAUL SCHLIESMANN Kingston Whig Standard July 20 2011 ELMIRA — On a hot and muggy June day, a horse-drawn bug-g y carrying two Mennonite women in long dresses and bonnets glides down Union Street, i...

By PAUL SCHLIESMANN Kingston Whig Standard July 19 2011  KITCHENER — For anyone under the age of 40, recycling is part of everyday life. Read more ...

Final bill for citizens estimated at $610,000Clearview Community Coalition newsletter July 18 2011Before I sign off for the summer, I'd like to bring you up to date on the progress of the hearing, outline the fund raising yet to be done, and once again...

COC news release July 18 2011 In selling the federal Crown corporation, the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), to the SNC-Lavalin Group, the Harper government is placing the profit motive, rather than safety, at the center of nuclear policy in Can...

2,051 objections under ARA, 3,735 through ERFrom the Ministry of Natural Resources website July 18 2011 Concerns have been raised regarding the application put forward by Highland Companies for a licence to operate a quarry in the Township of Melanctho...

By Thornton McEnery Business Insider Jul. 13, 2011 A furor has erupted in Ontario, Canada over the proposal of a “mega-quarry” that could potentially contaminate the waters of five large rivers in the areas that would surround it.  Petitions have been ...