Councillors give initial approval to $20-million partnership By Bob Bruton – Barrie Examiner May 17 2011  Plans for a new Barrie Transit system have tentatively shifted into first gear. City councillors gave initial approval Monday to a $20.46-million ...

Council could explore cost saving measures By Janis Ramsay, Simcoe.com May 16, 2011  BARRIE – Barrie is paying more than triple the average cost per tonne in its operation of the city landfill, though residents’ user fees are better.  CAO Jon Bab...

By Janis Ramsay Simcoe.com May 15, 2011  BARRIE – There’s a saying that a smile is contagious. And Barrie’s chief administrative officer Jon Babulic is counting on that to make things run more smoothly at City Hall. Read more...

“We have to start moving away from policies of consumption”AWARE Simcoe news release May 20 2011Melancthon Deputy Mayor Darren White is one of the featured panelists at the AWARE Simcoe Annual General Meeting, to be held on the morning of Saturday, May...

AWARE Simcoe May 20 2010As reported on this website last month, the user-pay plan for Simcoe County's waste collection has been put on hold, with only Tiny Mayor Ray Millar and Oro-Medonte Deputy Mayor Ralph Hough dissenting. However, a number of counc...

Comments must be submitted to Tiny Township by Friday (today) Email from Tiny Township resident – May 20 2011 Tiny Township Council has submitted a proposal for parking changes and a parking strategy for Balm Beach that in essence makes all parki...

Water warriors encouraged to attend  AWARE Simcoe May 20 2011 Dr. William Shotyk will be giving his presentation ‘Celebrate Water’ – a proposal for a water innovation centre on the Site 41 property – to Simcoe County Counccil on...

'We are Anishinabek,' says Grand Council Chief Patrick MadahbeeNews release from Union of Ontario Indians May 18 2011 The new Conservative majority government has started its term in office by slighting First Nations citizens, says Anishinabek Nation l...

'With respect to the proposed quarry, our government's goal is to ensure an open and transparent process' An email from Premier Dalton McGuinty to a concerned resident May 17 2011 Thank you for your online message regarding an aggregate license applica...

'Stop the plan in order to protect our Great Lakes Commons'News release from Council of Canadians May 16 2011The Council of Canadians is warning of the risks from a proposed nuclear waste repository on Lake Huron. The Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has...