2011’s capital plan not out of the ordinary By Sara Ross The Packet & Times May 14 2011 They’re not reinventing the wheel. But city officials have tabled a capital budget that continues to address Orillia’s infrastructure deficit...

By Bruce Hain Simcoe.com May 12, 2011  INNISFIL — An environmentally friendly idea started last year by a Lefroy resident is picking up steam with the addition of two new locations. John Hurd of Electronic Waste Recycling started out with a single blue...

By Miriam King Bradford Times May 12 2011 The Board of Trustees for the Gilford Community Hall, after years of volunteering their time and money to operate and maintain the community facility, located at Bell’s Lane just off the Gilford Rd., resi...

By Miriam King Bradford Times March 12 2011 A Class Environmental Assessment is currently underway, looking at the potential widening of Simcoe County Rd. 4 (Yonge St.) to 4 lanes, from the 8th Line of Bradford West Gwillimbury to Hwy. 89. The widening...

Change proposed to address province’s lack of respect By Miriam King Bradford Times March 12 2011 Calling it a “monumental night in the Town of Innisfil,” Mayor Barb Baguley opened the special meeting of Council on May 11, to present ...

New Tecumseth Free Press Online May 11, 2011 New Tecumseth has a $3.92 billion assessment base which it will tap to raise $19.2 million in property taxes for 2011 municipal purposes, plus $1.7 million to pay for waste management services from the Count...

Levels exceed limit for discharge into watercourse – but not detected in the drinking water New Tecumseth Free Press Online May 12, 2011 A hydrogeological study as part of the process to expand the Parson Road Reservoir in Alliston has turned up ...

Trade deal with Europe would affect municipal right to prioritizeLetter to the Barrie Examiner May 13 2011New Tecumseth town council has passed a resolution asking the provincial government to negotiate a clear exemption from the Comprehensive Economic...

Agnew hopes Barrie works with  neighbours By Janis Ramsay Simcoe.com May 12, 2011  Learning from the lessons of the Site 41 controversy, Barrie is doing its homework on a new trash system. At a public meeting May 4, residents heard the system is part o...

Beverley Else, Jeff Monague, William Shotyk and Darren White to speak AWARE Simcoe May 12 2011The AWARE Simcoe Annual General Meeting will focus on WATER – A Vital Connection, featuring a panel of four interesting, engaged and knowledgeable speakers. T...