Video vividly illustrates scale of megaquarry proposal The American hedgefund proposal is to establish Canada’s largest open pit mine – roughly one third the size of Toronto and deeper than Niagara Falls – in an area of prime agricult...

By Guy Crittenden Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine May 9 2011The Citizen’s Alliance United for a Sustainable Environment (“CAUSE”) and the North Dufferin Agricultural Community Task Force (“NDACT”) have issued a news release about a company controlled ...

And what about those plastic water  bottles at Midland council meeting?Letter to Simcoe.com May 09, 2011 MIDLAND – During a recent walk through Tiffin Park, I noticed the garbage cans were full of empty water bottles and pop cans. These items should be...

Gravel trucks will head through Alliston to Highway 400 By Brad Pritchard Simcoe.com May 03, 2011 ALLISTON – North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Taskforce (NDACT) spokesperson Carl Cosack is convinced the proposed 2,300 acre open pit limest...

Escalating volume of highly toxic mercury being disposed of in household trash By LARRY TUTTLE Counterpunch May 9 2011 Sesame Street broadcasts started nearly two decades after my elementary school years. So like many adults, I watched Sesame Street wi...

The Simcoe Region chapter of Council of Canadians meets Wednesday May 11 at the Barrie Public Library, starting at 7 p.m. Clay Lafleur is to present Georgian College Student Research Report “Tapped Out” water bottle issue our chapter is wor...

Resident wants bulky pickup service returned By BOB BRUTON – Barrie Examiner May 6 2011 Barrie’s Paul Collins wants a bigger haul of junk going to the dump. He’d like to see this city start picking up bulky garbage items again. Read m...

Open letter to Simcoe County council from Kelly Clune, Orillia May 5 2011The county must implement a fair, effective waste collection system — one that places financial responsibilities on the people and industries that generate the waste....

Animal cruelty case subject to charter challenge Orillia Packet and Times May 6 2011 Ramara Township Mayor Bill Duffy’s animal cruelty case will be heard in Orillia court on Oct. 26 for the continuation of a charter challenge. Read more ...

Politicians see promise in embracing and developing cultural sector By Andrew Philips Midland Mirror May 06, 2011  MIDLAND – Paintbrushes, palettes and pencil crayons are just a few of the items that spring to mind when someone mentions the word “art.”...