By Meade Helman AWARE News Network  June 19 2013BROKEN DIKES: Frank Junkman presented Bradford West Gwillimbury Council with an overview of the two consecutive dike failures and the process to get the funds to put the farmland into production. EDITORIA...

AWARE Simcoe  also rejects companies’ claim that ratepayers' appeal is 'frivolous and vexatious' AWARE Simcoe news release June 19 2013 MIDLAND – AWARE Simcoe deplores the County of Simcoe's attempt to exclude the Midhurst Ratepayers Association (MRA) ...

By Cheryl Browne, Barrie Examiner June 18, 2013SPRINGWATER TWP. - The Midhurst Ratepayers’ Association is gearing up for a fight to defend their right to participate at a Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearing to quash plans for a new subdivision in Mid...

By Kate Harries AWARE News Network June 18 2013North Simcoe loses an important voice this week. The Thursday's Midland Free Press will be a collector’s item, as it will be the last edition. Sun Media, a subsidiary of Quebecor, has decided that Midlan...

By Ian McInroy, Barrie Examiner June 17, 2013 Barrie’s waterfront is a family-friendly kind of place.Now a different kind of family has taken an interest in the area: snapping turtles.Over the weekend, a female laid her eggs in a parking lot beside Lak...

Valuable farmland in Holland Marsh area submerged for the second time after a dike broke and flooded the area Sunday morningBy: Sahar Fatima Toronto Star Jun 17 2013 Farmers in the Holland Marsh area have started cleaning up after their fields were sub...

New Tecumseth Free Press June 17, 2013Mayors of the seven municipalities in Simcoe County who meet as the Primary Settlement Areas (PUSA) Working Group have updated their Statement of Common Principles whose application with provincial support could in...

MRA news release June 17 2013Midhurst, Ontario – June 12, 2013 -  The momentum against the Midhurst Secondary Plan (MSP) is growing. The recent online petition started by the Midhurst Ratepayers’ Association (MRA), exposes Springwater Township's plans ...

AWARE Simcoe news release June 16 2013ELMVALE -- Simcoe County residents have enhanced access to make their views known at the Ontario Municipal Board hearing into the amended Official Plan that will govern development in the county.On April 19, OMB ch...

Lawrence agrees, citing concern over loss of agricultural landAWARE Simcoe June 15 2013Penetanguishene Mayor Gerry Marshall expressed anger and frustration at Wednesday’s corporate services committee meeting that Simcoe County has put forward a motion ...