Letter to the Bradford Times March 17 2011We would like to take this opportunity to introduce a new group, which has formed recently in Bradford West Gwillimbury. The BWG Citizens Advocate Group meets once a month (every second Thurs.) to discuss many ...

Putting Simcoe County on the map as Canada's first Research and Development "blue belt" Letter from Dr. William Shotyk, professor of Geochemistry at the University of Heidelberg to Simcoe County councillors, Deputy Clerk Brenda Clarke and CAO Mark Aitk...

News release from the Ontario Geological Survey March 17 2011UTOPIA -- Scientists from the Ontario Geological Survey are using gravity detection devices to hunt for a buried ancient river system in southern Simcoe County.Using extremely sensitive equip...

News release from Lake Ontario Waterkeeper March 16 2011The first new nuclear power plant to be built in Canada in decades is slated for review beginningnext Monday.Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, other NGOs, members of the nuclear industry, and governmentde...

By Peter Small Toronto Star March 14 2011 A prominent Wasaga Beach businesswoman says hundreds of GTA families could have their summer vacation plans ruined due to a sudden crackdown on local residents renting out illegal cottages. Mortgage broker Donn...

Jim Wilson MPP for Simcoe Grey will be Bill French’s guest on Politically Speaking Collingwood on Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. on Rogers TV Collingwood Cable 53. This is a live phone in show and you are invited to ask Mr. Wilson questions on Health, Ed...

Shotyk proposal for Site 41 gets positive responses from county committeeBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe March 15 2011Simcoe County councillors responded warmly last week to a presentation by Dr. William Shotyk of the University of Heidelberg for a water ...

From the Council of Canadians March 10 2011Yesterday, Sylvia Jones, a Conservative Member of the Provincial Parliament in Ontario, rose at Queen’s Park and made this statement to the legislative assembly, “I rise today with concerns over comments the L...

By Frank Matys Mar 10, 2011 – 1:26 PM|  0 ORILLIA – For the past 18 years, Ian Brown relished his role as Orillia’s city manager. “Every day I looked forward to going to work, and I never knew what was going to happen that day,&...

By Miriam  King Bradford Times March 10 2011 It could be shaping up into a classic conflict between an agricultural operation, and its non-agrarian neighbours. Cericola Farms Ltd., a multi-million dollar chicken processing operation in Bradford West Gw...