But Innisfil Creek is in need of help  By Laurie Watt Simcoe.com March 11 2011 INNISFIL – Lake Simcoe’s getting healthier – but Innisfil Creek continues to be one of the worst creeks in the Nottawasaga River watershed.  Updating Innisfil council ...

By BOB BRUTON Barrie Examiner March 11 2011 Growth and progress are crowding yet another south-Barrie neighbourhood. Its residents were out in force at a recent public meeting to oppose an application by Barrie Heritage Developments to build nearly 1,0...

By SCOTT DUNN, QMI AGENCY March 11 2011  A judges’ panel that heard a legal challenge to Ontario’s minimum 550- metre wind turbine tower buffer requirement said Thursday that the Ministry of the Environment followed the rules in setting it....

By SHARON WEATHERALL Midland Free Press March 11 2011 First Mate Mike Cass says ferries crossing the water from Christian Island to Cedar Point this year have encountered “varying ice” which depending on the weather conditions and temperatu...

By SHARON WEATHERALL Midland Free Press March 11 2011 When a new drum is received into a native community it is viewed as precious gift that must be blessed before used. Students at Christian Island Elementary School (CIES) had the opportunity to celeb...

Savings to be spent on economic development, tourism initiatives By Nicole Million Simcoe.com Mar 11, 2011 PENETANGUISHENE – The Town of Penetanguishene will be cutting back this year on the money it doles out to the Southern Georgian Bay Chamber of Co...

By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press March 11 2011 PERKINSFIELD -A recent study suggests the nearby Huronia Airport could stimulate North Simcoe’s sluggish economy and help create upwards of 40 new jobs. “We’ve nowhere to go, but up,&#...

By MORGAN IAN ADAMS Collingwood Enterprise Bulletine March 11 2011 COLLINGWOOD — One-hundred days. It’s a traditional benchmark for governments and political leaders, and opportunity to take stock of the first three months of a term of offi...

Zero Waste Simcoe members and interested people of all ages are invited to the Annual General Meeting Tuesday April 19th 7:00 pm in Midland. Don Gordon CEO and co-owner of Atlas Block will be the guest speaker. Atlas Block is a sustainable design indus...

New Tecumseth Free Press Online March 10, 2011 Stephen Naylor, New Tecumseth’s former Manager of Planning, has been hired as the City of Barrie’s Director of Planning. Mr. Naylor, who started his planning career with the former Town of Alli...