By Rob O'Flanagan Guelph Mercury Mar 02 2011GUELPH — The Ontario Ministry of the Environment is being asked to consider certain activities related to the rehabilitation of sand, gravel and stone extraction sites as potential threats to drinking water....

By Janis Ramsay Barrie Advance Mar 02, 2011BARRIE - Barrie was given the thumbs-up to keep borrowing money at a low interest rate.Standard & Poor’s, a company that reviews municipal finances, gave the city an AA-Stable rating when reviewing its credit ...

By Max Paris CBC News Mar 1, 2011 An increase in extreme rainstorms brought on by climate change could set the stage for a return of cholera to North America, according to a world-renowned water scientist....

By Nancy Robinson Simcoe Solar Farm Awareness Project March 1 2011 There have been four new proposed industrial solar projects announced for Simcoe County. One is in Tay Township, one in Springwater and two in Severn Township. ...

Editorial Barrie Examiner March 1 2011Barrie homeowners should take note of Toronto's operating budget, which holds the line on taxes....

Ontario taxpayers take the waste and then pay for half the recycling costsNews release from Zero Waste Simcoe March 1 2011Local grassroots organization Zero Waste Simcoe thinks that since Ontario taxpayers subsidize one-half of the costs of provincial ...

By J. Keith  Ritchie Zero Waste Simcoe February 28 2011Zero Waste Simcoe’s newest member is a “green company” and is a major contributor to our cause.  Atlas BLOCK is a Victoria Harbour business, family held for 60 years and now operates also in Brockv...

Plus  Good Neighbours: Winning Community Support for a Composting Plant in GuelphBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe March 1 2011There are two good articles in the current digital edition of Solid Waste & Recycling: One is an editorial by Guy Crittenden on ho...

By JOHN LORINC Globe and Mail Feb. 24, 2011 Just four years ago, Paul Ghezzi bought into Ontario’s green-energy dream. But today the founder of the Ontario Solar Income Fund calls the province’s much-touted solar strategy “an absolute disaster.” His be...

By Bruce Hain Innisfil Journal Feb 26, 2011 INNISFIL - Unlocking “The Power of Tourism” was the theme of a morning workshop held at Town Hall Thursday.Hosted by the South Simcoe Tourism working group, the keynote speaker was Dan Taylor, EDO for Prince ...