CHAIN (Community Hands Assistance & Information Network) Meets at Steckley Gooderham’s, 30 Worsley St., Barrie on the last Thursday of each month.  Doors open at 8:00 a.m. Meeting from 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.  Attending CHAIN’s me...

ROHES also manages nine lacoons in Simcoe CountyBy Chris Halliday Orangeville Banner Feb 16, 2011 The second punch in the dispute over a lagoon purchase agreement has the Town of Orangeville calling its opponent’s case without merit.  Claiming the town...

Why pay people to plant trees, when we can save mature trees on undeveloped, treed lots? All that is required is ACTION by the local municipal governmentLetter from Bobby and Steven Kasgaard AWARE Simcoe February 19 2011Over 40 years ago, my parents pu...

Port Huron Times Heradl editorial February 18 2011 The International Joint Commission, which oversees the boundary waters on the U.S.-Canadian border, has thrown away its credibility. It no longer can be trusted. In an outrageous display of poor judgme...

Public meeting envisions savings from merger of police, fire and other departmentsBy Nicole Million Midland Mirror Feb 18, 2011NORTH SIMCOE – Synergy emerged as a theme last week during the second of three public meetings to discuss the possibility of ...

Councillors give initial approval to spending up to $35,000 on wind power studyBy BOB BRUTON Barie Examiner February 18 2011There's finally some breeze in the sails of a wind turbine study at Barrie's landfill.City councillors have given initial approv...

Four walk out of meeting; mayor confident divide can be bridgedBy Nicole Million Midland Mirror Feb 16, 2011 MIDLAND – Four members of Midland council walked out of a meeting last week, raising questions about whether the group will ever be able to get...

In preliminary budget, Ramara Township declines to pay into tourism marketing groupBy JENNIFER BURDEN The Packet & Times February 17 2011Ontario's Lake Country is one township away from being crippled....

Can Ontario see the goal for the garbage?News release from Zero Waste Simcoe Feb 16 2011 Zero Waste Simcoe Chair Gord McKay is concerned about how the topic of waste will be spun in the upcoming Ontario provincial election....

Library, museum, recreation department instructed to boost revenueBy Nicole Million Simcoe.com Feb 11, 2011PENETANGUISHENE – Penetanguishene residents will have to come up with an extra 10 bucks in municipal taxes this year under the town’s proposed op...