By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press February 1 2011Council has passed the 2011 budget.Based on a projected two per cent increase, the town portion of taxes on a home assessed in 2010 at $181,300 will rise by $35 to about $1,812. ...

By Douglas Glynn Midland Free Press February 1 2011Midland Council has given approval in principle to a Penetanguishene request to talk with the Midland police services board about the possibility of a joint police service. ...

By Douglas Glynn Midland Free Press February 1 2011Council has set new expense allowance limits for members attending approved conferences and seminars. ...

By Douglas Glynn Midland Free Press February 1 3011Council has voted 5-4 to review a bylaw requiring meters in taxi cabs.The bylaw would licence taxi owners, brokers and drivers; set standards for the industry and require meters in all taxis; a move th...

By Katie Richard The Oshawa Express February 1 2011Even before construction starts on the proposed Energy-From-Waste facility, it’s causing quite a stink.Despite garnering support from the Ministry of Environment (MOE) in November, the project still ha...

By NATHAN TAYLOR Orillia Packet and Times January 31 2011The number of people relying on social services from Simcoe County is increasing, but not at the rate it was rising during the peak of the recession. ...

By JENNIFER BURDEN Orillia Packet and Times January 31 2011ORO-MEDONTE TWP. -- The Township of Oro-Medonte council will be packing more decisions into fewer meetings beginning this week.Effective today, the new council will hold three meetings per mont...

Council of Canadians release Sunday, January 30th, 2011Council of Canadians Atlantic organizer Angela Giles and CUPE Nova Scotia president Danny Cavanagh write in the Halifax Chronicle Herald (with 114,000 daily readers) that, “Prime Minister Stephen H...

Empty buildings worry Dunlop Street East business ownerBy Ian McInroy Barrie Examiner January 29 2011Owners of empty buildings in Barrie’s downtown should be keeping a close eye on their properties when the mercury dips and the snow flies, says a...

By SARA ROSS The Packet & Times January 28, 2011.Work done to Lake Simcoe in the past year has created a firm foundation for future progress in improving the lake's health, says Kate Jordan,spokesperson for the Ministry of the Environment.The first ann...