Letters to the Toronto Star January 22 2011Re: A region’s rise and sprawl, Jan. 16 Rather than building sprawling residential “communities” that may somehow evolve into more dense areas sometime in the future, as a Durham planner suggests, it is better...

By Joanne Saunders Simcoe.com Jan 21, 2011STAYNER - Councillors Thom Paterson and Brent Preston were apparently the only two members of Clearview Township council convinced that Freedom of Information requests should be dealt with by the clerk rather t...

By Miriam King Bradford Times January 20 2011The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury is asking Innisfil for a loan... of water.Bradford already receives about 50% of its potable water from Innisfil's Lakeshore Water Treatment Plant, but is hoping to borr...

By Miriam King Bradford Times January 20 2011Of all Simcoe County municipalities, the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury may have the fewest complaints about the proposed Amendment #1 to the Province's Growth Plan for the Simcoe County Region.As Mayor D...

By CAL PATTERSON Orillia Packet and Times January 19, 2011 A new-look council including 14 first-time members and one returning one has taken the reins at Simcoe County, and with enthusiastic new leadership comes many new ideas and priorities. ...

Port, resort, and economic development officer among list of recommendations By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope January 19 2011Simply put, Innisfil is not yet ready to handle its future growth demands.That's according to the findings contained within the dr...

By NATHAN TAYLOR ORILLIA PACKET & TIMES January 22 2011ORILLIA — The timing is right to pressure the province to upgrade the Highway 12 bypass, an Orillia city councillor says.Coun. Don Jenkins got the support of council this week to direct ...

By MORGAN IAN ADAMS Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin January 21 2011COLLINGWOOD — Plans to build a residential and commercial project at the gateway to Collingwood’s downtown could be in front of the municipality next month.Steve Assaff says...

By Frank Matys Simcoe.com Jan 20, 2011ORILLIA – Orillia’s mayor wants a city-owned property cleaned of contaminants but acknowledges it is unknown how that will be done and at what cost.“Remediation is my cure, first,” Angelo Or...

By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press January 18 2011The people of Midland and Penetanguishene will have an opportunity tonight to offer suggestions of what they think a joint urban node should be.The first of three meetings to explore what becoming an u...