Several animals moved from the park earlier this week By Cheryl Browne, Barrie Examiner May 30, 2013SPRINGWATER TWP. - Teenagers climbing the fence of the white fox’s den made the native women at Springwater Provincial Park fear for the animals’ plight...

By KEITH LESLIE The Canadian Press May. 30 2013TORONTO — Ontario’s Liberal government is changing the rules on green energy projects to give municipalities a greater say over the location of new wind and solar farms, and a chance to get a slice of the ...

By Bob Bruton, Barrie Examiner May 29, 2013City-owned land in downtown Barrie could one day be on the block.Councillors gave initial approval this week to issue a request for proposals (RFP) to re-develop city-owned property there, and report back by t...

New Tecumseth Free Press May 29, 2013Simcoe County's governance committee is recommending a four month trial run that would replace the three standing committee system of council with a committee of the whole structure whereby all 32 county councillors...

Extract from Counterpunch May 29 2013...Although it was not raised at the Pennsylvania Senate hearing, the ITRR bulletins also were shared with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). In January a Montreal paper reported that the RCMP itself has been...

by Jim Birchard Bayshore Broadcasting May 28 2013  A big meeting in Wasaga Beach dealing with historic low water levels on Georgian Bay.Simcoe County Warden and Wasaga Beach Mayor Cal Patterson will be co-chairing the meeting on Thursday night that wil...

A Day In The Park – Sovereignty Sings – Honoring Our FathersFrom Idle No More's Facebook Event page May 29 2013On Father’s Day we will honor our Fathers with food, games, crafts, dancing, drumming and live music. We will host this event at Springwater ...

By Stephannie Johnson Cottage Country Now May 29 2013 Thirteen animals from Springwater Park Zoo, just north of Barrie, will now call Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary home.Today, nine of the 13 animals, ranging from an albino raccoon, lynx, and a black ...

CFIA interim policy says local food is anything grown within the same provinceCBC News May 28, 2013 The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has greatly expanded its definition of local food.The CFIA, which is responsible for food labelling in Canada, has f...

From Midhurst Ratepayers Association May 29 2013Are you interested in the Environmental Assessment for the Midhurst Secondary Plan (MSP)?The first part of the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the MSP was completed in July 2009 and now the Township is ...