Company is waiting for better ‘market conditions’ By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope December 15 2010Construction on Alcona’s proposed Canadian Tire is progressing, albeit at a crawling pace.From ground level, it appears the project has co...

By Janis Ramsay Barrie Advance Dec 16, 2010 BARRIE – The city may lease a building in the southwest end for a new fire hall, at least until a permanent facility can be built. Ward 7 Coun. John Brassard said Monday night he wants a study done – at...

By Miriam King Bradford Times December 16 2010The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury will be entering a new era, with the opening of a new Library and Culture Centre and a multi-use Leisure Centre next year.The additional facilities will require a new o...

By Janis Ramsay Barrie Advance Dec 16, 2010BARRIE – GO Transit is ready to put a fueling station near the Southshore Community Centre.“Willowbrook is GO’s only fuelling location,” wrote Wendell McArthur, Barrie’s director of engineering, in a not...

By RICHARD ROHMER Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin December 17 2010My Collingwood snow-wall column last week was read by a hand (or fist?) full of E-B readers. But obviously not by members of our knowledgeable Town Council.Or at least by those in the up...

By JENNIFER BURDEN, ORILLIA PACKET & TIMES December 18 2010As the Orillia housing market rebounds from the recession, its industrial sector has taken a hit in 2010.The industrial market is down 86% from 2009. Last year, the value of permits issued...

Editorial Orangeville Citizen December 16 2010ONTARIO’S AUDITOR GENERAL, Jim McCarter, got a lot of press last week following the release of his annual report. However, relatively little of the coverage dealt with the third chapter of the report, based...

News release from Sierra Club Ontario December 17 2010Sierra Club Ontario is pleased to announce the creation of the Great Lakes Section of SCO. Led by veteran Great Lakes advocate Mary Muter and comprised of Sierra Club members with specific experienc...

AWARE Simcoe December 17 2010Thanks to diligent voting by hundreds of supporters, Utopia’s Bell’s Gristmill is one of 30 finalists in the Aviva Community Fund competition. It will now be evaluated by a panel of judges who will choose the wi...

By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe December 16 2010Oops.Orillia Mayor Angelo Orsi used the “D” word.“I know that there’s a need for a future dump site or some sort of waste management solution,” Orsi told Simcoe County Council's inaugural meeting this aftern...