By Meade Helman AWARE News Network May 24 2013At the May 21 council meeting, James Leduc, supported by Raj Sandhu , bought forward  a motion to have our BWG council write to Hon. Peter Van Loan and ask him to urge the Prime Minister to call in the RCMP...

Board to consider - or ignore - letter from AWARE and other groupsAWARE Simcoe May 21 2013Six environmental and citizens' groups have written to Mayor Robert Grossi, Chair of the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, asking that an application for...

By Kate Harries AWARE News Network May 20 2013 A meeting last week has resulted in a political shift that may affect the future of 300 hectares of farmland in Springwater Township, presently due to be paved over. Under intense pressure at a three-hour ...

By WES KELLER Orangeville Citizen May 15 2013The fate of Dufferin Eco Energy Park (DEEP) appears to be up in the air following the recent request from energy-fromwaste (EFW) co-proponent Navitus that Dufferin invest $2 million in the proposed Westingho...

Privacy concerns over an environmental policy inspire councillors to allow even more plastic in the systemBy Rachel Mendleson Toronto Star May 16 2013Council meetings in placid Dufferin County are generally tame affairs, absent of the raised voices and...

By KIM MACKRAEL Globe and Mail May 02 2013OTTAWA — Two of Canada’s three seats on a key bilateral institution have been allowed to go vacant, raising questions about Ottawa’s commitment to the joint body that oversees waters shared with the United Stat...

News release from Springwater Township May 1 2013Springwater Township Council will be hosting a Public Information Meeting (PIM) for interested residents and stakeholders. The PIM will take place at the Springwater Township Administration Centre on Tue...

By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald April 30 2012ALLISTON - As an Alliston restaurant continues its battle with the federal government over the definition of local food, the government says it wants to hear more from other farmers, food producers and bus...

NewTecumseth Free Press April 29, 2013 Last week New Tecumseth councillors reportedly accepted Joan Sutherland's resignation as one of two local representatives on the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA), in camera, and behind closed doors...

By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald April 29 2013The vote to adopt the Everett Secondary Plan into the township’s Official Plan will be put on hold possibly until June while the township seeks more information to justify its growth proposal.Adjala-Tosoro...