By Maija Hoggett Simcoe.com November 19 2010Plans for a new Beeton subdivision will be the focus of a three-day Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearing in February. ...

By NATHAN TAYLOR, THE PACKET & TIMES November 20 2010Pete Bowen has withdrawn from the race to continue as part the Downtown Orillia Management Board (DOMB).Bowen’s decision comes as a result of his being elected as a Ward 2 councillor in th...

By ALTHIA RAJ Barrie Examiner Bovember 16 2010OTTAWA -- The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling for a review of MPs' mailing privileges after a Conservative MP used his free House of Commons account to send flyers on behalf of a Barrie councillor ...

Letter to Simcoe.com November 14 2010PERKINSFIELD – Why do bean sprouts have to come pre-measured in a plastic bag? Same with sugar peas and snap peas. Why does cauliflower have to be wrapped in plastic, while broccoli doesn’t?I asked one of the store ...

"In nature, growth always slams up against non-negotiable constraints sooner or later"by Richard Heinberg postcarbon.org Nov 12, 2010 ...

By RAYMOND BOWE Midland Free Press Nove,ber 17 2010SPRINGWATER TWP. –An Elmvalearea man says he now lives in fear of police more than a year after an officer gunned down his mentally challenged brother.“My blood pressure rises anytime I see...

By Michele Henry Toronto Star November 9 2010 The Ontario Provincial Police Association and former OPP commissioner Julian Fantino are seeking $92,000 in court costs from the families of two men police shot and killed.Levi Schaeffer and Douglas Minty, ...

By David Bruser and Michele Henry Toronto Star November 4 2010 OPP Constable Jeff Seguin shot Douglas Minty, an intellectually challenged 59-year-old, five times. Once in the right leg, once in the left shoulder and three times in the torso.He pulled t...

By Mark Haddock and Chris Tollefson Vancouver Sun November 14 2010Ottawa’s rejection of the Prosperity Mine did more than just stop an ill-conceived plan to destroy Fish Lake. The decision also vividly demonstrates the problems with British Colum...

By Michael Gennings Simcoe.com Nov 16, 2010 STAYNER – John Broderick, a candidate for the Ward 5 seat during the recent Clearview Township municipal election, said he plans to seek the seat again in 2014. Broderick, who lost on Oct. 25 to incumbe...