AWARE Simcoe news release April 2 2015AWARE Simcoe is calling on Natural Resources Minister David Orazietti to start immediate consultation with local First Nations on the closing of Springwater Park.“Consultation is a must,” said AWARE Simcoe chair Do...

TOWN OF INNISFIL  Code of Conduct for Members of Council   COUNCIL APPROVAL DATE: February 20, 2013 RES. NO.: CR-029-11.13 POLICY NO.: CP.01-13-02 1. POLICY STATEMENT Members of Council of the Town of Innisfil are committed to the discharge of their du...

AWARE Simcoe April 2 2013 Les Stewart of Springwater Park Citizens Coalition has invited county leaders (MPs, MPPs, the warden, local municipal politicians) to respond to an award-winning journalist's questions this Saturday at Springwater Park.Dale Go...

by Laurie Watt Barrie Advance April 2 2013The gates are closed at Springwater Park.On Monday, the Ministry of Natural Resources changed the status of the park, which opened in 1927, to non-operational.No longer can visitors drive in and park, enjoy the...

AWARE News Network April 1 2013 From Elizabeth Brass Elson A group of First Nation members have set up camp and are occupying the Springwater Provincial Park. The Park has been closed down without any consultation to the First Nations. The group will b...

Garbage collection issues raised at county councilby Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald Mar 26, 2013MIDHURST - Essa Township’s proposal to opt out of the Simcoe County waste program was shot down during today’s county council meeting, but Mayor Terry Dowda...

Changes take effect April 1by Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald Mar 27, 2013  NEW TECUMSETH - Unless changes are made, New Tecumseth Mayor Mike MacEachern says there will be many residents who won’t be able to use Simcoe County’s new waste program, forcin...

Many horses headed for slaughter thanks to province's shortsightedness - but what are the consequences for meat eaters? By Kate Harries AWARE News Network March 31 2013 This is my personal reaction to the Toronto Star article on Backstreet Bully. Thank...

AWARE Simcoe note: Link to code of conduct By Michael Tomasone Innisfil Scope March 27, 2013 Innisfil’s municipal council recently accepted a code of conduct (corporate policy), and agreed to appoint an integrity commissioner in the near future.The cod...

Racehorse Backstreet Bully slaughtered despite plea; death reveals flaws in protecting public from toxic meatBy Mary Ormsby and Dale Brazao Toronto Star Mar 29 2013Backstreet Bully was unloaded from a trailer after dawn and led by his halter into an ab...