Now that the Certificate of Approval for Site 41 has been revoked, the Site 41 group is having a party!Saturday, July 24th, 2010 4 – 7 p.m.in the Pavilion in PerkinsfieldTickets available at the door — $54 p.m. – Music by Bob Dutton 5 p.m. – Gues...

The following news release has been issued by Zero Waste SimcoeZWS Chair Gord McKay comments on final Simcoe Solid Waste Management Strategy reportOn Tuesday June 22nd, 2010 the Simcoe County Waste Strategy Steering Committee completed its work. The fi...

By IAN MCINROY Orillia Packet and Times July 3 2010Simcoe County's solid waste management strategy was passed by county councillors earlier this week. It will investigate short-and long-term approaches to handling waste over the next two decades, which...

Study advises national plan to prevent crunchBy Mike De Souza, Canwest News Service June 10 2010Natural resource industries in Canada are consuming about five times more water than the rest of the country, leaving the nation vulnerable to a looming sca...

From the SCOOP on Lake Simcoe June 10 2010 — The Province’s Lake Simcoe Science Committee recently released the Lake Simcoe Water Quality Update. Below are highlights of the report’s summary, followed by our thoughts about what direction we can t...

A Celebration of Lake Simcoe at InnisfilSaturday, July 31st, 10 am–5 pm From Campaign Lake Simcoe: Join neighbours and friends and a host of environmental organizations at Innisfil Beach Park to learn more about how we can all help our lake recover and...

Recurrent Energy of California is holding a series of public meetings on solar farm projects it is proposing to build in Simoce County. For more information, go to Ontario Farmland Preservation.Projects:   Orillia 1, Orillia 2 and OrilliaDate:        T...

Ontario Farmland Preservation is a group formed in response to a number of solar farm proposals in Simcoe County by Recurrent Energy, a corporation headquarted in San Francisco.Ontario Farmland Preservation flyerOntario Farmland Preservation websiteRec...

Mayor  Jack Jordon – Loretto  519-941-6687  jack.jordan@sympatico.ca (incumbent councillor Ward 1)Leo Losereit – Everett 705-435-7414 leo@leo4mayor.caTom Walsh – Loretto – 905-729-2132 (incumbent)Deputy Mayor Mary Small Brett &#...

Senior staff and past wardens' views touted to break 'logjam' among county councillorsBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe June 25 2010Should Simcoe County’s government be strong or weak?A consultant is startled to find that there’s no consensus on the issue a...