Letter to Bradford Times June 10 2010To the editor: I was disappointed that Doug White did not vote with the majority of Simcoe County Councillors to revoke the Certificate of Approval for dumpsite 41. Mr. White likes to point out that the residents fr...

Comment on SDS41 website by Stephen Ogden in response to Bradford Times article – May 9 2010What an interesting perspective by Deputy Mayor Roughley and Mayor White.  I have a different view.  Please allow me to fill in the blanks.  Deputy Mayor ...

The following news release has been issued by Zero Waste Simcoe in response to a Bradford Times editorial. May 31 2010Use the words Zero Waste in Simcoe County and get ready for strong reactions.  Zero Waste advocates hold it out as the solution to all...

By Miriam King Bradford Times May 27 2010On May 25, the County of Simcoe finally laid to rest the controversial North Simcoe Landfill site, better known as Site 41. Following the vote in September 2009 to halt construction of the new landfill, County C...

By Miriam King Bradford Times April 15 2010The Town must review its Official Plan every 5 years, to ensure it complies with Provincial Policy, and the Official Plan of the upper tier government – in this case the County of Simcoe. But the last ti...

Braford Times – May 27 2010 — The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury and the Town of Innisfil are partners in water. BWG up-fronted both the cost of the water pipeline from Innisfil’s Lakeshore water treatment plant to the Fennell Rese...

Saturday July 10, 201010 am to 12:30 pmRoyal Canadian Legion2 Poyntz St., PenetanguisheneRefreshments, including home baked goodies providedThis is the fourth in a series of public meetings being held in Simcoe County Future meetings are July 10-Peneta...

City politicians asked to rescind plastic bag bylaw By NATHAN TAYLOR THE PACKET & TIMESA motion to rescind the city’s plastic-bag bylaw was barely defeated Monday night. Representatives with the Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) ...

Simcoe.com June 3 2010We have reason to cheer and reason to worry.It’s good news the federal government is promising to help municipalities across the country to upgrade water delivery systems and rebuild more than 25 per cent of our wastewater treatme...

By DOUGLAS GLYNN  Barrie ExaminerThe Site 41 community monitoring committee is not about to roll over and play dead, says its chair. Ron Cobbett says he has been told by Rob McCullough, Simcoe County’s director of environmental services, that now...