By Kate Harries WaterWatchBinoculars or blinkers? That seemed to be the choice on the agenda of the waste management strategy steering committee as vice chair Gord McKay pushed for a new perspective to guide the deliberations of this advisory group for...

By Laurie Watt Collingwood ConnectionSimcoe County’s top politicians got tips on how to deal with media Tuesday as part of a $250,000 contract with an international public relations firm. The county hosted three sessions for county leaders: one f...

By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free PressThe Information and Privacy Commissioner’s office has taken its toughest stance yet over Simcoe County’s failure to obey an IPC order to obtain information from a consultant. In the latest move, IPC adjudi...

The following new release was issued by the SDS41 groupELMVALE – The County of Simcoe’s support of multinational waste company Genivar in refusing to release the Dump Site 41 calibrated computer model (MODFLOW) sets a dangerous precedent, says Tiny Tow...

Barrie Advance Editorial As Site 41 ‘phantoms’ flutter in Dickensian fashion befitting the season, regional councillors look to a fresh face in a bid to foster a new era of trust and co-operation.With eyes firmly fixed on October 2010 and the next muni...

By JONATHAN JENKINS, SUN MEDIA This may be taking transparency a bit too far. Internal e-mails from Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commission were inadvertently sent to a QMI Agency reporter’s inbox after a simple keystroke error —...

Midland Mirror Editorial Simcoe County has a new warden – but taxpayers had no say in the selection of Wasaga Beach Mayor Cal Patterson.In fact, there was no race at all. Incumbent Tony Guergis knew he didn’t have the support of fellow councillors, so ...

By Katharine ParsonsIt looks like Canada is being called the “Dirty Old Man” of climate change.  On December 17th , the day before COP15, I am going before the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority Board with Debbie Schaefer of Concerned citizens o...

Toronto Star editorialQueen’s Park is obliged to pay close attention when one of its own top planners warns that a provincial strategy meant to reduce urban sprawl and protect the environment will, in fact, do the opposite. That’s what̵...

Key Ontario official warns his counterparts development along 400 could spiral out of control By Phinjo Gombu Toronto Star December 12 2009 A damning memo from Ontario’s senior planner paints a stark picture of unsustainable sprawl, congestion an...