By Travis Mealing Midland Mirror Oct. 15 2009  Midland is the latest municipality to denounce Simcoe County council’s decision to spend $250,000 cleansing the fallout of the Site 41 debacle.County councillors voted last month to retain public-relations...

By Linda Reyolds WaterWatchGord McKay of  Zero Waste Simcoe made a presentation to Penetanguishene Town Wednesday night which was well received. Unfortunately, presentations and deputations have a 10-minute time limit which meant that Gord was rather r...

By Kate Harries WaterWatchSimcoe County staff successfully deflected any action by members of the corporate services committee regarding several urgent Site 41 issues.Oro-Medonte Deputy Mayor Ralph Hough had asked for the matter of “next steps” for Sit...

By Kate Harries WaterWatchSimcoe County’s corporate services committee has decided to adopt a Zero Waste philosophy for its new solid waste management strategy. Councillors also voted to set up a steering committee that includes members of the public t...

By Richard Blanchard Innisfil Scope Oct. 14 2009Simcoe County councillors are looking for a totally new approach to waste disposal issues, following the decision to cancel the proposed Site 41 landfill site last month.“I want to involve everyone here,”...

New Tecumseth Free Press Online October 13, 2009 Simcoe Grey MP Helena Guergis, Minister of State Status of Women, has weighed into the waste management debate on behalf of a “constituent of mine.”In a letter addressed to Warden Tony Guergi...

This is the amended resolution passed by Essa Township CouncilOct. 7, in place of a proposed resolution to dissolve the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority. Resolution No:  C222-2009  Moved by: Sandie Macdonald, Seconded by Ron Henderson THAT the...

Site 42 next dump on County’s listBy Laurie Watt Collingwood Connection Oct 09, 2009 So what comes after Site 41? Site 42, of course.And Site 42 has some of the same history as the notorious North Simcoe landfill that Simcoe County councillors finally ...

Now calling for independent review of authority and feesBY Matthew Talbot, Alliston Herald October 09, 2009 As reported here first, Essa Mayor David Guergis has withdrawn a motion to dissolve the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) after g...

By Laurie Watt, Barrie Advance Oct 06, 2009City staff will have to find another way to think creatively.Barrie councillors turned down a staff idea 10-1 to spend another $300,000 American on a consultant to help city staff think outside the box.This sp...