Simcoe.com February 5 2013COOKSTOWN — Cookstown residents, landlords and business owners are being asked if the village core should be protected by becoming a Heritage Conservation District.The Town of Innisfil is in the first phase of a study to deter...

Better understanding needed of chemicals in process, report saysBy Max Paris, Environment Unit, CBC News Posted: Feb 5, 2013Chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing process — commonly called fracking — were of particular concern to Environment Commis...

Town representative on board asked to report back on financial situation By Travis Mealing Midland Mirror Jan 30, 2013 MIDLAND – Red flags have been raised by Midland council over the 2011 financial statements of the Severn Sound Environmental Associat...

Midland Free Press January 29, 2013 University of Guelph professor Stefan Bolliger brought 45 landscape architecture students to Penetanguishene Monday and Tuesday to tour the downtown, St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, the waterfront and Rotary Park. ...

Rules for fracking—a controversial technique used to extract oil and gas—will be reviewed by the Ontario governmentBy John Spears Toronto Star January 30 2013 Environmental rules for fracking – a controversial technique used to recover oil and gas from...

Lack of proper zoning protection loses valuable space to developer pressure JIM STANFORD Globe and Mail Jan. 28 2013Canada’s housing bubble has already set off many alarm bells. Economists fret over the risks of sky-high home prices, excessive consumer...

Allows town to expand capacity of waste water treatment plantNVCA highlights release - January 30 2013The Board authorized NVCA staff to enter into a phosphorous management agreement with the Town of New Tecumseth. The agreement will see the NVCA deliv...

NVCA news release January 31, 2013Nina Bifolchi, Councillor for the Town of Wasaga Beach, was elected Chair of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority Board of Directors at the NVCA’s Annual General Meeting on January 25, 2013. Bifolchi served as...

The following letter has been sent to Bradford West Gwillimbury media January 30 2012At the last council meeting Councillors Simpson and Lamb expressed concern about the town’s ongoing use of debt. It was said that it currently takes $5 mil a year to s...

Comments on Canada’s environmental assessment of the TPPBy Stuart Trew Council of Canadians January 30 2013 The Council of Canadians submitted the following comments to the Government of Canada’s request for information on the likely environmental impa...