BY JOHN BONNAR Rabble.ca NOVEMBER 29, 2012  Voices from Wednesday’s protest at Queens Park against Bill C-428....

Why aren't citizens involved at an earlier stage?Letter to Simcoe.com Nov 22, 2012 EVERETT - The municipality has already paid thousands in consultant fees to justify to its citizens a plan that I cannot see will, in any way, benefit us and our neighbo...

Report of Tiny Council Meeting of November 26By Vickie Kee AWARE News Network November 30 2012Councillor Claire was absent. R.J. Burnside and Associates presented an update on the Septage Management Class EA Study Phase 3&4. The cost will be in the $40...

Midhurst plan opens Springwater logjam: CAOBy Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Dec 04, 2012 SPRINGWATER - Ontario withdrew part of its appeal of the Midhurst Secondary Plan, which opens the door for more jobs and services and unlocks an economic and planning...

By Cheryl Browne, Barrie Examiner November 29, 2012 SPRINGWATER TWP.  - Tossing away 90 years of sanctuary for wild birds and animals has ruffled the feathers of residents and politicians alike....

... but to take extra care with carcasses destined for Japanese consumers!By Ottawa Bureau Chief Robert Fife and Field Producer Philip Ling, CTV News Nov. 28, 2012OTTAWA -- Federal beef inspectors at the XL Foods plant in southern Alberta whose E. coli...

Midhurst Secondary Plan OMB Appeal Partially Withdrawn Springwater Township announcement November 29 2012On November 28, 2012 the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing withdrew part of its appeal of the Midhurst Secondary Plan (OPA 38). As ...

A 'Tail' of Two Fishes: Nottawasaga River Lake Sturgeon & Chinook SalmonFrom the NVCA - November 29 2012 Experts from the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority will discuss the biology and health status of both species, as well as future challenges...

By Kate Allen Toronto Star November 29 2012When Sherri Mason sailed a brig across the Great Lakes this summer collecting water samples, she and her team of students and fellow scientists expected to find plastic.Plastic pollution is a well-documented p...

We gave each other hope for the world in her devastationBy Cindy Hillard AWARE News Network November 29 2012 After my son and I attended the "Big Heart" ceremony to start the encampment to stop the Mega Quarry I was so moved by my experience that day t...