New Tecumseth Free Press November 22, 2012Simcoe County councillors will be prodded next week to support an unexpected motion through Corporate Services committee that seeks to work the annual cost to provide waste management services into the overall ...

By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press November 21, 2012Council has concluded the first round of 2013 budget discussions by calling on staff to find further spending cuts.The additional cuts are being sought to find funding for economic development, touri...

By GISELE WINTON SARVIS Midland Free Press November 21 2012TAY TOWNSHIP — The cheque is in the mail. So says Skyline Investment's chief executive officer Michael Sneyd, who appeared before Tay Township council on Nov. 14 regarding Skyline's outstanding...

By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press November 20, 2012PERKINSFIELD — The use of Tiny Township’s logo on a letter signed by North Simcoe’s four mayors has inflamed a conflict among councillors.The logo appeared — along with the logos of Midland, Penetang...

Coalition of farmers and urban foodies halts Ontario mega-quarryBy JOE FRIESEN The Globe and Mail Nov. 22 2012It would have been the biggest quarry in Canada, but it was stopped in its tracks by an unusual coalition of farmers, urban foodies, artists, ...

Scroll down for first-day news coverage and reaction AWARE Simcoe November 21 2012 First, Dump Site 41. Now the Mega-Quarry. Congratulations to NDACT and related groups for a fight well-fought, that enlisted the support of First Nations people in the w...

Penetanguishene mayor says he’s ready for added responsibilities By Nikki Million-Cole Midland Mirror Nov 20, 2012 PENETANGUISHENE – Despite being in just his first term as a municipal politician, Penetanguishene Mayor Gerry Marshall wants to add one m...

By Sara Ross, Orillia Packet & Times November 16, 2012 Orillia needs a stronger voice when it comes to County of Simcoe decisions that impact the city, Mayor Angelo Orsi says. “Our dollars are going there, so we should have a say in its finality,” Orsi...

By Sara Ross, Orillia Packet & Times November 18, 2012ORO-MEDONTE TWP. - Try Recycling, which has been working toward operating a collection and processing centre in Oro-Medonte since 2009, hopes to see a shovel in the ground by early summer....

By Claire Malcolmson Environmental Defence November 20 2012 Almost every day I gawk at a new promotional item about the proposed “Friday Harbour” resort on Lake Simcoe, a 242 hectare development that will potentially pollute the lake and in my opinion ...