By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Nov 19, 2012 SIMCOE COUNTY — An abandoned CN railway line could bring together municipalities and attract business to the region....

Errors in law jeopardize future of Niagara Escaprment PlanClearview Community Coalition newsletter November 19 2012The Niagara Escarpment Commission’s (NEC) application for judicial review (JR) of the Walker decision was filed with Divisional Court thi...

Council of Canadians news release November 16, 2012 Ottawa – The Council of Canadians is renewing calls that the Harper government tear up its recently concluded investment treaty with China, and that it cease negotiating excessive corporate rights int...

By Brent Patterson, Councul of Canadians November 14th, 2012This evening, the Edmonton Journal reports, “In 2011, the chairman of Nestle said that his company was actively dealing with the government of Alberta to think about setting up a water exchang...

Report of November 13 Tiny Council meeting By Vickie Kee AWARE News Network November 14 2012Deputy-Mayor Lawrence chaired the meeting. Mayor Millar was absent.Deputy-Mayor Lawrence informed council that a letter was sent out to the North Simcoe communi...

By Kate Harries AWARE News Network November 14 2012Severn Sound is no longer a rich musky spawning ground.In 1981, researchers from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources surveyed 100 wetland sites at the southeastern end of Georgian Bay and identif...

AWARE Simcoe November 13, 2012Versions of the following letter has been sent to Natural Resources Minister Michael Gravelle, Springwater Council, Barrie City Council, Oro-Medonte Council, Simcoe County Council,  along with local MPPs Jim Wilson, Garfie...

One school having issues is Innisdale, where dumped items include mattresses, household garbage By Nicki Cruickshank, Barrie Examiner November 12, 2012 Local schools are being treated like landfills by some dirty dumpers.The Simcoe County District Scho...

Filmmaker Todd Harris is producing a new documentary film series about Dump Site 41 and other landfill sites in Ontario News release from Todd Harris November 12 2012 Toronto filmmaker Todd Harris feels that now is an optimal time to remind the public ...

Email from SHARE - November 9 2012This month's selection for SHARE's Environmental Film Series is "Surviving Progress", which presents the story of human advancement as awe-inspiring and double-edged. It reveals the grave risk of running the 21st centu...