Public shut out by confidentiality agreementsEmail from Friends of NDACT http://www.facebook.com/Friends.of.NDACT September 3 2012You may be aware that the Highland Companies (HC), proponent of the proposed mega-quarry, has an affiliated company called...

CATCH News – September 3, 2012Business growth has been most councillors’ top priority for years, but the bottom line financials continue to disappoint them. They have established multiple corporate subsidy programs, slashed business taxes by more than ...

Construction expected to start in late 2014 once designs are finalizedBy Sean Pearce BWG Topic Aug 31, 2012 Next exit the 5th Line of Bradford.Liberal Oak Ridges-Markham MPP Dr. Helena Jaczek was at the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library Friday a...

By Tonda MacCharles Toronto Star August 29, 2012OTTAWA—The Conservative government has cancelled federal environmental assessments of nearly 600 projects in Ontario after its 2012 budget bill eased environmental review laws.In Ontario, the list of prop...

Report from Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority – Aug. 31, 2012 Items from the August 24 board of directors’ meeting include:  Information management system upgrade approved The Board approved staff’s recommendation to upgrade the NVCA’s cu...

By Emily Jackson Toronto Star August 30 2012 It’s back to school for Helena Guergis. The former cabinet minister will start law school at the University of Alberta next week, according to her Facebook page. Her first year of legal studies in Edmonton b...

Endangered species now appear to be fair game for aggregate extractionEmail from Grey Matters August 28 2012it is with shock that I must give you the sad, and unbelievable, news that the MAQ quarry has been approved.Unlike the Walker quarry, there is n...

By Bryan Tuckey Toronto Star August 24 2012An interesting article was published in the Toronto Star last week about a new David Suzuki Foundation report that looked at the Ontario Greenbelt’s role in mitigating the effects of climate change....

By Judy Baldassi Novae Res Urbis August 22 2012Today marks the final day that Simcoe County residents can submit written comments on a modified draft official plan. County planners, not to mention land owners and developers, are eager to see the offici...

Geranium Corp. — from small-scale builder to ‘urban resort’ visionary By Tracy Hanes Toronto Star August 17 2012  Fifteen years ago Earl Rumm realized that to survive in the housing industry in Ontario, his business would have to do more than simply bu...