‘Well into the sixth major extinction event in the history of life on Earth’ Letter from Blue Mountain Watershed Trsut Foundation August 5, 2012 to: Alan Dextrase, Policy Advisor Ministry of Natural Resources, Policy Division, Biodiversity ...

AWARE Simcoe news release September 5 2012MIDHURST - AWARE Simcoe is calling on Simcoe County councillors to hold at least two public forums to engage citizens in the approval process for  the draft Official Plan, which may go to Simcoe County Council ...

Text of Sept. 3 letter to councillors Dear Simcoe County Councillor Re: Public participation in OP approval AWARE Simcoe has made a submission to the county regarding the draft modified amended Official Plan, and a copy is attached for your information...

Report of Tiny Township Council Meeting August 27, 2012By Vickie Kee AWARE Tiny September 3 2012Deputy-Mayor Lawrence chaired the meeting. Mayor Millar is absent.Dominic Mifsud has made a request for leave of council to make an oral submission re: "Rig...

By Vickie Kee AWARE Tiny August 30 2012 The first annual Tiny Deputy-Mayor's Memorial Golf Tournament and Dinner, in memory of Gord Leonard, took place on FridayAugust 24, 2012. The Lynn-Stone Funeral Home was the corporate sponsor with other businesse...

All authority on public’s requests for information is delegated to wardenBy Kate Harries AWARE News Network August 30 2012Midland Deputy Mayor Stephan Kramp pointed to a curious divergence within the county’s policy on accountability and transparency a...

Persistent Severn mayor was 'misled' by province, enlists county support in quest for transparencyBy Kate Harries AWARE News Network August 30 2012Severn Mayor Mike Burkett has got some upper-tier backing for his campaign to ensure that solar projects ...

Infrastructure costs for water, waste water estimated at $65 millionBy Kate Harries AWARE News Network August 29 2012Simcoe County Council has voted 21-9 in favour of supporting a 65-hectare expansion of the Innisfil Heights employment lands between th...

AWARE Simcoe August 26 2012 This is the text of the petition that was posted on the Environmental Defence website August 15-22 and signed by 295 people. August 22 was Simcoe County’s deadline for public comment on its Official Plan, made public J...

By KIM MACKRAEL The Globe and Mail August 25 2012WAUBAUSHENE, ONT. - Jim Thomas has given up on using the 15-foot sailboats he keeps propped against the dock behind his cottage. In the 12 years since he and his wife, Pat, bought a bungalow on the edge ...