Guest speaker: Robert Pasuta - pork farmer and city councillorThe Simcoe County Federation of Agriculture is hosting their annual BBQ onSaturday July 14th, 2012 at Wrico Farms,  Robert & Roberta Wright and Family2064 Russell Road, Midhurst Ontario. Tim...

By Penny Pepperell Toronto Star July 7 2012The Great Lakes are a world treasure, and the jewel in their crown is Georgian Bay. (I’m going to break with convention and refer to Georgian Bay as a Great Lake because it is almost as big as Lake Ontario.) B...

RESORTS: On Lake Simcoe, cottage dreams have become a developer’s nightmareBy STEVE LADURANTAYE The Globe and Mail Jun. 29 2012Friday Harbour sits at the mouth of an abandoned Lake Simcoe marina, a resort development that promises city-weary Torontonia...

By Don Crosby The Confederate June, 27, 2012 Two separate investigations have found Southgate Council guilty of holding secret meetings in violation of the Municipal Act.The findings are contained in reports of two investigations into complaints of imp...

AWARE Simcoe July 9 2012  AWARE Simcoe members extend their deepest condolences to the family of Andrew Mixemong, his colleagues at the Georgian Bay Native Friendship Centre, and the people of Chimnissing (Beausoleil First Nation). “Our community is in...

By DOUGLAS GLYNN QMI AGENCY July 8 2012MIDLAND, Ont. - Georgian Bay Native Friendship Centre president Andrew Mixemong died after a brutally beating Friday night at the rear of a downtown restaurant when he went to the aid of his wife, who was being ha...

But this is the problem: 'You don’t want to be in a situation where your plan is being shaped by your desire for development charges'By Noor Javed Toronto Star July 7 2012Burdened with one of the highest debt levels in the GTA, York Region officials ar...

By Timothy Egan, The New York Times July 5 2012Nature makes a mockery of our vanity. We live in flood and fire zones, nurture stately oaks and take shade under pines holding the best air of the Rocky Mountains. We plant villas next to sandstone spires ...

At present, no meeting planned to allow for public input – but County will accept written commentsAWARE Simcoe news release - July 7 2012 AWARE Simcoe learned yesterday that a Simcoe County meeting on Tuesday July 10 to brief local planners and council...

AWARE Simcoe July 7 2012  A Simcoe County meeting on Tuesday July 10 to brief local planners and councillors on its proposed modified Official Plan will be open to the public. The meeting starts at 9 a.m. in the Simcoe County boardroom at the administr...