By NATHAN TAYLOR Toronto Sun May 11 2012ORILLIA - "I've never felt so helpless in my life."That's how Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop described feeling Thursday as he fled his burning house....

Workshop attempts to find solutionsBy M. Carolyn Black Barrie Examiner May 16 2012TINY TWP. — Last year’s massive bird and fish die-off in Severn Sound along the shoreline of Tiny Township alarmed residents and sparked questions about human and animal ...

Plant residue is unsightly but safe, says conservation authority stafferBy Chris Simon Innisfil Scope May 16 2012When the ice receded from Cathy Hampshire's Lake Simcoe shoreline, a thick dark 'sludge' rolled in....

By Laurie Watt Simcoe.com May 16, 2012 BARRIE - Home sales in Barrie are outpacing the blooming of spring flowers, says the president of the Barrie and District Association of Realtors....

Won't change Police Services Act to reflect balance on local boardBy Brad Pritchard Simcoe.com May 16, 2012 ESSA/ADJALA-TOS/NEW TEC - The province says it’s unwilling to make change legislation allowing the three municipalities under contract to the No...

New Tecumseth Free Press May 14, 2012 New Tecumseth’s solicitor is seemingly busier these days as “legal matters” come in bunches on tonight’s in camera portion of the council agenda. Four separate items are identified as a R...

But county, province say overall number of 667,000 still appliesBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe May 16 2012Simcoe County politicians have been told they don’t need to worry about the population numbers the province has allocated to each municipality as pa...

Farmers and Friends Unite! Email from Midhurst Ratepayers Association May 14 2012On Monday May 28th farmer Rob Wright hopes to make a presentation to Springwater Council to outline how the Midhurst Secondary Plan will impact his farming operations. He ...

From Springwater Township May 9 3012 The  Council of the Township of Springwater would like to thank the Midhurst Ratepayers’ Association for their presentation to Council on the Midhurst Secondary Plan.  During the presentation there were several ques...

By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press May 9 2012MIDLAND - An environmentalist who played a role in establishing the Severn Sound Environmental Association has urged five SSEA member municipalities to consider joining a conservation authority. Sandy Agnew...