Oro-Medonte council members are shown during a meeting Wednesday. From Orillia Matters June 11 2021 By Nathan Taylor At tumultuous meeting, councillor accused his colleagues of ‘writing policy on the fly, which is not only reckless, but it’s irre...

By Devon Page, Executive director of Ecojustice The federal government has just sounded a death knell for thermal coal mining in Canada.  On the morning of June 11, federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson announced all new...

Presentation by: Ken DeHart, County Treasurer County of Wellington See the full Power Point Presentation here.   Wellington County – Context Wellington County is in southwestern Ontario – we border Halton and Peel Regions to the east, Hamilton to ...

By Friends of Simcoe Forests Inc. It is with great pride that we deliver some well-deserved, positive news. On Monday April 26th and Tuesday April 27th we were in Divisional Court arguing the law passed by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing ...

By Angela Bischoff, Director of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance We need your voice to support our call for a thorough and fact-based examination of how Ontario can phase out gas-fired electricity generation. The Independent Electricity System Operator (...

Email Justin Trudeau and the MPs on the PROC committee here A brand new chance to kick-start electoral reform is imminent in Canada’s Parliament. To seize it, we must act together now!  Since Justin Trudeau broke his promise, we have been pushing relen...

Please sign and share the petition using this link: https://www.change.org/p/clearview-township-stop-the-closure-of-county-road-91 Clearview Township is selling County Road 91, one of the region’s busiest east-west thoroughfares, to a quarry for their ...

Province bringing recycling to more communities and expanding list of blue bin items Environment, Conservation and Parks TORONTO — Following extensive consultations, the Ontario government is improving blue box recycling by expanding service to more co...

Protecting Lake Simcoe, process at the core of concerns expressed Simcoe County, ON – On May 31st Barrie Council declined to support the proposed Bradford Bypass, and instead passed a resolution asking the province to do a comprehensive impact as...

Please sign and share the petition using this link: https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-3408 Petition e-3408 – Petitions Petition to the Government of Canada   Whereas: Indigenous peoples have rights and title to t...