Margaret Prophet about 12 hours ago This is the second in a three-part series of guest columns from the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition leading up to An Evening with Margaret Atwood, a sold-out fundraising event slated for Oct. 28. The second instalm...

Premier Doug Ford speaks in the Ontario Legislature on Sept. 25, 2023. Andrew Francis Wallace / Toronto Star file photo By Robert Benzie Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Kristin Rushowy Queen’s Park Bureau, Rob Ferguson Queen’s Park Bureau Tuesday, Oct...

Media statement on Greenbelt Grab decision Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition Executive Director, Claire Malcolmson September 22, 2023 We are thrilled that the Greenbelt battle has been won by Ontarians who overwhelmingly support sustainable land use and the...

A seagull flies past two men as they take in a setting sun as smoke from wildfires fills the sky on the Ottawa River on June 29, 2023 in Ottawa.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press...

September 13, 2023. — More than 250 Simcoe residents showed up for a public forum (both in person and online) at Grace United Church in Barrie yesterday to voice their frustration with Doug Ford and the Ontario Government. Hosted by the Simcoe County G...

SIMCOE COUNTY GREENBELT COALITION  MEDIA STATEMENT: AUDITOR GENERAL ON GREENBELT TAKE-OUTS Local MPPs complicit in $8.3 billion dollar Greenbelt land grab. August 9, 2023 – Simcoe County Today’s Auditor General report outlined that the Greenbelt ...

From The Toronto Star, September 9, 2023 Editorial Cartoon, Patrick Corrigan: Greenbelt sinkhole...

Come join us as Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Presents….See The Salmon Run A celebration of Silver Creek and the return of the Chinook Salmon to their spawning grounds. This is a chance for people of all ages to see massive Chinook Salmon fight their w...

JOIN the SENIORS FOR CLIMATE ACTION NOW –  Rally to Help End Fossil Fuels – We are demanding that no new gas plants be built to supply electricity in Ontario – Postcards will be available at the rally to send to your MPP’s...

Margaret Prophet is the executive director of the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition From Simcoe.com, August 29, 2023 By Margaret Prophet Barrie Advance Dear MPP Doug Downey, MPP Jill Dunlop and MPP Caroline Mulroney, In December of 2022, you and your c...